The year was 2022. Democrats were in a panic heading into the midterm elections, all thanks to an unpopular president pushing unpopular spending that led to the highest inflation the country had seen since E.T. was in theaters 40 years ago. The southern border was a full-blown crisis, with nearly 2.8 million people entering the […]
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a moderate Republican, slammed President Trump’s decision to fire the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and his top deputy after demands from far-right influencer Laura Loomer, saying Sunday that China and Russia are “laughing at us” after that decision. “I will tell you, this puts us back. It hurts...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday urged Democrats to be bolder in their approach to winning over voters, saying in an interview that his party has been guilty of not “thinking big” or “acting big.” In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," moderator Kristen Welker asked Schiff about a moment from Sen. Cory...
Democrats have lauded Sen. Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech while ignoring the ongoing carnage in Gaza, where over 59,000 Palestinians have been killed and millions are homeless, and have failed to address the real problems affecting people's lives.
The Trump administration is torn over how to respond to Russia’s military presence in Syria and whether to ask the new transitional government to oust Russian forces from a naval and air base in the country. U.S. sanctions on Syria provide Washington with enormous leverage to influence the new government headed by Ahmed al-Sharaa, a...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump's tariffs are a "one-time price adjustment," which he stressed is different from continuous price increases caused by inflation. In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," moderator Kristen Welker asked Bessent about remarks from last January, when Bessent wrote, "Tariffs are inflationary." “Have you...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday defended President Trump’s tariffs even against uninhabited islands, saying they are intended to guard against loopholes. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked why uninhabited territories, like the Heard and McDonald Islands, were included on the list that Trump displayed in the Rose...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Trump is "wrecking the economy," adding that if the U.S. heads into a recession, it will be known as the "Trump recession." During an appearance on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Schiff was asked by host Kristen Welker about Trump's assurance that his global tariffs will create an "economic revolution." "I don't agree...
Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), a former prosecutor, said Attorney General Pam Bondi is “undermining” the “fundamental professional ethic” at the Justice Department that says the department's prosecutors are meant to “do justice.” In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” anchor Chris Stirewalt asked the California Democrat about reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ)...