Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin discusses Campaign 2020 and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Maya MacGuineas discusses Wednesday's tax filing deadline and what could be in the next COVID-19 fiscal aid package.
The House Appropriations Committee debated the 2021 Defense Department spending bill, which totals nearly $695 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments focusing on the 2001 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), the Guantanamo Bay military prison and the Trump administration's southern border wall.
The House Appropriations Committee debates 2021 spending levels for the Defense, Commerce, Justice and Transportation Departments as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Following a break, the House Appropriations Committee continued debate on the 2021 Defense Department spending bill. After considering additional amendments, the committee approved the bill to the full House by a vote of 30 to 22.
The House Appropriations Committee debated the 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill, which totals nearly $71.5 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments focusing on tribal law enforcement funding, school safety, and community policing programs. The committee approved the bill to the full House by a vote of 30 to 22.
The House Appropriations Committee debated on the 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments focusing on funding for California's High Speed Rail Authority, face mask requirements for mass transportation, and disaster releif funding. The committee approved the bill to the full House by a vote of 30 to 22.
Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, delivered remarks on clean energy and infrastructure development in Wilmington, Delaware. His remarks were part of a series of appearances laying out his plan to safely reopen the U.S. economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Biden said the pandemic presented an opportunity to rebuild and expand the nation's infrastructure with a focus on sustainability.
President Trump delivered remarks in the Rose Garden, announcing he had signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act as well as an executive order that would end U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong. The move comes in the wake of new Chinese laws that experts said would restrict individual freedoms and undermine the autonomy of Hong Kong. Despite the event being billed as a Rose Garden news conference, the president spent the majority of his remarks criticizing his 2020 presidential rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, delivered remarks on clean energy and infrastructure development in Wilmington, Delaware. His remarks were part of a series of appearances laying out his plan to safely reopen the U.S. economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Biden said the pandemic presented an opportunity to rebuild and expand the nation's infrastructure with a focus on sustainability.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, participated in a virtual discussion on the pandemic with Georgetown University students. Topics included combating misinformation and the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Former Obama administration national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Susan Rice joined Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart in a conversation on several topics, including her thoughts on the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy, its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and her potential as a running mate for Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. Ms. Rice also talked about her reaction to the news the Trump administration's drops plan to deport international students in online classes.
President Trump delivered remarks in the Rose Garden, announcing he had signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act as well as an executive order that would end U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong. The move comes in the wake of new Chinese laws that experts said would restrict individual freedoms and undermine the autonomy of Hong Kong. Despite the event being billed as a Rose Garden news conference, the president spent the majority of his remarks criticizing his 2020 presidential rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, delivered remarks on clean energy and infrastructure development in Wilmington, Delaware. His remarks were part of a series of appearances laying out his plan to safely reopen the U.S. economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Biden said the pandemic presented an opportunity to rebuild and expand the nation's infrastructure with a focus on sustainability.
Jon Ralston, editor of The Nevada Independent, was interviewed about the state of the 2020 presidential race and the issues motivating voters in Nevada. He talked about the relative strength of Joe Biden, the former vice president and 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, going into the fall against President Trump's reelection effort, and how steep job losses in the Silver State's casino and tourism industries were weighing on voters' minds. He also talked about the roles of the state's two relatively new Democratic senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, in statewide elections and Mr. Biden's campaign.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, participated in a virtual discussion on the pandemic with Georgetown University students. Topics included combating misinformation and the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
