Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses U.S.-China relations and Secretary of State Blinken's trip to China, and musician, author, and activist Daryl Davis discusses his efforts to combat racism in the U.S.
Daniel Ellsberg has passed at the age of 92. He is best known for leaking sensitive documents on the Vietnam War known as the Pentagon Papers, which many believe helped to end the longest U.S. conflict of the 20th century. The disclosures would also lead to a landmark Supreme Court decision on freedom of the press. In 2019 the University of Massachusetts Amherst acquired of the papers of Daniel Ellsberg; next, from the school, he talks about his career and his fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Chairs of the Danish, Lithuanian and Estonian parliamentary foreign affairs committees sat down with the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, for a discussion on the upcoming NATO summit in Vlinius, Lithuania. Several topics were addressed, including continued and unified support for Ukraine, the importance of defeating Russia, Sweden's entrance into the NATO alliance, military training, and the geographic importance of the Baltic countries. The also discussed the importance of making Ukraine a NATO member.
Chad Wolf, the former Trump administration acting Homeland Security secretary, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on border security and immigration policy. He criticized the Biden administration's border control policies, saying the administration was "derelict in its duty." Also discussed were Trump administration-era border security policies and the effectiveness of the asylum system. Others testifying included former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, who served primarily under former President Trump, and Eleanor Acer from Human Rights First.
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to Till's murder by two white men and his efforts to get justice for his late cousin.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of issues during the weekly Question Time session. Topics included inflation, food prices, affordable housing, climate change and access to health services.
Law professors testified on Supreme Court ethics before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts. This hearing followed a ProPublica investigative report revealing Justice Clarence Thomas potentially violated financial disclosure requirements after receiving trips and other things of monetary value from billionaire and Republican donor Harlan Crow. Both men have denied wrongdoing and stressed they've been friends for many years. This ProPublica report set off a nationwide debate on Supreme Court ethics.
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to Till's murder by two white men and his efforts to get justice for his late cousin.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of issues during the weekly Question Time session. Topics included inflation, food prices, affordable housing, climate change and access to health services.
During a June news conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a pause in interest rate hikes, thus keeping the federal funds rate at a level between 5 to 5.25%. The pause marked a change in policy, as the Fed had raised rates 10 times in a row since March 2022--reportedly the fastest pace in four decades--in order to lower inflation. However, Chair Powell said rate hikes were likely in the near-future to bring down inflation to 2%. He gave projections for future federal funds rates, forecasting 5.6%, 4.6%, and 3.4% at the end of the respective years of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke about the Biden administration's trade policy agenda and why it's crucial for the American economy and labor force. Ambassador Tai delivered remarks at a half-day event in Washington, DC hosted by the Open Markets Institute. Other topics she touched on included supply chain resiliency, global competition, and U.S. leadership in trade. Following her remarks, Tim Wu, a former Biden White House official also joined to discuss trade policy and the economy.
The Open Markets Institute held a series of conversations on trade policy and the economy. In this portion labor leaders and trade policy experts reviewed the Biden administration's trade agenda and its potential impact on the U.S. and the world. They also discussed global supply chain security and resiliency.
The House debated a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves as banned hazardous products.
Vice President Harris was joined by Opal Lee, who has been called the "grandmother of Juneteeth," to commemorate the federal holiday on the White House South Lawn.
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to Till's murder by two white men and his efforts to get justice for his late cousin.
