Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. air strikes in Yemen on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels are targeting the group's ability to strike global shipping and attack the U.S. military, and are "doing the world a favor." "We're doing the entire world a favor by getting rid of these guys and their ability to strike global shipping. That's the mission here, and it will continue until that's carried out," Rubio said. President Trump announced the strikes Saturday, saying the U.S. would use "overwhelming lethal force" until the Houthis cease shipping attacks. #yemen #trump #iran #politics #news #worldnews

"I don't want to hear Donald Trump, or JD Vance, or anyone else in this administration talk about backing the blue, talk about supporting law enforcement, when they just released over 1,000 cop-beaters," says Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) about the Jan. 6 pardons. "This was a political decision, and a really repugnant one at that." #news #politics #trump #jan6 #colorado

When will we see election results for the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania? Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says the state "will have official results in about 10 to 13 days," though he notes that media organizations will likely project the state's winner earlier. Pennsylvania's top elections official, Al Schmidt, says the state is at "a unique disadvantage" because counties cannot start processing mail-in ballots until the morning of Election Day, but new equipment and a decrease in mail voting should "contribute to knowing results earlier." #news #politics #arizona #pennsylvania #ElectionDay #election2024 #vote

JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, says he thinks Pennsylvania election officials are "doing a better job than they were in 2020," and "our elections are in a pretty good spot in 2024," though he suggests there could be lawsuits if "we see evidence" of illegal actions. "I think Pennsylvanians, Republicans, Democrats, independents, should have confidence in the elections here.” #news #politics #trump #vance #pennsylvania #election2024 #ElectionDay #vote

Rep. Summer Lee, a progressive Democrat in Pennsylvania, says she disagrees with a recent remark from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Kamala Harris "will have to govern from the center" if she's elected president. #news #politics #pelosi #harris #pennsylvania #democrat #progressive