Новости за 28.01.2024

Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair of President Biden's reelection campaign, said in a Sunday interview that former President Trump, the GOP front-runner for the presidential nomination, should not come within 100 miles of the White House, pointing to the 91 felony counts he faces. “Do you know anybody, much less somebody who's trying to be president,...

Former CIA Director John Brennan described the deadly drone attack in Jordan as a “dangerous escalation” in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war. “It's a very dangerous escalation, Jen, given that there were three military personnel Americans killed, and over two dozen injured — it's a sizable attack. Whether it was one or more...

Abortion funds that help people cover the costs of getting the procedure are struggling with money as the waves of donations that followed the end of Roe v. Wade have begun to dry up. It’s led some of the independent organizations — which help cover expenses for abortions and associated costs, such as transportation, child...

Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile said Sunday that Nikki Haley, the only remaining chief challenger to former President Trump for the GOP nomination, should stay in the race. In a panel on ABC News’s “This Week,” Brazile highlighted the gender discrepancy amid increased calls for Haley to step aside, and she noted Haley...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) was in Baltimore on Sunday, tailgating with fellow Ravens fans before the team’s AFC championship game. Moore was filmed shotgunning a drink alongside other Ravens fans, decked out in team gear, in celebration. The governor spent the afternoon meeting with Ravens fans around M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore and...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) signaled Sunday that the Senate will press the White House over military action in Yemen in the coming days, as scrutiny mounts on President Biden's response to Houthi militant attacks without congressional approval. The Biden administration has led multiple airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen and said they will escalate if the...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that accusations that President Biden is enabling genocide in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war demonstrate the “mass inhumanity that Gazans are facing.” When asked by NBC anchor Kristen Welker whether accusing Biden of condoning genocide goes “too far,” Ocasio-Cortez said that the accusations instead show that young people “are...

Helping individuals, families and communities understand the information they need to make the best possible health decisions should lead to better health outcomes. All we need is the will to do so.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is poised to play a key role in former President Trump's campaign as Trump and the GOP look to boost support among Black voters. Scott has been a fixture on Trump’s stage since dropping his 2024 bid late last year, spurring speculation he could be the former president’s vice president pick....

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic Party needs to "do more" to promote its accomplishments and its "vision" for the country. "I think we can certainly do more to be advancing our vision. And I believe that we have a strong vision that we can run on," Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the...

Three U.S. service members were killed and at least two dozen injured in a drone strike in Jordan on Saturday night, near the Syria border where they were stationed, the Pentagon and President Biden confirmed Sunday. The attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups” operating in Iraq and Syria, Biden said in a...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley sidestepped questions about whether winning the South Carolina primary next month is necessary for her to remain in the 2024 race, vowing to remain former President Trump's main rival for the GOP nomination until Super Tuesday. After losing the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, Haley...

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) minimized the influence of former President Trump’s opposition to a Senate border deal, arguing that detractors will back the effort after they read the bill, though any text of legislation has yet to be released Trump has urged Senators not to support a bipartisan border security agreement, calling it a “catastrophe...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) dodged questions on Sunday about former President Trump’s attacks on his 2024 rival Nikki Haley, refusing to denounce the former president’s remarks including ones in which he called her "bird brain." Trump mocked and made personal attacks on Haley during his New Hampshire primary victory speech on Tuesday, including making fun...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley slammed the Republican National Committee (RNC) for pressuring her to drop out of the race on Sunday. Haley told NBC's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" Sunday that the RNC was "clearly not" acting like an honest broker after the RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the GOP should unite behind...

This could help resolve some of the open questions on how much of the record global HFC-23 emissions are coming from Chinese facilities versus other sources.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) warned that Democrats should be wary of third party candidates in the 2024 election, predicting that efforts to slow them down could “backfire.” Third party efforts, including an independent bid from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and a rumored “unity” ticket from No Labels, have raised concerns among some Democrats about splitting...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) sparred with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday over Senate negations involving border security suggesting that President Biden already has the power he needs to shut down the border and that no additional legislation is needed. “The senators are really good at spinning a story to make themselves look...

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said his home was “swatted” on Saturday evening, with police responding after a fake 911 call. “Tonight my family and I were the target of a “swatting” incident involving a 911 prank call that wrongly diverted a police presence to my home,” he said on X, formerly Twitter. “Sadly,...

The latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” took aim at former President Trump over the E. Jean Carroll verdict and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for endorsing the former president. Co-host Colin Jost roasted Trump on the show’s segment of “Weekend Update” for being ordered by a jury last week to pay $83.3 million to Carroll in his defamation lawsuit....

Bernie Moreno, a staunch Trump ally, is emerging as the leading candidate for the Republican nomination to face Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in what will be one of the most closely-watched Senate races this year. Moreno started off the primary with low name recognition and trailed his other GOP rivals in most early polls. But a...

Higher education unions have been on the rise in recent years, and experts say this labor movement is different from other sectors: more focused on equity issues, racial justice and academic freedom at a time when many feel schools are under attack. Financial matters, however, are still a primary concern. The most recent labor win...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) slammed former President Trump over his “extreme disrespect” for women during his Saturday appearance on MSNBC.  When asked by the host of “PoliticsNation,” Al Sharpton, what the outcome of the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial says about the former president, Khanna responded by saying that Trump’s disrespect towards women has been...

Mediators from Arab nations say they have a new proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war, drafting a hostage release cease-fire on Saturday, according to a new report. Egyptian officials reportedly said they have a proposal that would end the months-long conflict between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 7. The proposal would see the...

Rapper Nicki Minaj congratulated conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on his featured rap song with Tom MacDonald dubbed “Facts,” which reached the number-one spot on the U.S. iTunes chart. “I just listened to it @benshapiro not bad,” Minaj wrote in a Saturday post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Congrats on #1. But it def sounds...