President Biden is facing calls from congressional hawks to escalate attacks on Iran-linked targets, including within Iran itself, in response to the deaths of three U.S. service members in a drone attack in Jordan.
Why it matters: Heeding those calls would risk significantly expanding and drawing the U.S. further into an already growing regional conflict that has sprung up as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday blasted the Republican National Committee for pressuring her to exit the race.
Why it matters: The former UN ambassador, who has remained behind former President Trump in polling, has faced growing calls to drop out, especially after failing to win the New Hampshire primary.
Nevada's Republican delegates are all but locked up for former President Trump, even though the contest isn't for another week and a half.
Why it matters: Trump allies in Nevada's Republican Party gave him a runway to sweep the state's 26 delegates when they proceeded with the caucuses despite a state-sanctioned primary taking place two days earlier.
The House GOP's top tax writer doesn't just face blowback over the surprise deal he unveiled this month: Now the background chatter suggests Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) could lose his gavel.
Why it matters: Senior Republican sources said Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) — who narrowly lost a heated three-way race for the position in 2023 — has been urged to challenge House Ways and Means chairman for the top job.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that she doesn't think former President Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 presidential ballot due to his legal woes.
Why it matters: Haley's statement comes as polls show some voters feel Trump should be disqualified from the presidential race if convicted of a crime, and as several states pursue efforts to keep him off the ballot.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of three negotiators in a pivotal immigration deal, spoke of some of the challenges facing Congress about the border.
Why it matters: The pivotal deal — which President Biden says would mark "the toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we've ever had in our country" — has faced criticism and pushback from some Republican lawmakers, as well as former President Trump.
House Republicans unveiled articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday morning, blaming him for the surge in illegal border crossings and fentanyl trafficking.
Why it matters: Republicans are barreling toward impeachment over the logistical and humanitarian crisis at the border even as they balk at passing new, stringent policies that President Biden has promised to use to "shut down the border."
