“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts announced her marriage to longtime partner Amber Laign. “An intimate, magical wedding ceremony in our backyard followed by a joyous reception…ohhhh the dancing!!,” Roberts said in an Instagram post on Sunday, sharing two photos of herself and Laign holding hands wearing white wedding gowns. “We are immensely grateful to...
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Sunday there was a “perfect storm” brewing in the House as the deadline to fund the government quickly approaches and the push for an impeachment inquiry by some conservative lawmakers into President Biden is reaching its boiling point. “I think there's a perfect storm brewing in the House in the...
In the last ten years, Congress has held over 20 hearings on autonomous vehicles (AVs), a third of which took place in just one committee: House Energy & Commerce (E&C). Lawmakers have heard from tech experts, safety advocates, and disabled Americans who’ve urged action to expand mobility access through AV deployment. They’ve held AV hearings on insurance...
Former GOP Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) said that the polls showing a hypothetical matchup between President Biden and former President Trump should "send off alarm bells" to the Republican Party. Katko said on ABC's "This Week" that despite "how bad" Biden's numbers are, Trump is still not beating him. "Trump is not beating him. Trump’s...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, said on Sunday that his panel wants to talk with current and former members of the Biden administration, including former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, about the bombing that killed 13 service members during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. "Yes,...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday pushed back against claims from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that getting involved in a state election process is consistent with the job of a U.S. senator. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Klobuchar refrained from commenting explicitly on Graham, noting that prosecutors decided not to move...
Gen. Frank McKenzie, a former commander of the United States Central Command, said Sunday the Taliban’s relationship with al Qaeda is “far stronger” than with the United States. McKenzie was shown a clip of President Biden in June where he responded to some of the documented failures of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan telling reporters,...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) holds on the confirmations of over 300 military officers’ is “paralyzing” the Department of Defense. “This is paralyzing the Department of Defense,” McCaul said on CNN’s “State of The Union.” “This idea that one man in the Senate can hold this...
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie blasted his primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy on Sunday, labeling him as not a "serious contender." "No. What he's become is someone who, you know, likes to get interviewed on TV. But no, I don't think he's a serious contender," Christie said when asked by Fox News' "Media Buzz" host Howard...
With radical degrowth propositions on the table, solid, sensible approaches are too easily conflated with degrowth and summarily dismissed.
Nikki Haley is facing a critical moment for her presidential campaign with the second GOP debate in California this month. Polling has indicated Haley saw a bump after a strong performance at last month’s event in Milwaukee, and her campaign has touted its “post-debate momentum.” But the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador still faces an uphill battle...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) defended Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Sunday, saying in an interview that he won’t appoint another person in her position despite growing concerns about her health. "I don't want to make another appointment, and I don't think the people of California want me to make another appointment. I’ve made plenty...
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) said Sunday the House should not "repeat the mistakes" of former Speaker Pelosi's impeachment inquiry into former President Trump when weighing the same for President Biden. "We don't want to repeat the mistakes we think that Nancy Pelosi made by prematurely moving to impeachment during the Trump administration," Hill said in...
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) is calling for the House to pass the necessary appropriations bills to have “negotiating clout” in later spending talks with the Senate. “We don’t control the Senate, we don’t control the White House, but what we do control is our own appropriations process and [House Appropriations] Chairman Kay Granger [R-Texas] has...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday predicted that President Biden's poll numbers will improve as the 2024 campaign season heads into full swing just after a CNN poll showed voters grading the 46th president dismally. Coons reiterated a notion many Democrats have stressed - that Biden's record will convince the public to re-elect him in...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates at least a half-million people are homeless each night. That estimate likely misses as many homeless people as it counts.
The U.S. and Vietnam on Sunday announced that the two nations would advance their diplomatic relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, leading to increased engagement between the two countries. The announcement came as President Biden visited Hanoi, where he met with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and was set to meet other Vietnamese leaders and...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said while he is hoping former President Trump does not get another four years in the White House, he is worried about the "fetishness for autocracy" in the U.S. and globally. NBC's Chuck Todd asked Newsom in an interview that aired on "Meet the Press" whether another four years of...
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that recent trips by President Biden's Cabinet members to China are “embarrassing” and a way to appease the country. “For Biden to realize, you don’t send Cabinet members over to China to appease them,” Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations, said in an interview on CNN’s...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Sunday that lawmaker health records should be mandatory disclosures amid recent health scares in Congress. "I would be okay with that. I think if you want to be the president of the United States, or a senator, or a House member, then there is a responsibility over and above that...
President Biden on Sunday said he’s not looking to contain China’s economy, but that he wants Beijing to succeed by following international rules and ensure the two have a relationship "on the up and up." Biden spoke at a press conference in Vietnam, the second stop on a trip to Asia in which much of...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he would be open to speaking to No Labels if they approached him about a potential third-party run. "What about No Labels?" NBC's Chuck Todd asked Cassidy. "You've been showing up at their events. You even said that if, you know, people have pointed out you were once...
Demand-reduction tactics and the imposition of fines on sex-buyers, can facilitate accountability for perpetrators and an equitable outcome for those trapped in systems of prostitution..
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday it was a “mistake” to use military families as "political pawns" in response to Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) holds on the confirmations of more than 300 military officers to protest the Pentagon’s new abortion policy. “We don’t need to be using military families as political pawns,” Haley said...
Former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the uptick in COVID-19 cases will likely not result in federal mask mandates. As summer is drawing to a close, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been on the rise. Fauci said on ABC's "This Week" that the risk of a surge...
