Cardin maintains that Hamas is to blame for the lack of a cease-fire deal
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said that the framework for a Saudi-Israel deal is ‘pretty well-developed’ and could be finalized quickly

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) questions Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner nominee Daniel Werfel during his nomination hearing on February 15, 2023 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Werfel previously held the office of Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue in the Obama administration and was later a Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Pushing back on critics who allege that Israel is dragging out cease-fire talks, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) said on Wednesday that he continues to doubt that Hamas is actually interested in a deal and sees Hamas as the primary...