Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday he agrees with former 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley that former President Trump should focus more on policy, but he encouraged her to join him on the campaign trail, rather than give Trump advice on national television. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Graham said...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the presidential election will be more about the economy than abortion when pressed on his policy differences with former President Trump on the latter issue. Graham, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” said he still supports a 15-week abortion ban but is “okay” with Trump’s support for...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday that Vice President Harris "absolutely" understands the issues on the border. "Yes, she does, absolutely," Kelly said on CBS's "Face the Nation" when asked if she understood the border. "And I think when we talk about some of the Democrats in the United States Senate that weren't really getting...
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Sunday it will be harder for former President Trump to defeat Vice President Harris in November than President Biden. Sununu noted on CNN's "State of the Union" that female voters are coming out stronger for Harris than they would be for Biden and urged Trump to focus more...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday people are “reading too much” into the specifics of the price-gouging plan from the Harris-Walz campaign, amid backlash from pundits and Vice President Harris’s political opponents. “Well, I think people are reading too much into what has been put out there. We know that Kamala Harris is going...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is expecting enthusiasm for Vice President Harris to continue into the Democratic National Convention this week, saying Sunday it will be "like a rock concert." Pritzker said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the DNC will celebrate President Biden's accomplishments as the party continues to rally behind Harris and...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) defended Vice President Harris on Sunday after her recently unveiled economic plan received some criticism. Harris outlined a series of economic policy proposals during a campaign stop in North Carolina on Friday, where she called for a federal ban on corporate price-gouging. CNN's Jake Tapper asked Jeffries Sunday on...
A volcano has erupted in Russia after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the country, according to state-run media. The Russian news agency, TASS, reported that the Shiveluch volcano in the region of Kamchatka started to erupt on Saturday. CNN noted that the volcano is about 280 miles from the coastal city of...
The U.S.-backed and Kenyan-led international police force that deployed to Haiti almost two months ago to defeat a powerful coalition of armed gangs has struggled to achieve its mission goals and restore order to the Caribbean nation. The 400 police troops sent in have yet to advance through the capitol of Port-au-Prince to clear out...
Israeli strikes killed 19 people in Gaza overnight as Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the region to push for a cease-fire and the release of hostages being held by militant group Hamas. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the latest Israeli bombardments across Gaza early Sunday struck a home in the town of...
President Biden and Vice President Harris are imposing price controls on prescription drugs, which could lead to higher prices, reduced access to needed drugs, or a combination of both, while the Trump campaign is urging market-oriented reforms to lower drug prices and hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their failings.
Vice President Harris is holding a narrow lead over former President Trump ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week, according to a new poll. The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found Harris has 49 percent of support among registered voters while Trump has 45 percent and 5 percent said they would back someone else. This...
