Sunday shows - Trump-Pence division in the spotlight

View in your browser     Pence's former chief of staff: Trump's claims of overturning election 'merited response' By BRETT SAMUELS   Vice President Pence last week gave a more direct rebuke of former President Donald Trump's election claims because the former president's claims that Pence could have overturned the results "merited response," Pence's former chief of staff said Sunday. Marc Short said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Pence had been "crystal clear from day one" that he lacked the authority to reject the election results on Jan. 6, 2021. And while Pence has said as much over the past year, it wasn't until Friday that he explicitly said Trump was "wrong" to suggest otherwise. Read the full story here     Rubio says 'vice presidents can't simply decide not to certify an election' By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday said “vice presidents can't simply decide not to certify an election,” breaking with former President Trump after he suggested that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the ability to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Read the full story here     GOP senator says Pence did his 'constitutional duty' in certifying 2020 election By OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN   Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said on Sunday he believes former Vice President Pence did his “constitutional duty” by certifying the 2020 election.  Read the full story here     Murkowski: 'It can be uncomfortable' not to align 'with what the party is saying' By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Sunday said “it can be uncomfortable” to not align with her own political party during a discussion about the Republican National Committee's (RNC) resolution characterizing the Capitol riot as "legitimate political discourse." Read the full story here     Manchin says he's 'not a Washington Democrat,' but 'a good old West Virginia Democrat' By MYCHAEL SCHNELL    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday said he is “not a Washington Democrat,” but instead is a “good old West Virginia Democrat.” Read the full story here     National security adviser: Russia could invade Ukraine 'any day now' By OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN    “We are in the window, Any day now. Russia could take military action against Ukraine or it could be a couple of weeks from now or Russia could choose to take the diplomatic path instead,”  national security advisor Jake Sullivan said. Read the full story here     US 'still working to discourage the Russians' from making 'wrong choice,' ambassador says By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on Sunday said the U.S. is “still working to discourage the Russians from making the wrong choice and choosing confrontation,” as concerns rise that Moscow is planning an incursion against Ukraine. Read the full story here     US ambassador: China trying 'to distract us' by choosing Uyghur for Olympic opening ceremony By MYCHAEL SCHNELL   The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday said China’s decision to have a Uyghur athlete help deliver the Olympic flame in the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games was an effort “to distract us from the real issue at hand that Uyghur’s are being tortured.” Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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