US president says he is ‘sick and tired’ of domestic political brinkmanship as Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows to fight on in speech released on Defenders Day

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on “Face the Nation” on Oct. 1, 2023.

Even as he faces increasing legal jeopardy, former President Donald Trump is reverting to a familiar pattern of taunting other candidates – a tactic he used in 2016 when he was feeling comfortable with his lead in the Republican primary.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vehemently defended her democratic colleague Jamaal Bowman after it emerged he triggered a fire alarm during a vote on government funding in the House. Republican Nicole Malliotakis, has drafted a motion to expel Mr Bowman from the chamber, accusing him of trying to delay the vote. Ms Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the GOP caucus should “check their own values”, as they file a motion against Bowman while “protecting” Congressman Santos who has been charged with fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. Mr Bowman said he was “rushing to vote” and when a door would not open, he “activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door”.

Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber.

Washington Examiner Economics Reporter Zachary Halaschak joins Political Editor Jim Antle to discuss the status of the dispute between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers, what Republicans other than former President Donald Trump think about the strike, and the relationship between inflation and oil prices.

Schwarzenegger, who served in office from 2003 to 2011, faced a state GOP that wasn’t as stridently conservative as it has become in recent years.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends Democrat who set off fire alarm as key vote loomed, citing charges against New York opponent

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said Sunday he thinks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is “in trouble” after Congress averted a government shutdown by approving a “clean”…

Jamaal Bowman is facing a formal investigation into the incident

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, said on Sunday that he would not serve as President Trump’s vice president if the former president asked him to be his running mate. “No, I…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a GOP candidate for president in 2024, on Sunday went after former President Trump for not showing up to the GOP debates, suggesting Trump was “adopting Joe Biden’s basem…

Chris Christie’s jab at first lady Jill Biden during Wednesday night’s debate has sparked bipartisan condemnation and spotlighted the GOP’s messaging problem with women. Christie, the former Republ…

Gingrich recently remarked to Politico of the tough predicament of current GOP leaders, who have virtually no margin for error in vote counts.