Meijer says Pelosi, Democrats hope that Trump announces 2024 run before midterms
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who lost his primary election last week, said on Sunday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her Democratic colleagues are hoping that former President Trump announces another run for president in 2024 ahead of this year's midterm elections because they think it'll deflect from President Biden's poor approval ratings. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan played Meijer a clip from Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) latest campaign
Read MoreCoons dodges question on whether he'll encourage Biden to run in 2024
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday sidestepped questions about whether he is encouraging President Biden to run for a second term in 2024. “I’m hopeful that President Biden will run again. If he does, I’ll certainly support him,” Coons, a close Biden ally, told ABC “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. But when pressed about whether he would encourage the president to run again, Coons said, “I’m
Read MoreSeven Dems vote for GOP amendment, forcing Democratic scramble
CORRECTION: Seven Democrats voted for the GOP amendment that would extend a cap on the SALT tax deduction. A previous version of this story included incorrect information. Maverick Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Sunday backed a Republican amendment to shield businesses that rely on capital investment from private equity groups from the 15 percent corporate minimum tax that Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) included in the Inflation Reduction Act. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Jon Ossoff (
Read MoreSouth Africa just filed its first-ever WTO case — but it’s not obvious it wants to win
South Africa just filed its very first complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It’s about import measures the European Union (EU) slapped on citrus fruit in July. What makes the case intriguing is that it’s not obvious that South Africa’s government wants to win. First, the back story. In its
Read MoreCheney: GOP is 'very sick'
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), whose criticism of former President Trump has alienated some Republicans, said in a new interview that the GOP is "very sick" and predicted it could take "several cycles" for the party to heal from internal strife and aggressive extremism. Cheney told The New York Times a little more than a week before her primary challenge against a candidate endorsed by Trump that she is a Republican for life but not a supporter of the current state of the GOP. She s
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