Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday he would support a "bad deal" to end the U.S. war against Iran because Americans are suffering from the conflict and the price to reopen the Strait of Hormuz "increases by the day."

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday he is optimistic that Todd Blanche will serve admirably as U.S. attorney general after his swing vote salvaged his embattled nomination.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday he has spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate wings.

Michigan's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, on Sunday said the party has its differences but stands united in its desire to combat the "moral rot" at the Trump administration and corporate interests.