New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) urged states to push back against efforts by federal courts to restrict abortion access, arguing the U.S. was moving toward “a national abortion ban and more.” “If we’re gonna use the federal courts as a way to bar and ban access, we are looking at a national abortion...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday addressed President Biden's concerns about the Israeli leader's planned judicial reforms, underscoring that Biden is a "great friend" of Israel and saying that "friends can have disagreements." "President Biden has weighed in concerned about the judicial reform. Do you believe this is impacting U.S.-Israeli relations?" host Chuck Todd asked Netanyahu...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday called concerns about the precedent possibly set by a federal judge in Texas who ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone "alarmist." Moderator Chuck Todd asked Cassidy on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he worries about "up-ending the status quo" and the...
Roughly two in three respondents in a new poll said that the abortion drug mifepristone should remain available in states where abortion is legal following a Texas federal judge's decision to block the pill earlier this month. The CBS News poll released Sunday found that 67 percent said mifepristone should remain available for those in...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he would be supportive of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointing a “caretaker” replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) after Khanna called for the 89-year-old lawmaker to resign from her position in the Senate last week. “Gov. Newsom can appoint a caretaker, he doesn’t have to appoint someone in the...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said it's Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) "right" to decide when to step down from office as she faces calls from within her own party to resign. "She's a team player, and she's an extraordinary member of the Senate. It's her right. She's been voted by her state to be...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that he did not agree with the decision from a federal district judge in Texas who handed down a national ban on a popular abortion drug because a district judge should not issue “a national decree.” “I don’t like a district court judge issuing a national decree,” Graham...
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) on Sunday urged Republicans not to "look in the rearview mirror" as the 2024 election revs up. "Focus on the future, not look in the rearview mirror. You know, if you look in the rearview mirror too long while you're driving, you're gonna look up and you're gonna be running into...