The Southeastern Conference (SEC) condemned an antisemitic message that was projected onto the exterior of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, during the Georgia-Florida college football game on Saturday.
Why it matters: The antisemitic message approved of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and his recent hateful comments against Jewish people, according to WJXT, a Jacksonville-based CNN-affiliate television station.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie campaigned for moderate-minded Republicans this week in New York, Colorado and Oregon — blue states where GOP upsets would usher in a major red wave.
Why it matters: The stops are part of a concerted political strategy by Christie, a possible 2024 presidential candidate, to help build a broad GOP coalition that can appeal to independents and moderate Democrats.
Republicans are pouring cashinto House districts that voted for President Biden by as much as 20 points, targeting under-the-radar battlegrounds amid growing signs of a red wave.
Why it matters: Infusions of funding by both parties into these solidly blue seats signal the potential for a Republican landslide,further complicating the Democratic calculus on which races to defend.
Former President Trump defended hosting a tournament from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit at his family-controlled 800-acre golf club in Miami in a brief interview with the New York Times published Sunday.
Why it matters: Trump deflected concerns about Saudi influence and its tarnished humanrights record by criticizing the U.S., claiming, "We have human rights issues in this country too."
Driving the news: "One side has been out there for a couple of years now, doing everything they can to pretend Joe Biden didn’t win fair and square, when he did," Maloney, the chair of the House Democratic campaign arm, said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Sunday she is confident in the integrity of the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.
Why it matters: Easterly's comments come after researchers at Google-owned Mandiant said last week they detected a group operating in support of the Chinese government attempting to influence and disrupt the upcoming elections.
There's a divide about whether a functioning democracy or a strong economy is the biggest concern heading into the midterm elections, a new CBS News battleground tracker out Sunday shows.
Driving the news: Those saying that a functioning democracy is a bigger concern are more likely to support Democrats, while Republicans are more concerned about a strong economy, a finding in line with the midterm messaging by each party, CBS News found.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that she does not trust Elon Musk owning Twitter, adding that social media companies "have to have content moderation."
Why it matters: Klobuchar's remarks on the tech company come days after Musk gained full control of one the most important global platforms for political speech and after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was attacked.
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel pushed back against implications that Republican rhetoric helped fuel the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," saying such accusations were "unfair."
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she and her family have been left "heartbroken and traumatized" by the attack on her husband, Paul.
What they're saying: "Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband, Paul," Pelosi said in a "dear colleague" statement to the House.
Most of the country can now vote by mail, though the rapid expansion of mail-in voting has triggered a backlash on the right.
By the numbers: Eight states and Washington, D.C., automatically mail ballots to all registered voters. Twenty-eight more states allow voters to request a mail-in ballot without needing to give a reason why they need or want one.
