Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she doesn’t support former President Trump’s promise to free people imprisoned for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Trump has repeatedly promised to pardon who he calls “patriots,” claiming they were jailed for political reasons after a violent mob broke into the...
Former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was ousted from the Speakership last year, advised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday not to be afraid of a motion to vacate. On CBS's "Face the Nation, " McCarthy was asked whether the "chaos" within the GOP conference is driving Republican lawmakers to retire from the House or...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) defended former President Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution for actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, saying that presidents are under undue political pressure from potential future prosecution. Trump’s attorneys are set to argue the case before the Supreme Court next month, claiming that the former president should...
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel defended her successor’s decision to funnel donations through a PAC that pays for former President Trump’s legal bills on Sunday. McDaniel, who stepped down as chair earlier this month, said in an NBC “Meet the Press” interview with Kristen Welker that donors should be able to use...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is committed to putting a vote for Ukraine funding on the House floor some time after Easter. "His commitment is to put it on the floor after Easter and we are working on this bill," McCaul told CBS's Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation." When pressed further on...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said Sunday that support for President Biden in Georgia will be boosted the more former President Trump talks. CBS host Margaret Brennan asked Warnock on "Face the Nation" why enthusiasm for Biden has dropped among Black voters since the last election, pointing to CBS's recent polling. Warnock noted that it's still...
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that they were deeply worried about an ISIS terrorist attack targeting Americans after the group killed over 130 people at a Moscow concert hall on Saturday. Both Senators lampooned President Biden’s foreign policy in the wake of the attack. The ISIS-K group believed to be...
Rep. Chip Roy sidestepped a question on whether he would back a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the bipartisan spending deal passed over the weekend. CNN's Jake Tapper pressed Roy on "State of the Union" on whether he would support a motion to vacate Johnson that was filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Sunday he opposed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill last week because he wanted to see a "sense of sanity on spending." "I didn't want to get everything right. I mean, I wanted to, but I knew I wouldn't get everything I wanted. But you know what I wanted? I...