After defeat at Trump's hands, Cheney returns to Jan. 6 dais to make case against him
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will return to the center of the Jan. 6 stage on Thursday when she sits at the dais for her first select committee hearing since losing her reelection bid to a Trump-backed candidate this summer. Cheney has used her perch as vice chair of the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to lay out the case that former President Trump was at the center of a conspiracy to keep himself in power and was ultimately responsible for what happened that day. But Thursday’s hearing, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., marks the first time th
Read MoreRising nuclear fears spur debate over red lines in Ukraine war
Mounting fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to a nuclear weapon to stem his losses in Ukraine have prompted debate about what are the real “red lines” for Moscow and Washington. Putin has made only general threats to use nukes if Russia is attacked, though it’s unclear what that means given Moscow’s expanding claims of Ukrainian territory. The United States, in response, has pledged “catastrophic consequences” if Putin goes nuclear, but President Biden in an interview Wednesday declined to offer any details about a U.S. response.
Read MoreTuberville’s comments on race, crime reverberate loudly on campaign trail
Democrats are ripping the GOP for staying quiet over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) declaration at a campaign rally that Democrats are pro-crime because they favor reparations and think criminals are “owed that.” Tuberville’s words at a Nevada campaign rally featuring former President Trump have put race at center stage in the final weeks of the campaign, leaving Democrats arguing the GOP’s crime narrative carries nasty racial overtones. The NAACP and other civil rights groups condemned Tuberville’s line as “flat out racist,” but it got a
Read MoreNBC interview draws new scrutiny over Fetterman's health
A recent NBC News interview is raising fresh questions about Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s health as the campaign enters its final stretch amid his recovery from a stroke. In the interview, which aired on Tuesday, Fetterman discussed the effects of the stroke he suffered in May on his auditory processing. The interview showed Fetterman using closed captioning to help him understand dialogue, answering questions orally after reading them on a computer screen. The segment, which highlighted some of the apparent difficulty Fetterman
Read MoreFive female progressive rising stars to watch in 2024
There are plenty of progressive female rising stars who could fill an open primary if President Biden decides not to run for the White House in 2024 — or in future campaign cycles. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is one of the most well-known and beloved figures on the left, and many Democrats would like to see her take another shot at the nomination, arguing she has the name recognition, policy chops and political firepower to do it. But there are also relative newcomers waiting in the wings who, if they ran, could offer voters a gender, generational and ide
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