Republican Sen. Katie Britt (Ala.) said Sunday she is "open" to conversations on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid the government shutdown.
"I'm absolutely open to having [a] conversation, but we're not going to extend a program that is wrought with fraud, waste and abuse," Britt told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." "There would have to be adjustments to this program to make it make sense for the American people." |
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President Trump rejected the idea that he's acting like a monarch in an interview that took place the same day as the nation's massive "No Kings" protests.
"They're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king," Trump said in an interview with Fox News's Maria Bartiromo recorded on Saturday, prior to the demonstrations. Later in the day, millions of Americans protested the president and his administration. Roughly 2,600 demonstrations took place in all 50 states, with gatherings in small towns and major cities, including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. |
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "afraid that [the] United States will deliver us Tomahawks."
"I knew about the Tomahawks, it's very sensitive for Russians," Zelensky told NBC News's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press." "They're afraid that [the] United States can deliver Ukraine — I think that Putin [is] afraid that [the] United States will deliver us Tomahawks." |
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| House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday accused President Trump and congressional Republicans of going "radio silent" during the government shutdown.
Jeffries told Jon Karl on ABC's "This Week" that "we haven't heard anything from Donald Trump or the Republicans over the last few weeks. They have gone radio silent since," a Sept. 29 Oval Office meeting between the president and the four congressional leaders. |
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| Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said the "No Kings" protests against President Trump this weekend were a "stunt" created by Democrats because they needed "cover" amid the ongoing government shutdown.
In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," Johnson suggested there was no need for Trump's critics to join "No Kings" demonstrations this weekend, saying the very fact that the protests took place is proof that they were not necessary. |
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| Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that recent strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea "go against all our tradition."
"President Trump has authorized military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. As you know, so far more than 20 people, senator, have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe that these strikes against these suspected drug boats are legal?" NBC News's Kristen Welker asked Paul on "Meet the Press." |
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| After his sentence was commuted by President Trump, former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Sunday he does not expect to run for office in the next decade.
"I can tell you this, not that I can see of in the next decade. I'm all politicked out," Santos told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" regarding a political comeback. |
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| Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.) said Sunday that President Trump commuting the sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was "the wrong decision."
"I do not agree with the commutation. I think it was a wrong decision, primarily because this is somebody who stole [hundreds of thousands] of dollars from his donors," Malliotakis said on CNN's "State of the Union." "He defrauded the public and his voters." |
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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Sunday that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's resurfaced comments are not "disqualifying."
"I don't think they're disqualifying, but certainly they're not right. And I'm glad that he apologized for them. They're indefensible, they're hurtful and they're offensive," Martin told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." |
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that the scandal involving Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones his violent text messages will not cause trouble for former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) in her race for governor as the two are both on the ballot next month.
"Senator, very quickly, do you worry that this entire controversy could hurt the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and her chances of winning?" NBC News's Kristen Welker asked on "Meet the Press." "Kristen, I don't. For your viewers who aren't Virginians, we have a race two weeks from Tuesday, governor, a race for lieutenant governor, a race for attorney general, a race for every seat in our House of Delegates," Kaine responded. |
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| Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) said on Sunday that "everything is on" Republicans as the government shutdown drags on.
"On the one hand, Democrats want credit for shutting the government down in order to get health insurance subsidies that you talk about that are obviously important and consequential, but on the other hand, they say it's Republicans who have shut the government down," NewsNation's Chris Stirewalt told DelBene on "The Hill Sunday." "So, is this a credit for Democrats or blame for Republicans? Sort out the difference between those two messages," he added.
"You know, Republicans have shut the government down. They're in charge of the House, the Senate. They have the White House. They are the ones who need to lead to find a path forward. Everything is on them. They run everything in the House," DelBene responded. |
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