All posts tagged "Chris Murphy"

The United States UN ambassador was facing a tough line of questioning from lawmakers on Wednesday over the ongoing Iran war and President Donald Trump's dire threat to destroy "a whole civilization."

Mike Waltz was testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on American foreign policy amid the ongoing military conflict, as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was just days away from ending. His responses around the president's threats last week reportedly caught the lawmakers off guard.

Kyle Griffin, executive producer of The Weeknight on MS NOW, described on X how Waltz reacted when he "was asked by senators about Trump's threat to obliterate Iran — when he posted 'a whole civilization will die tonight.'"...

Senator Chris Murphy outlined a cascading series of military crises stemming from Trump's Iran war, warning that the president lacks any coherent strategy to contain the escalating regional conflict.

Murphy identified four interconnected crises threatening to spiral out of control. First, he noted that while U.S. and Israeli forces destroyed Iranian missiles, Iran's arsenal of cheap, weaponized drones poses an indefinite threat to regional oil infrastructure. Iran successfully destroyed a critical Oman oil depot two days ago, demonstrating the vulnerability.

"We can destroy Iran's missiles but not all their drones, and war today is drone war," Murphy stated. "Iran can hit oil sites in the region indefinitely because they possess so many cheap, weaponized drones."...

President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means, claimed that a Democratic lawmaker's staff had manipulated data concerning her ties to wellness products she has endorsed and her financial connections to those companies.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) accused Means of not disclosing her endorsed social media posts — and she criticized his team in response.

"Dr. Means, are you familiar with [Federal Trade Commission] policy that requires those who are recommending products online to disclose their financial connection to those companies?" Murphy asked. ...

A senior Democratic senator marveled at the “irony” of President Donald Trump seeming set to lead the United States into another Middle Eastern war, as he mulls joining Israel in striking Iran despite having won two elections with promises of an isolationist, “America First” foreign policy.

“What an irony it would be if Donald Trump dragged us into another Middle East war,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told reporters at the Capitol.

“That's clearly not anything the American people want.”...

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) of the House Ways and Means Committee spoke with CNN's Brianna Keilar Wednesday shortly after President Donald Trump announced he was issuing a 90-day reprieve on tariffs for every country except China.

The news caused whiplash in the markets, as stocks rebounded into green territory.

"We have to do these things to bring other countries that are not treating us well to the table," Murphy said. ...

It's not all bad news for Democrats who are still reeling from the divisive spending bill vote that saw 10 of their own senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), cross party lines to approve Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) continuing resolution.

A new opinion piece in The Washington Post has identified at least six Democratic politicians ready and able to lead the party through the political wilderness and toward victory with a spirit that's been lacking for far too long, according to columnist Perry Bacon, Jr.

If you think California Gov. Gavin Newsom is on the list, think again. Bacon claimed Newsom was even worse than Schumer after bizarrely deciding, "this is the time for him to start a podcast with softball interviews of pro-Trump conservatives such as Stephen K. Bannon and Charlie Kirk."...