Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton (D-Ill.) defeated two House members in Illinois’ Senate primary on Tuesday and is confident she will succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the Senate. Voters in Illinois headed to the polls to weigh in on a primary contest that highlighted divisions in the Democratic Party, drew significant outside spending, advanced a […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday condemned the Trump administration’s “horrible decision” to lift some sanctions on Russian oil amid the war with Iran. “I think this is a terrible decision, but it’s one of those decisions that comes with the unpredictability of war,” Schiff told NBC News’ Christine Welker. Source: https://thehill.com/business/5785023-schiff-slams-trump-russia-sanctions-lifting/
President Trump has decided who he wants to see in the Senate as successor to Senator Markwayne Mullen (R-Oklahoma), whom he nominated as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump offered his support to Rep. Kevin Hearn (Okla.-Oklahoma), who is up for grabs for the seat this week, in a Truth
Conservative commentator Meghan McCain on Tuesday criticized Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., for asking parents to send their children to war with Iran. McCain, the daughter of the late Senator John McCain, said, “There is nothing better than a childless single mother in her 70s telling American mothers to send their children to die in war.”
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky warned Tuesday that the midterm elections could be “disastrous” for his party if the war with Iran continues. “Already in the election process, we are behind the 8th District,” Paul told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria.” “I think when you add in the high gas
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Monday criticized President Trump for referring to the war with Iran as a “tour.” “You can’t look at it and feel like the way to characterize it is: [not] Kaine told host Kaitlan Collins after watching Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington’s dignified transition on CNN’s “The Source.” Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5776187-kaine-slams-trump-iran-war/
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that President Trump did not assert that Iran posed an imminent threat that would justify a U.S. attack on Tehran. “I think when we had American interests, when we had soldiers killed, we failed to make our case, the president failed to make his case… Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5773769-warner-trump-iran-conflict/
Senator John Fetterman (Democrat-Pennsylvania) criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) for comparing Israel to an ‘apartheid state.’ “It speaks to the fringes of my party and it’s very disappointing. I mean, I’m shocked,” Fetterman told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on “Cuomo” Wednesday evening. “He might be more liberal overall, but I never thought… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5768795-john-fetterman-gavin-newsom-israel-apartheid/
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday following a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on Iran drew praise from some lawmakers and world leaders, while others criticized the Trump administration and declared its actions illegal. Rep. Yasamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the only Iranian-American member of Congress, called Khamenei “the epitome of evil” and said: Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5761137-ayatollah-khamenei-death-reaction/
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) asked whether President Trump was “too mentally incompetent” to realize that he had set the stage for the growth of Iran’s nuclear program during his first term. “Has President Trump learned nothing from America’s decades of involvement in Iran and perpetual war in the Middle East?” Kane asked. “Is that person