Новости за 12.11.2023

The House may consider a resolution this week that aims to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a push by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to do so, according to the chamber's schedule of measures it plans to consider. The Mayorkas impeachment resolution was listed under measures the chamber "may" consider. The House will...

Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday he plans to resign from Congress in February 2024, after serving 19 years in the House of Representatives.   Higgins, who represents New York’s heavily Democratic 26th Congressional District, cited growing dysfunction in Congress, in announcing his departure. “I’ve always been a little impatient, and that trait has helped...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday urged Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) against launching a third-party presidential bid, arguing it may "mar his legacy," while digging into No Labels, the centrist party that has flirted with putting Manchin on a potential third-party ticket. Pressed by ABC News's "This Week" co-anchor Jon Karl over his message...

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said he believes a third-party presidential run by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) would take away more votes from former President Trump than from President Biden, while noting he isn't "terribly worried," the West Virginia senator will launch a White House bid. Manchin, 76, announced last week he will not...

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips defended himself against the fierce backlash he has faced from within his own party since launching his primary challenge to President Biden’s reelection campaign, in an interview published Sunday. In a Saturday interview in New Hampshire with CNN, Phillips compared his bid for president to the late Democratic Sen. Ted...

Harvard University is sitting on an endowment worth more than $50 billion. Yale’s is worth more than $40 billion— and every day, it seems, I get a letter in the mail begging me to build that investment ever higher.  I’m grateful for the Yale bachelor’s degree and Harvard law degree I obtained, but when you...

As attacks on U.S. troops and assets continue to stack up in the Middle East, Washington has turned to targeted retaliatory strikes on assets belonging to Iran and its proxies. The tit-for-tat comes as regional tensions flare over the Israel-Hamas war. Unless an attack causes multiple American casualties or serious damage to U.S. assets, experts...

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that nine Americans and one green card holder were still unaccounted for following the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sullivan said U.S. officials did not know whether those ten people were still alive, but that “active,...

Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel appeared to dodge questions over former President Trump's Veteran's Day post where he pledged to "root out the Communist, Marxist, racist and radical left thugs," saying she will not comment on candidates and their messaging. Asked by NBC "Meet the Press" anchor Kristen Welker if McDaniel is comfortable...

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel tried to paint the GOP as the “common sense” party on abortion and suggested Republican candidates ought to adhere to that message to win future elections. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Dana Bash pressed McDaniel on what the GOP messaging should be on abortion –...

There is no excuse for our country to continue sanctioning a regulatory Wild West in the digital sector.

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel on Sunday fired back at GOP candidate for president Vivek Ramaswamy after he targeted her from the debate stage this past week. “Last I checked, I wasn't running for president. He's at 4 percent,” McDaniel told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union." "He's looking for headlines.” “I...

Five U.S. service members were killed Friday evening after their aircraft suffered a mishap and crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon revealed Sunday. The mishap took place “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training,” and all onboard the aircraft were killed, U.S. European Command (EUCOM) said in a brief...

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pushed back on claims that Israeli is breaking international law in its war with militant group Hamas, calling such arguments "hogwash." Pressed on NBC's "Meet the Press" about the argubment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that the "collective punishment" of Palestinians amounts to a...

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday said he thinks Israeli attacks against militant group Hamas in Gaza are "getting more targeted" after Israeli forces began surrounding Gaza City in recent days. Asked by "Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream for his reaction to Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Isaac Herzog's claim that...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Obama, said in a Sunday interview that he is not concerned about poor polling numbers for President Biden a year away from the 2024 election. “I have no concerns about polls a year out. I mean, you have to look at them and analyze them and...

Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday called President Joe Biden “not the strongest nominee” for the Democratic party and suggested the leading Democratic candidate step aside ahead of the potential 2024 presidential election. “Look, I think that we've got two really weak potential nominees. And frankly, I keep saying that, you know, I'm...

Recently, the Biden administration announced that the manufacturers of the first 10 medicines targeted for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) price-setting provisions agreed to participate in what some have called a negotiation scheme. What the administration omitted was that manufacturers resisting the “negotiation” are subjected to an exorbitant federal excise tax of up to 1,900...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday emphasized the U.S.'s stance on the future of Gaza, arguing the U.S. believes the basic principles of the future include "no reoccupation of Gaza" and "no forcible displacement of the Palestinian people." Asked by CBS News "Face the Nation" anchor Margaret Brennan about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...

CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to respond to Israeli concerns on whether he would accept some responsibility for failing to anticipate the Oct. 7 massacre in an interview on Sunday. In response, Netanyahu repeatedly dodged the issue, saying on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he would discuss those concerns...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley dismissed former President Trump's strong lead in the polls, arguing people are "getting tired" of the "drama and chaos" that "follow" the former president. Pointing to a recent piece from The Hill on Trump's massive lead in the polls dealing a blow to rivals, Fox News anchor Shannon Bream asked...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that blame for civilian casualties should lie with Hamas but maintained Israel is committed to protecting civilians. “I think any civilian loss is a tragedy … and the blame should be placed squarely on Hamas,” Netanyahu said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with...

Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog on Sunday pushed back on criticism that Israel's counteroffensive against militant group Hamas in Gaza is not "strategic" enough, arguing Israeli forces are "very targeted in what we do." Pressed by Fox News anchor Shannon Bream about the long-term impacts of Israel's destruction in Gaza, Herzog said, "I...

The Vulcan Centaur already has some important customers lined up.

The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" mocked last week's GOP presidential primary in the cold open and brought the focus to former President Trump, who was notably absent from the debate but heavily discussed among the candidates. Playing NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who co-moderated last week's debate, Keenan Thompson kicked off the cold...