Washington Examiner's Anna Giaritelli discusses Biden administration's decision to expand the border wall and Slate's Dahlia Lithwick discusses her podcast, "Amicus" and previews the new Supreme Court term.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America, a case that could determine the fate of the federal agency. The justices will be deciding whether the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitutional. This case stemmed from the agency's Payday Lending Rule. Two associations filed suit citing the rule is invalid because the agency's funding violates the Appropriations Clause. The CFPB gets its money from the Federal Reserve, not Congress. The Federal Reserve receives its funding from Federal Reserve Banks. The CFPB was created in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank Act which was in response to the 2008 financial crisis. When this case came before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, they ruled against the CFPB. The federal government appealed to the nation's highest court. The justices have through June 2024 to issue a ruling.
2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL) spoke at the California Republican Party's 2023 fall convention in Anaheim. He said the U.S. is in economic and cultural decline, and his plans as a president include strengthening border security, empowering parental rights in education, and fending off threats posed by the Chinese government. Also, he defended education policies enacted in Florida under his tenure, such as the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from public universities, calling them "discrimination, exclusion, and indoctrination."
2024 Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson argued New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary status should remain, despite objections from the Democratic National Committee, during a town hall on the University of New Hampshire's main campus in Durham. There, she met with a few dozen voters, many of them UNH students, who asked her about a variety of topics, including health care, women's role in politics, and environmental policy.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts presided over the ceremonial swearing-in of the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, in the National Archives Rotunda. First lady Jill Biden delivered remarks.
President Biden's choice for the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, spoke with C-SPAN about her stewardship of the National Archives and the controversies over White House records involving Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Michael Whitaker, President Biden's nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Senators' questions focused on safety as well as workforce shortages and training. Also, Mr. Whitaker discussed the importance of the FAA preparing for the future, saying, "When I was at the FAA just a few years ago, drones were new, commercial space launches were rare, and flying taxis were still only in cartoons. All of this has changed." He previously served as FAA deputy administrator in the Obama administration from 2013-16. His nomination was supported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-MO), who spoke as a witness at the hearing. President Biden's previous nominee for the position, Phil Washington, withdrew himself from consideration in March 2023 after Senate Republicans expressed concerns about his level of experience.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts presided over the ceremonial swearing-in of the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, in the National Archives Rotunda. First lady Jill Biden delivered remarks.
President Biden's choice for the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, spoke with C-SPAN about her stewardship of the National Archives and the controversies over White House records involving Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence criticized internal strife within the Republican Party, saying "chaos is never America's friend." Mr. Pence's remarks came on the day Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speaker position. He focused much of the talk -- which included questions from college students around the country -- on his foreign policy, and in particular his views on U.S. policy toward China. The Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service and the Associated Press hosted this event as part of a series with presidential candidate on national security and foreign policy.
2024 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (SC) spoke at the California Republican Party's 2023 fall convention in Anaheim. He was interviewed by the party's state chair, Jessica Millan Patterson, about his plans for the economy, the southern border, education, and other public policies.
Policy advocates testified on ways to protect consumers from unsafe online counterfeit goods before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Topics included rapid growth of counterfeiting on e-commerce platforms, protecting brands against intellectual property theft, and placing a level of burden on e-commerce platforms to vet sellers of counterfeit items.
Michael Whitaker, President Biden's nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Senators' questions focused on safety as well as workforce shortages and training. Also, Mr. Whitaker discussed the importance of the FAA preparing for the future, saying, "When I was at the FAA just a few years ago, drones were new, commercial space launches were rare, and flying taxis were still only in cartoons. All of this has changed." He previously served as FAA deputy administrator in the Obama administration from 2013-16. His nomination was supported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-MO), who spoke as a witness at the hearing. President Biden's previous nominee for the position, Phil Washington, withdrew himself from consideration in March 2023 after Senate Republicans expressed concerns about his level of experience.
Victor Cha, former National Security Council Asian Affairs director, and others testified on security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and the importance of the U.S.-South Korea alliance before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy. Several topics were addressed, including the impact of the recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, denuclearization efforts, and China's role in the region. They also touched on the war in Ukraine and the importance of the Camp David meeting between the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.