×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Wallace on Sunday questioned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about why he had attacked the Biden administration over reports of sexual assault at a migrant shelter despite being silent on the matter when President was in office.Abbott, a Republican, Wednesday that his state had received complaints of sexual abuse at a federal facility that houses migrant youth. Abbott blamed President ’s immigration policies and called for the facility to be shut down.AdvertisementBut immigrant advocates condemned Abbott’s press...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Wallace on Sunday questioned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about why he had attacked the Biden administration over reports of sexual assault at a migrant shelter despite being silent on the matter when President was in office.Abbott, a Republican, Wednesday that his state had received complaints of sexual abuse at a federal facility that houses migrant youth. Abbott blamed President ’s immigration policies and called for the facility to be shut down.AdvertisementBut immigrant advocates condemned Abbott’s press...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Transportation Secretary on Sunday encouraged evangelical Christians who are reluctant to get vaccinated against to consider that the shots might be a “part of God’s plan.”“State of the Union” host Jake Tapper asked Buttigieg, an Episcopalian, about the large portion of white evangelicals who say they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely would not get vaccinated, according to , compared to about 25% of all Americans, 28% of white mainline Protestants and 27%...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Transportation Secretary on Sunday encouraged evangelical Christians who are reluctant to get vaccinated against to consider that the shots might be a “part of God’s plan.”“State of the Union” host Jake Tapper asked Buttigieg, an Episcopalian, about the large portion of white evangelicals who say they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely would not get vaccinated, according to , compared to about 25% of all Americans, 28% of white mainline Protestants and 27%...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The North Carolina on Monday censured Sen. (R-N.C.) for voting to convict former President of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month.“The NCGOP agrees with the strong majority of in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that the Democrat-led attempt to impeach a former president lies outside the United States Constitution,” the central committee said in a statement. “Now that the Senate has voted to acquit President Trump, we hope that will set aside their divisive partisan...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The North Carolina on Monday censured Sen. (R-N.C.) for voting to convict former President of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month.“The NCGOP agrees with the strong majority of in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that the Democrat-led attempt to impeach a former president lies outside the United States Constitution,” the central committee said in a statement. “Now that the Senate has voted to acquit President Trump, we hope that will set aside their divisive partisan...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-S.C.) on Sunday acknowledged that former President spread lies about the election and could have “done more” to stop the deadly insurrectionist last month. Nonetheless, the senator said he will stick by Trump’s side because he likes “winning.”Asked during an appearance on “ Sunday” whether Trump bears any responsibility for the Capitol riot, Graham said “no in terms of the law.”Advertisement“He bears responsibility of pushing narratives about the election that I think are not sound and not true,” said...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-S.C.) on Sunday acknowledged that former President spread lies about the election and could have “done more” to stop the deadly insurrectionist last month. Nonetheless, the senator said he will stick by Trump’s side because he likes “winning.”Asked during an appearance on “ Sunday” whether Trump bears any responsibility for the Capitol riot, Graham said “no in terms of the law.”Advertisement“He bears responsibility of pushing narratives about the election that I think are not sound and not true,” said...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×shared U.S. Capitol security video from the Jan. 6 insurrection showing rioters entering the building and Officer directing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) away from the protesters.The footage, part of their presentation during day two of former ’s impeachment trial in the Senate, was made public for the first time Wednesday. It offered another perspective of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which resulted in five deaths, including that of a police officer, that day. Two more police officers died by suicide in the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×shared U.S. Capitol security video from the Jan. 6 insurrection showing rioters entering the building and Officer directing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) away from the protesters.The footage, part of their presentation during day two of former ’s impeachment trial in the Senate, was made public for the first time Wednesday. It offered another perspective of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which resulted in five deaths, including that of a police officer, that day. Two more police officers died by suicide in the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday spoke out about the extraordinary phone call he received from President over the weekend pushing him to “find” votes that would overturn President-elect ’s win.In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Raffensperger said the data Trump used to peddle his baseless conspiracies of election fraud during was wildly inaccurate.AdvertisementTrump “did most of the talking,” Raffensperger told host George Stephanopoulos. “We did mostly listening. But I...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday spoke out about the extraordinary phone call he received from President over the weekend pushing him to “find” votes that would overturn President-elect ’s win.In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Raffensperger said the data Trump used to peddle his baseless conspiracies of election fraud during was wildly inaccurate.AdvertisementTrump “did most of the talking,” Raffensperger told host George Stephanopoulos. “We did mostly listening. But I...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Sunday baselessly accused his own administration of inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. as the pandemic’s death toll ticked past earlier in the day.Trump, who has downplayed the threat of the from the get-go, attacked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for having a “ridiculous method” for counting the number of infections and deaths.Advertisement“When in doubt, call it Covid,’” Trump , appearing to suggest that was the CDC’s stance on recording...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Sunday baselessly accused his own administration of inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. as the pandemic’s death toll ticked past earlier in the day.Trump, who has downplayed the threat of the from the get-go, attacked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for having a “ridiculous method” for counting the number of infections and deaths.Advertisement“When in doubt, call it Covid,’” Trump , appearing to suggest that was the CDC’s stance on recording...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia have come out in support of President ’s push to increase relief payments to $2,000 for every eligible American. The decision to back the heftier stimulus checks ― which some have been championing for months ― comes a week ahead of their highly anticipated runoff races, which will determine which party will control the Senate.AdvertisementTrump, whose administration helped negotiate the latest COVID-19 relief package, stunned last week when he...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia have come out in support of President ’s push to increase relief payments to $2,000 for every eligible American. The decision to back the heftier stimulus checks ― which some have been championing for months ― comes a week ahead of their highly anticipated runoff races, which will determine which party will control the Senate.AdvertisementTrump, whose administration helped negotiate the latest COVID-19 relief package, stunned last week when he...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (I-Vt.) said Monday that he will delay a Senate vote to override President ’s veto of a defense spending bill until a vote to increase COVID-19 relief payments to $2,000 is brought to the floor.“[Mitch] McConnell and the Senate want to expedite the override vote and I understand that,” Sanders . “But I’m not going to allow that to happen unless there is a vote, no matter how long that takes, on the $2,000 direct payment.”AdvertisementThe earlier on Monday to more than triple stimulus payments outlined in...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (I-Vt.) said Monday that he will delay a Senate vote to override President ’s veto of a defense spending bill until a vote to increase COVID-19 relief payments to $2,000 is brought to the floor.“[Mitch] McConnell and the Senate want to expedite the override vote and I understand that,” Sanders . “But I’m not going to allow that to happen unless there is a vote, no matter how long that takes, on the $2,000 direct payment.”AdvertisementThe earlier on Monday to more than triple stimulus payments outlined in...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) on Sunday defended former President ’s mild response to the Jan. 6 insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol, noting that Trump eventually released a video that day asking the rioters to go home.During an exchange on “ Sunday,” host Chris Wallace asked McCarthy to confirm a GOP congresswoman’s account of a phone call between McCarthy and Trump that took place as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. AdvertisementRep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington said McCarthy told her...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) on Sunday defended former President ’s mild response to the Jan. 6 insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol, noting that Trump eventually released a video that day asking the rioters to go home.During an exchange on “ Sunday,” host Chris Wallace asked McCarthy to confirm a GOP congresswoman’s account of a phone call between McCarthy and Trump that took place as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. AdvertisementRep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington said McCarthy told her...WW…