Category: Sunday Talk Shows

Sunday shows preview: Silicon Valley Bank collapses; US relations with China, Russia remain tense

The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest bank failure since the 2008 recession — and increasingly strained U.S. relations with China, Russia and other adversaries will likely dominate the Sunday shows circuit this weekend. Silicon Valley Bank, which largely catered to tech startups, was swiftly closed down by regulators after it collapsed on Friday morning.  The bank’s downward spiral began late Wednesday,…

Sullivan dodges questions on Ukraine retaking Crimea

National security adviser Jake Sullivan dodged questions on whether the Biden administration would support Ukrainian efforts to retake Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, as some Republican lawmakers criticize U.S. support of Ukraine. Sullivan, when asked on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday, would not say whether the U.S. would support Ukrainian efforts to retake Crimea. “The critical thing right now is…

Booker says he’s talking with Scott, Graham about policing reform package

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that he’s talking with a pair of Republican senators about a possible policing reform package, after the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn. reignited a congressional push to cross reform laws.  Booker was a lead negotiator of an unsuccessful effort to cross a policing reform invoice in 2021 with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Now, Booker says he…

Demings on Tyre Nichols video: ‘I could not believe what I was seeing’

Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) said on Sunday that she “could not believe” what she noticed in response to the police footage of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by the hands of 5 now former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers.  During an look on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan requested Demings, a former police chief for the Orlando Police Department, for her response…

Blinken says US pressing Russia on Griner, Whelan ‘virtually every day’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned on Sunday that U.S. officers are pressing Russia “almost every day” in ongoing efforts to safe the discharge of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. marine Paul Whalen Blinken mentioned this summer time that the Biden administration made a “substantial proposal” to free Griner and Whelan, reportedly offering up infamous Russian arms seller Viktor Bout, who’s detained…

Hutchinson: GOP needs more voices of ‘reality’ to ‘move beyond the Trump era’

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday mentioned Republicans want more voices of “reality” to “move beyond the Trump era” after he was requested about one-time Trump allies who at the moment are criticizing the former president, together with a number of who served in his Cabinet. Speaking to CNN’s “State of the Union” co-anchor Dana Bash, Hutchinson mentioned he helps vocal criticism of Trump…

Sunday shows preview: GOP prepares to take over House; Colorado Springs shooting reignites calls for gun control

The GOP’s imminent takeover of the House and renewed calls for gun control within the wake of the Colorado Springs shooting are seemingly to dominate this week’s Sunday shows circuit. The Republican Party is ready to take over the House subsequent yr after securing a slim majority within the midterm elections earlier this month.  Two midterm races stay uncalled by the Associated Press, as of…