Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday downplayed the reported meeting between President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
“I don’t know what that’s about. I know Jared has interest in lots of other things going on,” Johnson told host Peter Doocy on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.”
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to “come to the table” on trade because tariffs against the U.S.’s northern neighbor will be “devastating.”
“To think that they’re going to go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the U.S., I think it’s foolish on their part,” Duffy said of Canada on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Sunday that “there’s no doubt” his fellow South Carolina Republican Darline Graham is qualified to be a senator after her recent debate slip-up on an answer about national security.
“Senator Scott, is Darline Graham qualified to be a U.S. senator?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Scott on “Meet the Press.”
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Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R) said Sunday that Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico backs policies that would “kill” their state.
During an interview on “The Hill Sunday,” Van Duyne said Talarico is “pretty much a complete DSA candidate,” referring to the Democratic Socialists of America. Talarico has never been a member of the left-wing political group.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Sunday her department is “cracking down” on K-12 teachers sexually harassing students.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” McMahon criticized the practice of a school district reassigning a teacher accused of sexually harassing a student to another school.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday did not shoot down a possible endorsement from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), but the Democratic lawmaker added that he “certainly isn’t seeking it.”
“I'm not going to sort of look into all these endorsements. I'm not going to reject an endorsement by certain individuals at the DSA. But I'm certainly not seeking the endorsement from the DSA,” Van Hollen told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence argued Sunday the U.S. military should prepare for further strikes against Iran, action he deemed “inevitable.”
“It's going to be absolutely imperative that we keep the pressure on, and that we keep the military assets in the region to be able to take the action that I believe is going to be inevitable,” Pence told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence denied Sunday that the U.S. military depleting its weapons stockpiles in the Iran war is hurting Ukraine in its ongoing fight against Russia.
“I don’t see it that way, and I don’t think… the Ukrainians do either,” Pence told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” while in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Sunday that AI could be a helpful tool for K-12 students if schools and educators apply the technology properly.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” McMahon spoke of her recent visit to the Alpha School in Austin, Texas.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday the trade war between the U.S. and Canada could damage the American economy.
“American businesses and American consumers pay American tariffs, and I think the last thing we need right now, as our economy is getting back on its feet, is a trade war with Canada,” Pence told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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