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Democrats Pick a New Face
for State of the Union Response

Jan 29, 2019 3:58 PM CST

Democrats Pick a New Face for State of the Union Response

Stacey Abrams drew the party's attention in her close race for governor of Georgia

(Newser) - Stacey Abrams, the first black woman to win a major party nomination for governor, will deliver the Democrats’ response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week. "She’s an incredible leader," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in making the announcement, per Politico . "...

Queen Sends Coded Brexit
Message to Bickering MPs

Jan 25, 2019 8:47 AM CST

Queen Sends Coded Brexit Message to Bickering MPs

It's the monarch's second Brexit intervention in 5 weeks

(Newser) - The queen's calming voice has been heard over the stormy seas of the Brexit process, calling on MPs to stop bickering. Without explicitly mentioning Brexit, at a speech to her local Women's Institute, the 92-year-old Elizabeth urged lawmakers to "seek common ground," reports Reuters . The date...

GOP Leader:
'Action Will
Be Taken'

sunday talk shows

Jan 13, 2019 12:35 PM CST

GOP Leader: 'Action Will Be Taken'

And other remarks around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - "That language has no place in America." So said Rep. Kevin McCarthy on CBS' Face the Nation about a recent remark by Rep. Steve King regarding white nationalism and white supremacy, CNN reports. "I have a scheduled meeting with him on Monday, and I will tell you...

Sanders: Trump Really Means It

sunday talk shows

Jan 6, 2019 2:20 PM CST

Sanders: Trump Really Means It

And other talk around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - The government shuttered, for months or even years? So said President Trump , and Sarah Huckabee Sanders backed him up Sunday: "Absolutely—the president means what he says when he says that," she said on Fox News Sunday, per Fox News . She also criticized Democrats for opposing the border...

Sen. Graham Uses
Language We Won't Print

sunday talk shows

Dec 30, 2018 2:45 PM CST

Sen. Graham Uses Language We Won't Print

And more around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Dana Bash's eyes widened in shock, and it's little wonder. Interviewing Sen. Lindsey Graham on CNN's State of the Union, the host asked whether President Trump would be at fault if the Syria troop pullout ended up empowering ISIS. "Everything we're dealing with today falls...

Sen. Durbin: We
Literally Begged Him

sunday talk shows

Dec 23, 2018 12:58 PM CST

Sen. Durbin: We Literally Begged Him

And more around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Sen. Dick Durbin says he and other senators begged Jim Mattis to stay—but no, the defense secretary had made up his mind. "I was one of many senators who privately sat down with General Mattis and said, 'Please stay, stay as long as you possibly can,'...

Cory Booker Tests Voters:
'Love Is Not a Soft Word'

Dec 9, 2018 1:40 PM CST

Cory Booker Tests Voters: 'Love Is Not a Soft Word'

The New Jersey senator may already be stumping for 2020

(Newser) - Sen. Cory Booker tested the political waters Saturday for a possible presidential run, displaying his warm and inclusive style in New Hampshire—at a time when many Dems are feeling combative, the New York Times reports. "This country has enough hate, enough bigotry, enough anti-Semitism," he tells a...

Rep. Schiff Talks 'Jail Time'

sunday talk shows

Dec 9, 2018 11:40 AM CST

Rep. Schiff Talks 'Jail Time'

And more around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - With prosecutors saying President Trump arranged illegal payments during the 2016 campaign, Rep. Adam Schiff adds a thought: "There's a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him," he says on CBS' Face the Nation, per Slate . "...

Cheney: George HW Bush
Was Right About Me

sunday talk shows

Dec 2, 2018 5:07 PM CST

Cheney: George HW Bush Was Right About Me

And more chatter around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Dick Cheney, an "iron ass"? Yep, he admits he was. On Fox News Sunday, the former vice president addressed the notion of "a fundamental break" between him and the late George HW Bush after Bush accused him of being "just iron ass," USA Today reports....

Rep. Schiff Takes
the Gloves Off
in Slamming
Trump

sunday talk shows

Nov 25, 2018 2:15 PM CST

Rep. Schiff Takes the Gloves Off in Slamming Trump

And other moments around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Rep. Adam Schiff kept up his public feud with President Trump Sunday by calling him "weak" and "dishonest" on State of the Union, per CNN . "I have been briefed by the CIA. And while I cannot discuss the contents of the briefing in any way, I can...

Conway:
'That's Not
Altered. That's
Sped Up'

sunday talk shows

Nov 11, 2018 12:17 PM CST

Conway: 'That's Not Altered. That's Sped Up'

And more around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Kellyanne Conway may have cleared up whether President Trump knows acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker—after Trump called Whitaker "a great guy" in October, made him acting AG last week, and claimed not to know him Friday , the Washington Post reports. "The president does know Matt Whitaker, has...

Pittsburgh Mayor
to Trump: No Way

sunday talk shows

Oct 28, 2018 12:30 PM CDT

Pittsburgh Mayor to Trump: No Way

Bill Peduto resists the idea that houses of worship need armed guards

(Newser) - President Trump's answer to the mass murder Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue: They needed armed guards . Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto's response: Not so fast. "I don't think that the answer to this problem is solved by having our synagogues, mosques and churches filled with armed guards...

Rand Paul
Has a Plan
for the Saudi
Crown Prince

sunday talk shows

Oct 21, 2018 12:32 PM CDT

Rand Paul Has a Plan for the Saudi Crown Prince

And other comments around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul unloaded Sunday on Saudi Arabia and said the nation's leader should be shown the exit door, per Fox News . "I think it's insulting to anyone who’s analyzing this with any kind of intelligent background to think that, oh, a fistfight led to a...

10 Most, Least
Politically Active
States

Oct 18, 2018 9:45 AM CDT

10 Most, Least Politically Active States

DC tops the list, New Mexico brings up the rear

(Newser) - In less than three weeks, people will converge en masse upon the polls, though how many turn out may depend on the state and how seriously people in each one take their civic duty. WalletHub looked more closely at all 50 states, plus DC, across 10 metrics for political engagement,...

Bernie: 'It's Just Hard to Believe'

sunday talk shows

Oct 14, 2018 2:29 PM CDT

Bernie: 'It's Just Hard to Believe'

And other strong remarks around the Sunday dial

(Newser) - On ABC's This Week, White House adviser Larry Kudlow questioned the latest UN climate report —and Sen. Bernie Sander's wasn't letting it go. "The comments ... that Larry Kudlow made are so irresponsible, so dangerous that it's just hard to believe that a leading government...

Rand Paul: 'I Fear There's
Going to Be an Assassination'

Oct 10, 2018 6:04 AM CDT

Rand Paul: 'I Fear There's Going to Be an Assassination'

Senator cites 'unstable' people amid death threats

(Newser) - Already the target of death threats, including from a person who threatened to chop up his family with an ax, Rand Paul worries the current political climate could spawn deadly violence. "I fear that there's going to be an assassination … I really worry that somebody is going...

Collins: Christine Ford
Believes It, But I Don't

sunday talk shows

Oct 7, 2018 1:00 PM CDT

Collins: Christine Ford Believes It, But I Don't

And more around the Sunday morning talk shows

(Newser) - Christine Blasey Ford has a decent memory for sexual assault but a bad memory for faces, at least according to Sen. Susan Collins. "I found Dr. Ford's testimony to be heart-wrenching, painful, compelling, and I believe that she believes what she testified to," says Collins on CNN'...

Lawmaker: We're Hearing
'Reports' About FBI Probe

sunday talk shows

Sep 30, 2018 1:30 PM CDT

Lawmaker: We're Hearing 'Reports' About FBI Probe

Brett Kavanaugh gets top billing on the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - First came the fiercely partisan hearings . Now, the FBI probe : "What we are hearing are reports that they are trying to limit this," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar on CNN's State of the Union about reports that President Trump is trying to limit the FBI investigation into Brett...

Lindsey Graham:
'I Feel Sorry for Her'

sunday talk shows

Sep 23, 2018 1:15 PM CDT

Lindsey Graham: 'I Feel Sorry for Her'

The senator airs his feelings on Brett Kavanaugh's accuser

(Newser) - Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham describes the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault as a victim of the Democrats: "I want to listen to Dr. [Christine] Ford. I feel sorry for her," he says, per Fox News . "I think she's being used...

FEMA Chief:
'You Can't Blame
Spousal Abuse
After a Disaster'

sunday talk shows

Sep 16, 2018 1:20 PM CDT

FEMA Chief: 'You Can't Blame Spousal Abuse After a Disaster'

Brock Long also responds to the "extra" Puerto Rico deaths

(Newser) - Embattled FEMA Administrator Brock Long made a side remark on the Sunday talkies that kinda outshone the main conversation, the Hill reports. Suggesting that the reported 3,000 extra Puerto Rico deaths —a number President Trump is heavily disputing —may have been byproducts of Hurricane Maria beyond anyone'...