Sanders: Biden could ‘win in a landslide’

BY JULIA MUELLER 

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Biden, who kicked off his reelection campaign last week, could “win in a landslide” in 2024. 

Sanders, who ran against Biden in the 2020 race, said it’s “no great secret” that he and the president “have strong differences of opinion,” but stressed that he thinks Biden is the clear choice for voters given the current political backdrop.

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Senate Democrat pushes back on questions about Biden’s age: ‘He’s in fighting form’

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) dismissed questions about President Biden’s age on Sunday, pointing to Biden’s performance at the White House correspondents’ dinner and saying the president was “in fighting form.”

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Mayorkas says Biden is ‘100 percent’ up for a second term

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said President Biden is “100 percent” ready for a second term in the White House as Biden kicks off his 2024 reelection campaign.

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Hutchinson says he believes ‘in providing an alternative’ to Trump

BY JULIA MUELLER

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said he believes in “providing an alternative” to former President Trump as the two candidates gear up for the GOP’s 2024 presidential primary.

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Ramaswamy says he won’t let Trump dodge debates

BY JULIA MUELLER 

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Sunday said he won’t let former President Trump “get away” with not participating in the GOP’s primary debates.

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Mace criticizes DeSantis for signing six-week abortion ban in ‘dead of night’

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

“Signing a six-week ban that puts women who are victims of rape and girls who are victims of incest in a hard spot isn’t the way to change hearts and minds,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “The requirements he has for rape victims are too much, not something that I support. It’s a non-starter.”

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RNC chair: Republicans can’t ignore abortion on campaign trail

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM 

“Abortion was a big issue in key states like Michigan and Pennsylvania,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said on “Fox News Sunday.” “The guidance we’re going to give to our candidates is, you have to address this head on… many of our candidates across the board refused to talk about it.”

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McDaniel says party autopsy for 2022 shows independents didn’t break for GOP

BY STEPHEN NEUKAM

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday a recent report on the party’s disappointing performance in last year’s midterms showed that the GOP was unable to lock down the support of independents, citing abortion messaging as a key reason why.

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Top GOP negotiator: US won’t default if Biden, Senate ‘recognize the gravity’ of situation

BY JULIA MUELLER

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Sunday gave a conditional guarantee that the U.S. won’t default on its debt, as long as President Biden and the Senate “recognize the gravity” of the situation.

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Ernst slams Biden administration plan to electrify military fleet: ‘You don’t fight a war that way’

BY JULIA SHAPERO

“This administration has taken it to the extremes with this climate agenda,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said. “We are not focusing on the lethality of our American military. Instead, they are focusing on green energy and climate change. This is not how we project power around the world.”

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