Новости за 02.10.2022

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday dodged questions about whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan against an invasion from China.  “In accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, you know, we were committed to helping Taiwan develop the capability to defend itself and that work has gone on over time," Austin told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on...

Symone Sanders-Townsend, the former spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, said on Sunday that President Biden’s gaffe on late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was “unfortunate.”  Biden was delivering a speech last week at the White House conference on hunger when he recognized the lawmakers who helped make the event a reality, saying "Where’s Jackie?" in...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told The New York Times the country has seen an “erosion of any boundaries” that now enables political violence. “I wouldn’t be surprised if a senator or House member were killed,” Collins told the newspaper. “What started with abusive phone calls is now translating into active threats of violence and real...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday marked four years since the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Jamal Khashoggi’s murder 4 years ago was also an attack on freedom of expression everywhere,” Blinken said on Twitter Sunday. “As we mourn Jamal, we'll continue to stand with and support human rights defenders, journalists, and others...

Latino voters are split on whether they approve of the job President Biden is doing, according to a new NBC News/Telemundo poll released Sunday. About 51 percent of Latinos approve of how Biden is handling his job, compared to 45 percent who disapprove, according to the poll of 1,000 registered Latino voters. Biden only has...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday responded to Republicans criticizing Vice President Harris for a remark she made stressing equity in the administration’s response to climate change. On Friday, Priyanka Chopra Jonas asked Harris at a Democratic National Committee event about the Biden administration’s goals as a global influencer on climate...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sparred with CBS’s Margaret Brennan on Sunday when she pressed him on recent heated rhetoric from former President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). During an appearance on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Brennan asked Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to respond to Trump’s racially tinged...

There is a good chance the Republican justices will eviscerate voting rights and effectively eliminate affirmative action in college admissions.

Kevin Anderson, the mayor of hard-hit Fort Myers, Fla., responded to growing criticisms of the timeliness of his county’s evacuation order by saying some residents will never heed the warnings. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Anderson if Lee County’s evacuation order, which came one day prior to Hurricane...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Sunday dodged a question on whether he would join former President Trump at a campaign rally in his state. Responding to a question about a recent report that Trump might hold a rally in Georgia later this month, Kemp told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream that he was...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday warned residents to be "vigilant" and careful in the coming days after Hurricane Ian struck Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Criswell told "Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream that Americans often "worry a lot about the direct impacts from the storm itself" but noted...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Sunday said his coastal state has a "front-row seat" to climate change, adding that he is working to build stronger and more resilient infrastructure to combat the effects of global warming. "North Carolina has had a front-row seat when it comes to the effects of climate change," Cooper...

Hurricane Ian is another tragic reminder that fossil-fueled electricity is unreliable and dangerous.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he would support a federal relief bill to assist his state in recovering from Hurricane Ian only if it does not contain unrelated spending projects, which are commonly known as “pork.” “Sure, I'll fight against it having pork in it,” Rubio told CNN “State of the Union” co-anchor...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell noted that Hurricane Ian was "fairly unpredictable" as it approached landfall in Florida when asked on Sunday about the death toll from the storm. Criswell, who appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, told host Jon Karl that while officials knew the storm was going to have "devastating...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said after touring the damages from Hurricane Ian in Florida that some communities have a “long road to recovery.” “The impacts are devastating,” she told co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union" on Sunday. “The western coast of Florida, many homes completely destroyed, several that...

Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on Sunday he doesn’t condone violence in response to a question about former President Trump saying that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a “death wish.” “I don't condone violence, and I hope no one else condones violence,” Scott told CNN’s...

The battle for control of the Senate increasingly is coming down to four key states: Nevada and Georgia, where two Democrats are seeking to hold on; and Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where Republicans are trying to hold on to one open seat and save a vulnerable incumbent. The four states are not the only competitive contests,...

In his Sept. 18 op-ed, Mario H. Lopez of the Hispanic Leadership Fund misinformed readers about a Superfund listing for two notorious PFAS chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, and mischaracterized the Sierra Club’s stance on PFAS disposal in the process. His claims could not be further from the truth. Impacted community members and advocates — including...

One hundred days after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to an abortion, public approval of the court has dropped to historic lows as it prepares to open its new term on Monday. According to a Gallup poll released on Thursday, just 47 percent of Americans said they have...

President Biden will travel in the coming days to Puerto Rico and Florida to tour damage from Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane Ian, respectively, the White House announced late Saturday. The president and first lady will travel to Puerto Rico on Monday, followed by a trip Wednesday to Florida. The White House did not disclose where...

A stampede at an Indonesian soccer match left 129 dead on Saturday night, The Associated Press reported. Riot police fired tear gas into the crowd after several fights broke out at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the city of Malang in East Java province, according to the AP. The tear gas led to panic and hundreds of individuals ran...

Former President Trump threw his weight behind Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon (R) at a rally on Saturday, as his chosen candidate continues trailing incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in the polls. “Michigan, you need to dump this wild-eyed extremist Gretchen Whitmer and put Tudor Dixon in the governor’s mansion,” Trump told his supporters in...

More than half of Americans in a new poll said they are worried that the midterm elections will result in government gridlock. An Axios-Ipsos poll released on Saturday found that 53 percent were concerned about the potential for divided government and gridlock after November’s election. The poll defines divided government as divided control of Congress — with...

President Biden called for additional gun control legislation on Saturday, as he marked the fifth anniversary of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. “Jill and I mourn with all those who lost a piece of their soul on October 1st, 2017,” Biden said in a press release. “May God bless those taken from us and comfort...