Stacy Abrams on Biden 2024: 'If he runs again, I'm there to support him'
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams on Sunday said she will support President Biden if he decides to run for re-election in 2024 amid growing calls among Democrats for Biden to rethink seeking another term. "If he chooses to run again, I'm there to support him," Abrams, who is running for governor in Georgia, told CNN's "State of the Union" co-host Dana Bash. "I absolutely support him." Biden's approval ratings continue to hover around or just below 40 percent in most polls as his administration struggles to manage a cascading series of setbacks, from high in
Read MoreRepublicans, Latino voters and an eye on Nevada
There is no better test this year of whether Republicans are making substantial inroads with Latino voters, once solidly Democratic, than Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), the only Latina in the U.S. Senate, is the party's most endangered incumbent. Hispanics comprise as much as 20 percent of the Nevada electorate. She needs to win them almost 2 to 1 to stave off Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, the former state attorney gen
Read MoreDemocrats fail to overrule parliamentarian on insulin price cap as GOP votes no
Senate Democrats fell short of an effort Sunday to overrule a decision by the parliamentarian that effectively struck down a proposal sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 a month for people not covered by Medicare. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the ranking member of the Budget Committee, sought to enforce the parliamentarian’s ruling that Warnock’s cap on insulin prices violated the Byrd Rule because it would set prices in the commercial market and therefore couldn’t pass with a simple majority vote. Senate Dem
Read MoreGOP senator: More serious economic issues could be coming 'very shortly'
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday said there could be "more serious economic issues coming very shortly" for Americans, pointing to news the economy shrank in the last two quarters and that wages are not keeping up with inflation. "What you’re actually seeing, we believe, might be a precursor to what’s to come," Rounds told ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos. "You’re going to find out the larger companies such as Walmart are talking about starting to reduce the number of people that they’re going to be employing." Inflation has hit a 40-year high, while two c
Read MoreHow an Afghan refugee’s experience can inform our support for Ukrainian refugees
Refugee crises are no longer extraordinary. After Kabul’s fall to the Taliban last August, close to a 100,000 Afghans sought refuge in the United States. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed 100,000 Ukrainians to flee to our shores, and
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