Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in a Sunday interview that he is not running on a third-party presidential ticket with the political organization No Labels. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Cassidy said he doesn’t think he was ever seriously under consideration to join a bipartisan ticket with No Labels, a group...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said the TikTok bill passed by the House last week is not “actually addressing the issue.” Khanna, who voted against the bill, argued on ABC’s “This Week” that while the two national security issues cited in the bill are “legitimate,” the legislation still does not address them. He said the two issues at...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) blasted Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) criticism of Israel as “very inappropriate” and “embarrassing" on Sunday. Schumer called last week for Israel to hold new elections, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way.” His comments were met with criticism from Republicans, where many of them suggested Schumer was...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said he disagreed with former President Trump’s characterization of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol, saying that he believes in the U.S. judicial system. I don’t believe they’re hostages. I believe in our judicial system, and I believe, though, Martha, as you’ve seen because you reported them, some of...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) declined to explicitly endorse former President Trump for 2024 on Sunday, instead saying that he would vote for the Republican at the ballot box. DeWine, who has butted heads with Trump in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary where they have each endorsed dueling candidates, said his effort won’t be focused on...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) shared concern over delays in legal cases against former President Trump on Sunday, noting that a delay in the Supreme Court case over Trump’s claim of presidential immunity would be a “terrible decision.” Delays in Trump’s legal cases have slimmed the odds that he will stand trial before the November election....
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) signaled he was open to supporting the House-passed bill that could ban TikTok but that it still must undergo the Senate process and might see some changes included. “I'm certainly sympathetic to it. Let's see how it goes through the Senate process. But yes, I think we...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) speech on Israel, saying the public should listen to his complete remarks rather than just focusing on his comments about leadership in Israel. “I think people should listen to his entire speech. Senator Schumer's speech came from his heart, what...
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) from criticism of his remarks calling for a new election in Israel, calling his speech an “act of courage.” Schumer, the most senior Jewish politician in the country and an ardent supporter of Israel, called for new elections in an address on Thursday....
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) spoke out against former President Trump's comments regarding migrants on Sunday, saying he and the "American public disagrees." Turner appeared on ABC's "This Week," where Martha Raddatz asked him about Trump's comments in Ohio on Saturday while campaigning for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. Trump denounced some undocumented immigrants as “not people”...
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), in Sunday interviews, would not say whether they would endorse former President Trump's bid for the White House. Rounds, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” avoided explicitly endorsing former President Trump but did commit to supporting the eventual nominee – who, at this point,...
