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Van Hollen agrees Israel should face ‘consequences’ over Gaza aid, civilian deaths

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday called for "consequences" on Israel in an effort to reduce civilian deaths and allow greater humanitarian aid into Gaza. Asked on CBS News's "Face the Nation" if the Israeli government needs to face consequences if they are contributing to blocking aid into Gaza for political reasons, Van Hollen...

DeSantis suggests Trump gets ‘air cover’ from media

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Sunday took aim at the media for not holding former President Trump more accountable for refusing to participate in any of the GOP primary debates. In an interview on Fox News’s “MediaBuzz,” DeSantis criticized the former president’s decision to forgo the upcoming GOP presidential debate, which will take place...

DeSantis predicts ‘really nasty election’ if GOP only focuses on Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) predicted there will be a “really nasty election” this year if the Republican Party only focuses on former President Trump — who remains the clear front-runner in the GOP primary election. CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked DeSantis on “Face the Nation” on Sunday if he is concerned that there could be...

Biden approval rating on handling immigration reaches all-time low: Poll

President Biden’s approval rating on handling immigration has reached an all-time low, a new poll found. Just 32 percent of Americans said in the new CBS News poll released Sunday that they approved of Biden’s handling of the border — a number that CBS notes is the all-time low for the president on this question. Overall, 68...

Speaker Johnson announces top-line spending deal to avoid government shutdown

Congressional leaders have reached a top-line spending deal to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2024, the first step to avoid a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks. The deal is modeled largely on caps and side spending agreements struck in a debt limit deal last year, which included a side agreement...

DOD second in command told of Austin’s hospitalization 2 days after taking over some of his duties

Defense Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks, the second in command at the Pentagon, was not told of Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization until two days after assuming some duties.

House, Senate release bipartisan agreement on government funding as shutdown deadlines loom

House Republicans and Senate Democrats have reached a topline government funding agreement for fiscal year 2024, Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday

New York AG office, ex-NRA official reach settlement days before trial against gun advocacy group’s leadership

Former NRA official Joshua Powell agreed to a $100,000 settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James' office before the trial that is scheduled for Monday.

We should fight for a color-blind society — not one separated by race

In his new book, “The Virtue of Color-Blindness,” Andre Archie, an associate professor of ancient Greek philosophy at Colorado State University, argues that “social...

Lloyd Austin must go

Failing to inform the president, the deputy defense secretary, and the Pentagon bureaucracy of his recent multiday medical incapacity this week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must be relieved of his office. Austin has shown moments of strong leadership, such as on Ukraine. But he can no longer command the nation's confidence at the Pentagon.

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