Manchin says ‘we all should be concerned about the support that Donald Trump has’

BY LAUREN SFORZA

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) warned Sunday that people “should be concerned” about how much support former President Trump has.

CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Manchin how worried Democrats should be about President Biden’s reelection bid as multiple recent polls show Trump leading Biden in a number of states, including the battleground states of Michigan and Georgia.

Manchin suggested that another Trump presidency could be a threat to U.S. democracy.

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Christie says Haley ‘enabling’ Trump by saying he was right president ‘at the right time’

BY LAUREN SFORZA

CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Christie on the “State of the Union” what his response was to comments made by Trump on Saturday, where he said immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.” Christie said the comments were “disgusting,” adding that Republicans like Haley are part of the problem.

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Haley calls it ‘wasted energy’ to focus on Trump’s legal battles

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday called it “wasted energy” to focus on former President Trump’s ongoing legal battles, deferring to the courts to make such judgements.

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Margaret Brennan, Chris Christie spar over Haley ‘surging’ in New Hampshire polls

BY LAUREN SFORZA

CBS’s Margaret Brennan and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie got into a heated debate Sunday over a recent poll showing Nikki Haley “surging” in New Hampshire.

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Haley gains on Trump in latest New Hampshire poll

BY RACHEL SCULLY

The latest CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found that Haley has emerged as a top alternative to the former president, consolidating much of the non-Trump vote. Among likely GOP primary voters, 29 percent say they would vote for the former South Carolina governor, 15 points behind Trump.

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Van Hollen says he ‘hopes’ negotiations over Senate border security package are progressing

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said he “hopes” negotiations over a border security and foreign aid package are progressing as the Senate is expected to come back this week to continue negotiations on a deal to unlock aid for Ukraine, Israel and border security measures.

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Manchin says potential border deal could come this week

BY LAUREN SFORZA

“And I think our negotiators right now from our Republican and Democrat negotiators, who are really diligent doing a great job and then basically with the White House involved, committed to getting this border under control,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union. “That’s what I’m really very hopeful for and I think we’re gonna see something next week and we’ll stay there until we get it done.”

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Senate Democrat says Netanyahu has ‘shut the door’ on two-state solution

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO

Democratic Sen. Van Hollen (Md.) on Sunday argued that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “shut the door” on efforts for a two-state solution after the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza.

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