House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday predicted additional funding for Ukraine will have "overwhelming support" in Congress, as sharp divisions amid lawmakers have left aid for the nation in limbo. Turner, during an interview with CBS News's "Face The Nation," said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has "made clear" he supports Ukraine and indicated...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) brushed off mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion in relation to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, denouncing the conservative criticisms as irrelevant. Numerous GOP figures said “DEI” was somehow responsible for the bridge collapse last week, which was caused by a container ship wrecking into...
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) said on Sunday that he is brushing off the "DEI mayor" labels that began circulating after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last week. Shortly after the collapse of the bridge in Baltimore, social media posts circulated that attributed the incident to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In turn, some...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that he’s “confident” that the House will vote on aid for Ukraine after the Easter recess ends, pointing to private conversations with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Johnson has so far refused calls to bring a Ukraine aid bill to the floor for a vote, despite bipartisan pressure to fund...
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said the United States needs to employ its “leverage” to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza. Appearing on ABC News' "This Week," Van Hollen, a Maryland lawmaker and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he “continues to rebuff the president of the...
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) on Sunday suggested he would consider rescuing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to oust him if the House can secure funding for Ukraine and repairs for the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. When asked by "Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream if he...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) denounced GOP attacks against President Biden over marking Trans Day of Visibility on Sunday, specifically calling out Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticisms as the “opposite of the Christian faith.” Trans Day of Visibility is observed every year on March 31, this year coincidentally falling on Easter. Conservatives criticized Biden for the...
GOP Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) on Sunday argued it is imperative that Israel goes into Rafah to "destroy" Palestinian militant group Hamas, despite warnings from the Biden administration against the move. "Number one, they [Israel] need American support; they have to go into Rafah to destroy Hamas," Scott said during an interview on "Fox News...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday sounded the alarm on the far-reaching implications of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, noting it will have a "massive impact" on the national economy. "It's not just a massive impact on Maryland; this has a massive impact on the national economy. We're talking about… one...
The deadly ISIS-K attack on a Moscow concert hall last week is raising concerns that plots by the terrorist group, once restricted to Afghanistan, could be carried out in the United States and Europe — and sooner than thought. Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, the Central Asian offshoot of the terror group the Islamic State, claimed responsibility...
Crews on Saturday began the process of cutting and removing the first piece of wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River last week after being struck by a cargo ship. The move marks the beginning of an extensive undertaking to remove the twisted steel from the bridge, which will...
