Israel attacks spark outrage from GOP presidential candidates
CBSN
This weekend, Republican presidential candidates have been reacting to the attacks on Israel, outlining their views of America's role on the global stage — and criticizing President Biden's approach.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested Biden's administration "empowered" Iran after it agreed to allow $6 billion in Iranian assets to be unfrozen for specific purposes in exchange for five American hostages. He said the U.S. should hold Iran accountable for its financial backing of Hamas, the ruling militant group in the Gaza strip that carried out the deadly attack.

Air travelers faced hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of delays on Tuesday in the wake of powerful storms that struck the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard. Many airports also continue to struggle with disruption from reduced staffing at often-jammed security checkpoints amid a partial government shutdown that has lasted more than a month. Mark Strassmann contributed to this report. In:

The race to fill the seat of retiring Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin has been heating up in the days leading up to Tuesday's 2026 Democratic primary and could set the tone for other midterm primaries on issues like President Trump's deportation policies and outside spending. And another factor in the race is Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt at powerbrokering: he's given his endorsement and millions in campaign funds to his lieutenant governor, Julianna Stratton. In:

A man who was accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack in 2021 is asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him, arguing he is covered by President Trump's sweeping pardons of alleged Jan. 6 rioters.










