GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) on Sunday expressed doubt about the Senate confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the full-time post.
Kennedy, a member of the Judiciary Committee, noted on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) are “talking” with the Justice Department (DOJ) about a resolution to their stalemate regarding Blanche’s nomination.
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CNN’s Dana Bash clashed over vaccine safety and COVID-19 in a heated interview on Sunday.
The tension in the “State of the Union” interview began when Bash pushed back on a claim from Kennedy about the U.S. having “the highest death rate from COVID of any nation on earth.” Kennedy then reasserted his claim and took shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci, a longtime health official who was in the national spotlight during the pandemic, over lockdowns that occurred during the health emergency.
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Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday he is unsure whether President Trump truly believes his claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
“I don't know whether he really believes that, or it's part of his political messaging, or he's just thinking out loud,” Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) argued Sunday that President Trump “has no desire” to bomb Iran, hours after the president halted planned strikes on the Middle Eastern country.
“The president’s still focused on trying to be able to get a deal,” Lankford told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Americans’ economic concerns are driving the string of far-left victories in House Democratic primaries.
“People are upset at an unfair political and economic system. They can’t afford gas, they can’t afford food, young people can’t afford to buy a home or get a job,” Khanna told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, said Sunday that the U.S.’s current minimum wage is radical.
When asked by NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday” about Republican candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany possibly calling her “a radical trans activist,” Hong responded with a retort about the federal minimum wage.
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Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued Sunday that Abdul El-Sayed can appeal to Republicans and independents in the Senate general election in Michigan if he defeats Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
“The reason I think that Dr. El-Sayed will win in Michigan is that if you're [a] working-class Republican, you know what? You can't afford health care. You know the system is broken. You are struggling to figure out how you're going to retire with dignity,” Sanders told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said President Trump “certainly” wants him to investigate perceived links between autism and vaccines.
Kennedy made the remark during a heated interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” when Bash asked if the Wall Street Journal was accurate in reporting that Trump wants Kennedy to “probe the link.”
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GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday any legislation concerning President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund should not provide “a blank check” to the administration.
“In terms of the weaponization fund, the president himself has conceded that it will take legislation. I'm glad he conceded that,” Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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