The continuing conflict between Israel and Hamas is likely to dominate this week's Sunday shows as the Biden administration navigates calls for a cease-fire amid its ongoing support for the Israeli government. Biden has been staunchly pro-Israel since the war between the country and the Palestinian militant group Hamas began on Oct. 7. Initial reporting...
Political analyst Larry Sabato criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) two-tier stop-gap government funding bill as a “disaster” on Saturday, after days of internal negotiations over the best way to fund the government. “It’s a disaster. Everybody knows it’s a disaster,” Sabato said in a CNN interview Saturday. “Even if it passes the House, which is...
Next year marks eight decades of protection for public lands under the Wilderness Act. Since its passage in 1964, lawmakers have used Wilderness designations to protect vast tracts of land for their conservation value and capacity to inspire. Our goal in doing so was to protect them for future generations to enjoy, to explore, and...
The nation’s largest nonprofit hedge funds—also known as elite colleges and universities—are scandalized that U.S. News & World Report has suddenly deemed their elitism...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel would not support a Palestinian Authority-led government in Gaza after it completes a war to eliminate Hamas in the territory, going against pressure from the U.S. The Biden administration has repeatedly emphasized that Israel must not “reoccupy” Gaza at the end of the conflict, with Secretary...
Tensions between Vivek Ramaswamy and Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), have been on full display since the GOP presidential candidate called out his party as a “party of losers” on the RNC’s third debate stage Wednesday. The infighting comes after Republicans lost several key races in Tuesday’s elections — and as...
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang said a potential Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) third-party presidential bid could seriously hurt President Biden and assist former President Trump’s attempts at a second term. Manchin announced this week that he will not run for reelection in 2024. The senator has long flirted with a 2024 presidential bid with No...
Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered near President Biden’s Delaware home to demand a cease-fire Saturday. “Delawareans from all over the state (and allies from out-of-state) are rallying to march toward @JoeBiden’s house in Wilmington & demand a #CeasefireForGazaNOW! Join us! #FreePalestine,” reads a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, by the Delaware chapter of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out a two-step government funding stopgap bill on Saturday, settling on an unusual approach to avert a government shutdown that is already getting pushback from Republicans with just days until a Friday funding deadline. The “laddered” continuing resolution (CR) released Saturday would have some funding run out on Jan. 19, and...
Former President Obama celebrated the end of the Hollywood strikes in a surprise appearance at a screening of the Netflix biopic "Rustin." The screening of their movie was held in the Oprah Winfrey Theater at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on the opening night of the Historically Black...