Kinzinger says GOP defense of Trump 'hypocrisy'

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Sunday criticized the Republican party for backing former President Trump in the wake of the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago property because he said he believes they are "defending a man who very clearly did not take the national security of the United States to heart." Kinzinger told NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd this was the same political base that pushed to imprison former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her handling of emails as a secretary of state. "The hypocrisy of folks in my party that spent yea

Read More

Tim Ryan says he'll join Biden at upcoming Ohio stop

Democratic Ohio Senate nominee Tim Ryan said on Sunday that he plans to join President Biden at an upcoming event in the Buckeye State.  "Yes, I will. This is a huge opportunity," Ryan, who's currently serving in the House of Representatives, told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." "The CHIPS Act that we passed is all about reshoring high-end manufacturing jobs. Intel is going to invest, what they're saying, up to $100 billion into Ohio to manufacture these chips...that we need for our cars and all the technology," Ryan said, referring to legislation passed a

Read More

GOP edge in race for House control slips: poll

Republicans' advantage in the race for control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections is slightly shrinking, according to a new survey. The CBS News poll released Sunday estimates that Republicans will win 226 House seats in November, which is down from 230 seats estimated last month. Abortion ri

Read More

Religious persecution is closer to home than most Americans realize

One with a fatwa on their back cannot live in peace, but can only rest in peace. This is the lesson to be drawn from the brutal attack on the internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie.   It was reported that the attacker was a lone wolf and not hired by any state.   Nevertheless, was this an isolated incident? Not really. Salman Rushdie has been living with a sword over his head for over 33 years. His book “

Read More

GOP governor says Biden 'owes an apology' to Republicans after 'semi-fascist' comment

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday called for President Biden to issue an apology after the president compared the "Make American Great Again," otherwise known as the MAGA-Trump wing of the Republican Party, to "semi-fascism" last week. Sununu told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" that the president's comments were "horribly insulting." "The fact that the president would go out and just insult half of America [and] effectively call half of America semi-fascist," Sununu said. "He's trying to stir up controversy, he's trying to stir up this anti-Republica

Read More