Новости за 30.10.2022

Nearly eight out of ten Americans describe the current state of affairs in the U.S. as “out of control,” according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. The poll, published on Sunday, found that 79 percent of respondents believe that things are “out of control” in the country, while 21 percent of those surveyed believe that...

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday said linking Republican rhetoric to political violence is unfair amid questions over the motive behind Friday's attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband. After Paul Pelosi was attacked at home Friday by an intruder looking for the Speaker, some Democrats tied the incident — and the rise...

Rep. Tom Emmer (Minn.), the chairman of House Republicans’ campaign arm, on Sunday suggested voter intimidation comes from both parties while suggesting that voters skeptical about fairness in the upcoming election should volunteer as poll watchers in their state. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Emmer about a new...

Elon Musk on Sunday deleted a tweet he posted earlier in the day espousing a conspiracy theory about an assault on Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Musk had shared a link to an article detailing a right-wing conspiracy about the circumstances of the attack, which drew wide condemnation, from a website...

Elon Musk on Sunday shared that he received a tutorial email from Twitter just days after his takeover of the social media platform.  In a Twitter thread, the Tesla founder and CEO shared a photo to his more than 112 million followers of a “Managing @Twitter 101” tutorial email from the company. “Just received this...

With the midterms just over a week away, the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker poll predicts a Republican takeover of the House with a 15-seat gain.   The poll forecasts Republicans will clock in at 228 seats to Democrats’ 207, a 21-seat difference, with a margin of error of 12 seats.   Still, predictions are...

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Sunday that his party will accept election results in the upcoming midterm elections as well as future ones.  “Of course, we'll accept the outcome of the elections. Always have, always will,” Maloney said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” The New York Democrat...

Elon Musk on Sunday responded to a tweet by Hillary Clinton tying an assault on Paul Pelosi to Republican rhetoric by espousing a conspiracy theory surrounding the circumstances of the incident. A 42-year-old man allegedly broke into the San Francisco home of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, Paul Pelosi, and assaulted him with...

“Saturday Night Live” parodied Ye’s uninvited visit to a Skechers corporate office last week, which came as the rapper increasingly lost his corporate partnerships due to his recent antisemitic comments. Skechers announced on Wednesday that two of its executives escorted out Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from a Los Angeles corporate office after he...

President Biden will face mounting pressure to announce his intentions about whether he will run for reelection immediately after the midterm elections — pretty much regardless of the outcome. But pressure will only intensify, some Democrats say, if their candidates perform poorly on Nov. 8. That is increasingly a concern for Democrats, who have...

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Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday said there was no need for attack ads against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ahead of the midterms and in the wake of a violent attack against her husband Paul Pelosi. "I don't think there's any need for the attack ads and again, you know, right now all our...

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the chair of the House GOP campaign arm, sparred with CBS’s Margaret Brennan over a tweet Emmer sent attacking Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) days before her husband was allegedly assaulted. During an appearance on “Face the Nation,” Brennan asked Emmer about his tweet on Wednesday that included a video of Emmer...

If Republicans didn't have such a flawed candidate, they would be running away with the race.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said she doesn’t trust Elon Musk in the wake of his Twitter acquisition, citing concerns about a lack of content moderation to keep racist, antisemitic and other such material off on the platform.  "Now that Elon Musk runs Twitter, do you trust him?” NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked...

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday called out former President Trump for his silence on the recent attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband, Paul Pelosi.  “President Biden and Democrats have stood behind law enforcement and strengthening protections for those in public life. That’s what I think we should be focusing on in this moment, when...

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The man suspected of assaulting Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), brought zip ties with him when he broke into their home, according to a source briefed on the investigation. Early Friday morning, a man allegedly broke into the Speaker’s San Francisco home and assaulted Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The Speaker...

Less than half of American voters in a new poll said they would support a candidate who wants to keep abortion legal, highlighting how significant the issue is on voters' minds just over a week before midterm Election Day. A new ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 48 percent of registered voters would support a candidate...

Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), who chairs Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, condemned on Sunday a violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “​​It's disgusting,” Scott told co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” He also addressed the attack on ABC's "This Week," calling it "despicable" to co-anchor Martha Raddatz....

“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at three Republican Senate and gubernatorial nominees in the show’s cold open after rising momentum in their battleground races. The show parodied an episode “PBS NewsHour,” with Heidi Gardner playing anchor Judy Woodruff as she interviewed Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker, Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz and Arizona...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said late Saturday that her family was “heartbroken and traumatized” after her husband, Paul Pelosi, was violently assaulted at their San Francisco home. “Sadly, a violent man broke into our family home yesterday morning, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,” the Speaker said in a statement. “Our...

Democrats in Pennsylvania are scrambling to flip the script on a less-than-stellar performance from Senate candidate John Fetterman during the state’s first and only televised debate and throwing the kitchen sink at pushing him over the finish line. With just over a week until Election Day, they are hoping Fetterman can hang on in a...

Former President Obama was interrupted by a protester during a Democratic campaign rally in Michigan on Saturday evening as he discussed the recent attack on Paul Pelosi, who is married to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). While Obama called for elected officials to “explicitly reject” dangerous rhetoric from their supporters, a man in the crowd...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released a statement Saturday evening saying that her husband Paul Pelosi’s condition “continues to improve” after a “life-threatening attack" early Friday morning. “Please know that the outpouring of prayers and warm wishes from so many in the Congress is a comfort to our family and is helping Paul make progress...