Blumenthal: Midterms will determine how successful Biden will be as a 2024 candidate
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on Sunday that November’s midterm elections will determine how successful President Biden will be as a candidate in 2024. During a joint appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” alongside Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), moderator Dana Bash asked Blumenthal if Biden is the best candidate for the Democrats in 2024. “I'm gonna be very blunt and very honest with you,” Blumenthal replied to Bash. “My focus is totally on this November because
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Read MoreGraham slams Democrats' climate, tax, health bill: 'This is gonna make everything worse'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that he will not support the Democrats' landmark climate, tax, and health legislation, adding that the bill will “make everything worse.” During an joint appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” alongside fellow lawmaker Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Graham told moderator Dana Bash that he’s not going to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, saying that it will not help address the ongoing inflation problem in the country. “This is gonna make everything worse. I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, voted for gun
Read MoreCoons: Senate Democrats have 'stayed unified' on reconciliation bill
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday said he has "no doubt at all" that the Inflation Reduction Act will pass as Democratic senators continue to kill off amendments to the bill as part of an around-the-clock series of votes known as a vote-a-rama. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Coons said that Senate Democrats have "stayed unified" all night to fight off Republican efforts to strike down the bill. "The Democrats in our Senate caucus have stayed unified throughout the night," he said. "Every single amendment vote of the dozens we’ve taken so far we’ve defeated
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Danuri mission shows the return to the moon is international
The most recent mission to the moon was launched by South Korea, a signatory to the Artemis Accords. The mission is called Danuri, or Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter. Danuri, which is a combination of the Korean words “dai” meaning moon and “nuri” meaning enjoy, is South Korea’s first deep-space mission. It is another example of the growing international nature of space exploration. The Danuri was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The F
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