Politics

Axios reports: Israel has given Hamas a proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators that includes up to two months of a pause in the fighting as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said. While the proposal doesn’t include an agreement to end the war, it is …

Vice News reports: Republican politicians in Kentucky are rallying behind a new bill that would authorize the use of force—and potentially deadly force—against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property. The bill would also criminalize unsanctioned homeless encampments and restrict cities and towns from preempting state laws. The bill, known as the “Safer Kentucky Act,” or …

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee was the only member of Florida’s congressional delegation to endorse Ron DeSantis for President. Now she’s following his lead and backing former President Donald Trump. “Our country needs a conservative leader in the White House,” said Lee, a Thonotosassa Republican. Lee announced her support a day after DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign. She …

Reuters reports: A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones. The action by about 20 people signaled growing domestic dissent in the fourth month of the Gaza war against Hamas. One woman held …

“We’re at a crossroads. And for me, finding the person that we can be proud of not only domestically but on the national stage in 2024 is probably the most important decision that all of us are going to have to make. “In our current history, Nikki Haley has to be that candidate. I’m not here to necessarily bash the …

The Messenger reports: ABC News’ Martha Raddatz pressed Burgum repeatedly about the former president targeting his fellow 2024 GOP hopeful by mangling her birth name — Nimarata — and sharing conspiracy theories suggesting she may not be eligible to be president because of her background. As Burgum attempted to sing Trump’s priases, Raddatz held his feet to the fire over …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a former presidential candidate and possible Republican vice-presidential nominee, proposed to his girlfriend, Mindy Noce, Saturday evening at the beach in Kiawah Island in South Carolina. She said yes. “As a guy who is mostly an introvert and on the quiet side, having to have a conversation about the engagement is a …

NBC News reports: Nikki Haley declared “may the best woman win” in response to DeSantis’ exit from the race, promising to “fight all the way until the last second.” “This comes down to what do you want: Do you want more of the same or do you want something new?” Haley asked a cheering crowd in New Hampshire. In a …

The New York Times reports: Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. In an …

Bloomberg News reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended his campaign for president on Sunday, just two days before the New Hampshire primary election, and endorsed former President Donald J. Trump. It marked a spectacular implosion for a candidate once seen as having the best chance to dethrone Mr. Trump as the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024. But Mr. DeSantis’s …

“People need to know, Donald Trump can only give you four years. That’s like a football team can only play half of the game. It’s going to take eight years to get this country straight. But Nikki’s youth, and the fact that she can give eight years, and I would also make the argument it’s really three years — because …

CBC News reports: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, heading into a major test as she takes on Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary this week, criticized the former president, in whose Cabinet she served, on Sunday for his relationship with “dictators that want to kill us.” “You can’t have someone who’s trying to buddy up with dictators that want …

ABC News reports: Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley on Saturday, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary. Hutchinson is a conservative whose opposition to Trump became central in his longshot bid for the GOP primary before he dropped out Tuesday. Hutchinson dropped out after finishing …

The Washington Examiner reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has canceled interviews with two different networks less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to appear on air. Both CNN’s State of the Union and NBC’s Meet the Press announced late Saturday that DeSantis would not appear on their Sunday programs as planned. The cancellations come three days before New Hampshire …

Mediaite has the transcript: CAVUTO: Speaking of President Trump, he’s revved up the name calling with you. And now a new nickname for you is Nimbra. It’s a play off your birth name. Then it’s Nimra, and he goes back and forth. But a lot of people are interpreting that as racial zingers. Do you see that way? HALEY: Politics …

Politico reports: Florida abortion rights supporters are worried a new proposal that would allow parents to file wrongful death lawsuits in cases involving unborn children is an attempt to target doctors who perform the procedure. The legislation, HB 651, would change the state’s civil liability law to add the parents of an unborn child to the list of potential survivors …

“I think our new president should direct the new attorney general to suspend all efforts to harass pro-life activists. And then, frankly, I think they should pull the abortion pill off the market and demand that the law is properly enforced.” – Mike Pence, speaking yesterday at the annual Pro-Life Summit in Washington DC. Earlier this month the New York …

“Last night Trump was at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why I didn’t take security during the Capitol riot, why I didn’t handle January 6 better. I wasn’t even in DC on January 6. I wasn’t in office then. They’re saying he got confused, that he was talking about something else, …

Ron DeSantis writes for the New Hampshire Journal: One of my favorite parts of New Hampshire is your state motto. ‘Live free or die’ is the motto I have led by in Florida, and it’s the mindset I’ll bring to the White House as president. On issue after issue, I have fought back against every government scheme on our freedoms. …

The Hill reports: GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has joined House Republicans’ calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Yes, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas should be impeached,” DeSantis posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Saturday. House Republicans kicked off a series of impeachment hearings against Mayorkas last week. A Homeland Security Committee hearing last Wednesday focused on …