Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile panned Dean Phillips’s 2024 challenge to President Biden and underscored her confidence that Democrats would rally behind Biden's reelection campaign. Brazile said she wasn’t sure what Phillips’s “game plan” was, noting the uphill challenge that Phillips would have in order to launch any real challenge to unseat the...
Retired U.S. Gen. Robert Abrams said Israel's mission to destroy militant group Hamas while also protecting the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is "nearly impossible," calling it a "very difficult task." "I think it's going to be what I would consider nearly impossible, to destroy Hamas, to eliminate their capability to do harm to Israel...
Tensions are reaching a fever pitch between newly arrived migrants and longtime immigrant and minority communities over perceptions of unfair distribution of government benefits. The frustration, which is centered in big cities, is twofold: Many undocumented and mixed-status families feel overlooked as new arrivals become eligible for work permits, and in many communities of color,...
Newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said a standalone bill for Israel aid will come to the House floor this week, in an indication that President Biden's request for aid to Ukraine will be further delayed. "We're going to move a stand-alone Israel funding bill this week in the House. I know our colleagues,...
CNN's Jake Tapper suggested that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) move to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is hypocritical, pointing to the criticism that the Georgia Republican has received over her own comments. “She got a lot of criticism from fellow Democrats and you might be sitting there thinking okay, I can see why that...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Sunday said she has "no idea" how Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.)'s newly announced presidential bid is different than President Biden's campaign, reiterating her support for the incumbent. "Listen, my colleague Dean Phillips — everyone's got the right to run — but I'm sorry, I have no idea what he is...
A single amendment to securities laws that could be a potent legislative check on the overzealous use of regulatory power by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday sparred with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on the renewed debate over Maine's gun laws in the wake of last week's mass shooting that left 18 people dead and dozens injured. Asked to respond to newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) argument that "the problem is...
The United States is emphasizing that Hamas's move to use Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza does not excuse Israel from its responsibility to protect civilians. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CBS's Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" that the U.S. is "very focused" on how militant group Hamas is using civilians as...