Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that the U.S. must act forcefully against Saudi Arabia if the country is found to be responsible for the suspected death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, warning that an inadequate response would undermine America's role as a human rights watchdog.
Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday said that President Trump is "very serious" in threatening punishment against Saudi Arabia if he concludes the country was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Larry Kudlow, the top economic advisor for the White House, on Sunday defended Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's plan to attend an economic conference in Saudi Arabia this month despite rising tensions between the U.S. and that country.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that there "doesn't seem to be" any other explanation than the involvement of Saudi Arabia in journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance.
"If Khashoggi had disappeared in Turkey when he was at a hotel or a private residence, I think there is plausible deniability on the part of the Saudi government."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that the U.S. should withdraw its support from Saudi Arabia in Yemen over allegations that the Saudi government murdered a dissident journalist.
An updated CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker released Sunday projects Democrats to hold 226 seats in the House to Republicans' 209 seats following November's elections.
GOP pollster John McLaughlin said Sunday that Republicans may be able to fend off Democrats' efforts to take back control of the House in November's midterm elections.
Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley (R) said Sunday that the treatment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing will be "hugely motivating" to Republican voters in next month's midterm elections.
Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said Sunday that Brett Kavanaugh's successful nomination to the Supreme Court last week energized Republican-leaning voters and will boost turnout in next month's midterm elections.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that he's "not a great fan" of disruptive protests amid internal debate among Democrats over how aggressive supporters should be in fighting Republican policies.
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) on Sunday downplayed former Attorney General Eric Holder's comments at an event rallying her supporters where he urged that Democrats "kick" Republicans, saying "hyperbole in elections can be very difficult."
Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that she remains confident the Georgia gubernatorial election will be fair, despite a report that 53,000 voter registration applications are on hold with the office of her Republican opponent, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, on Sunday denied that China has meddled in U.S. elections, calling the accusations "groundless."
Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that he is skeptical of a United Nations climate change report that predicted catastrophic consequences if current trends are not reversed, citing past errors in U.N. modeling.
“In the same week that we saw Hurricane Michael flatten the Florida Panhandle, we had this report from the world’s leading climate scientists saying climate change is hurting us today and it’s only getting worse," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Republicans should be at the forefront of combatting climate change, following a United Nations report warning of catastrophic warming.
Former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said that Kanye West's visit to the White House last week was "embarrassing" and that West "repeated bad stereotypes of black people."
Larry Kudlow on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks against the Federal Reserve, saying that there is "nothing wrong" with Trump weighing in and giving his opinion.
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