Новости за 04.09.2022

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Saturday defended his recent warning of “riots in the streets” if former President Trump is prosecuted for his handling of classified materials. “What I tried to do was state the obvious,” Graham told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick during an interview at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy. “Here’s what I said: The...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) on Sunday said election officials nationwide are most worried about “violence and disruption” as the midterm elections approach. “Violence and disruption on Election Day, first and foremost, and in the days surrounding the election,” Benson told CBS “Face the Nation” chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett when asked about...

Former Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent on Saturday said former President Trump’s speech at a rally on Saturday night in the Keystone State was a “major gift” for Democrats.  “Most Republican candidates don't want anything to do with Donald Trump in this general election. They want this to be about Joe Biden and the Democrats,...

Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said President Biden and House Democrats are "on the way back" after several legislative victories in the past month. Maloney, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), told "Fox News Sunday" anchor Mike Emanuel that passing the climate, tax and healthcare Inflation Reduction Act, as well as...

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Sunday defended a primetime speech by President Biden last week, agreeing with the notion that U.S. “democracy is at risk.” Citing the risk to her own safety on Jan. 6, 2021, Murray told CNN "State of the Union" anchor Dana Bash that Trump supporters were willing to use "brute force"...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday said he expects former Vice President Mike Pence to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. “Vice President Pence was the target of Donald Trump's wrath and fury and effort to overthrow the election on January 6, the whole idea was...

White House senior adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday said the "hate-filled" MAGA agenda "has no place in a democracy," echoing President Biden's primetime address last week in which he labeled the political movement a threat to the U.S. Bottoms told ABC's "This Week" host Martha Raddatz that Biden called out former President Trump and...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Sunday that President Biden was “right to sound the alarm” about former President Trump and the MAGA wing of the Republican Party. “Two of the hallmarks of a fascist political party are, one, they don't accept the results of elections that don't go their way. And two, they embrace...

For most of his life, Donald Trump has been able to bend and twist reality to meet his needs of the moment.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Sunday defended GOP candidates who appear to have distanced themselves from former President Trump and their stance on abortion, saying he trusts them to know their districts and voters. Emmer, the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), on "Fox News Sunday" instead turned the table on Democrats, alleging...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Sunday said he will back President Biden in a 2024 reelection bid, the latest Democrat to announce support for the president. "He'll have no bigger backer than yours truly," Murphy told "Fox News Sunday" host Mike Emanuel. Biden, who earlier this year faced calls from some within his...

Democrats and Republicans are suiting up for a fierce final stretch to the November midterm elections. With Labor Day seen as the unofficial general election kickoff, they have just more than two months to win over voters. The upper chamber is split 50-50, but Democrats hold a slight edge over Republicans through Vice President Harris’s...

Former President Obama won an Emmy award on Saturday for his work narrating a national parks documentary series.  The Television Academy announced that Obama won the "Outstanding Narrator" Emmy for an episode of the Netflix series “Our Great National Parks.” Other prominent names nominated for the award this year included Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Actress...

President Biden has spent more time in Pennsylvania during his presidency than any other state besides his home locale of Delaware, and Democratic party operatives and insiders say he’s clung tight to his birth state for good reason. Pennsylvania is home to a critical midterm Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in the race between Lt....

NASA directors said in a press conference on Saturday that they would postpone the launch of the Artemis I rocket until after the current launch period, which ends on Tuesday, after two scrubbed attempts. “We will not be launching in this launch period. We are not where we wanted to be,” said Associate Administrator for...

Ideas never die. If they become unpopular, people forget about them, but then they bounce back when a new generation rediscovers them. And whatever made the ideas unpopular the first time around happens again and the cycle repeats itself. Collective bargaining in the U.S. is currently on the upswing of that cycle. After decades of...

More than 300 flights into, within or out of the U.S. during Labor Day weekend were canceled as of Saturday, as well as thousands delayed. Saturday evening found 346 flights canceled from Friday through Monday, in addition to 8,228 flights delayed on Friday and Saturday. The numbers were larger including international flights, 7,263 canceled across...