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April 19, 2024The Senate will continue work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize FISA Section 702 warrantless surveillance authority to 2026. Current authority expires tonight (Friday) at midnight.
The Senate will continue work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize FISA Section 702 warrantless surveillance authority to 2026. Current authority expires tonight (Friday) at midnight.
Ahead of Earth Day, NASA holds a news conference on climate science, airborne emissions, and their new satellite PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) that evaluates Earth's oceans and atmosphere in changing climates.
The Bulwark's Joe Perticone previews the House vote on foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine, Brookings's Ryan Hass discusses U.S. trade policy with China, and Harvard University's Ronald Sullivan discusses jury selection in the Trump "hush money" trial.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on the president's 2025 budget request for the agency during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a news conference on the Republican party’s legislative agenda amid White House support for a House-led national security supplemental and a failed impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. …
Michael Brooks, a senior enlisted officer with the DC National Guard at the time of the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, sharply criticized a Defense Department inspector general’s report on the military response to that day. He and three other men w…
The House Rules Committee debated four foreign aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Members discussed the merits of the bills. They also heard from other congressional members who had amendments to offer up.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) told reporters he was pleased the House was moving forward on bills providing military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, saying House Democrats had wanted action for weeks. He also answered questions on …
The House will consider legislation providing aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. They’ll also work on a package of national security measures, including sanctions on Russia & Iran, & one to force China to divest from TikTok or the app will face a ban
View More U.S. HouseHistorian Manisha Sinha looks at the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War and argues that the period did not end in 1877, but rather continued through 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
View More American History TVPrinceton University professor Eddie Glaude talks about his views on Black politics & how the Black community moves forward in America’s democracy.
View More After WordsThe Supreme Court hears oral argument to decide if former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his alleged role in trying to overturn the 2020 election results. Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him in August 2023.
View More Supreme Court Oral ArgumentsNBC Saturday Night Live Cast Member Colin Jost is the featured entertainer at the 2024 White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC.
View More White House Correspondents DinnerRepresentative Pat Fallon (R-TX) talked about the conflicts in the Middle East, aid to Ukraine, border security, and congressional news of the day.
President Biden campaigned in Philadelphia where he compared his and former President Trump’s visions for the U.S. “Donald Trump’s vision is one of anger, hate, revenge and retribution … and he calls for another bloodbath when he loses again,” Presid…
State Department Principal Deputy Press Secretary Vedant Patel briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of foreign policy issues. Topics discussed included Israel-Hamas conflict and Iran’s attack on Israel. The briefing was joined in p…