Former GOP rep: Trump gave Democrats 'major gift' with speech in Pennsylvania
Former Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent on Saturday said former President Trump’s speech at a rally on Saturday night in the Keystone state was a “major gift” for Democrats. “Most Republican candidates don't want anything to do with Donald Trump in this general election. They want this to be about Joe Biden and the Democrats, but to the extent Trump inserts himself into this conversation, he's giving the Democrats a major gift right now,” Dent said on CNN. The Wilkes-Barre, Penn., rally was
Read MoreMaloney says Biden 'on the way back and so are House Democrats'
Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said President Biden and House Democrats are "on the way back" after several legislative victories in the past month. Maloney, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), told "Fox News Sunday" anchor Mike Emanuel that passing the climate, tax and healthcare Inflation Reduction Act, as well as a bipartisan gun control bill and expanded healthcare for military veterans, were impactful accomplishments. "That's the kind of agenda that we’re standing in support of and you see it working in the polls," he said.
Read MoreUS ambassador to Russia retiring
U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan left Moscow on Sunday and will officially retire when he returns home, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Russia announced on Sunday. Elizabeth Rood, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, will fill Sullivan's spot until his successor is appointed. Sullivan, who was appointed to the ambassadorship in 2019 under former President Trump and remained on the job whe
Read MoreRaskin: Ginni Thomas has 'relevant' testimony for Jan. 6 panel
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday said Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has “relevant testimony” to share with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. “Speaking as only one member, I would say she has relevant testimony to render. And she should come forward and give it,” Raskin, a member of the committee, said on CBS “Face the Nation.” “I don't want to overstate her role. We’v
Read MoreMcCaul: A lot of Republicans were 'very offended' by Biden speech
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said many Republicans were "very offended" by President Biden's primetime speech last week that called out former President Trump and MAGA Republicans as extremists and a threat to democracy. McCaul told ABC's "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz that Biden's Philadelphia address from Independence Hall on Thursday night had the "opposite effect" of unifying the nation because calling Republicans "a threat to democracy is really a slap in the face." Raddatz noted that shortly after Biden's speech, McCaul tweeted that attacking Republicans wou
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