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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized President Biden’s stance on Israel, particularly the administration’s decision to pause some military shipments to the country and its position on Rafah. Cotton supported Israel’s actions in Rafah that have prepared the way for a potential complete invasion into the city, where over 1 million people had relocated for safety.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated on Wednesday that he is concerned that President Biden's management of the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas could result in his loss in the election. When questioned by CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the possibility of Biden losing in November, particularly among young, progressive voters, Sanders expressed, "Well, that's what I worry about." "Look, I…
The FDA is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the Senate Appropriations Committee that while the threat to humans is low and milk products are safe,…
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) holds a double-digit lead over likely GOP challenger Eric Hovde in a new poll of the battleground state Senate race. The survey, released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, shows Baldwin bringing in 54 percent support among surveyed Wisconsin voters to Hovde’s 42 percent. While each candidate takes nearly all of their own…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned that if people choose not to vote in November, they will have to own the “tragedy” of former President Trump getting reelected. In a new interview with USA Today, the first-term senator said he isn’t worried about progressives who threaten to abstain from the general election over the United States’s…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) described the humanitarian situation as “heartbreaking,” while arguing that only Hamas can bring an end to the war with Israel. Fetterman, a strong supporter of Israel, told USA Today in an interview published Wednesday that the situation in Gaza is “worse than horrible, it’s heartbreaking” and said the responsibility lies on Hamas to…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday ripped pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses as either “dumbasses” or “terrorist sympathizers” and called on the Department of Justice to investigate who is funding the protest movement. “There’s two classes of people here. Antisemites: If you say, ‘We are Hamas,’ and you mean it, then you are a religious…
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