Democratic pollster Nancy Zdunkewicz and Republican pollster Brian Nienaber discuss the House Speaker battle and political news of the week, and Atlantic Council's Matthew Koenig discusses the latest in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
President Biden addressed the nation on the United States' response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars from the White House's Oval Office. He said he would officially request from Congress "an urgent budget request" on the following day to support Israel and Ukraine. Mr. Biden explained why it was in the national security interests of the U.S. to do this, saying that when terrorists and dictators do not pay the consequences for hostile actions, "more chaos and death and more destruction" ensues. Also, the president called for Americans to denounce antisemitism & Islamophobia amid the Israel-Hamas War. At the time of this address, House Republicans had still not chosen a speaker after removing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the position. This was the second occasion in which President Biden used the Oval Office to address the nation, having previously delivered a speech on a bipartisan agreement to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt in June.
2024 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (SC) talked about foreign policy and national security at a forum which included questions from college students around the country. Hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service and the Associated Press in Washington, DC, Senator Scott spent much of the program talking about the Israel-Hamas War, and his criticisms of the Biden administration's foreign policy toward Israel and elsewhere around the globe.
Health care professionals and advocates testified on ways to improve Medicare recipients' access to care at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. Topics included patient access in rural and underserved communities, physician payment program changes, and removing administrative burdens to improve quality of care.
Health care professionals and advocates testified on ways to improve Medicare recipients' access to care at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. Topics included patient access in rural and underserved communities, physician payment program changes, and removing administrative burdens to improve quality of care.
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. For a little more than two hours, she answered senators' questions on a variety of topics including the origins of COVID-19, research on long COVID symptoms, fetal tissue studies and prescription drug costs. Prior to her nomination, she served as the National Cancer Institute's director. Dr. Bertagnolli's medical background is in oncologic surgery and cancer research.
Books That Shaped America explored "The Common Law," an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who later went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reaffirmed the United Kingdom's support for Israel and the right for Israel to defend itself in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack. The prime minister appeared before the House of Commons to field questions from members during the weekly Question Time session. Other topics addressed were antisemitism, health care funding, transportation and rail investment, illegal migration, and childhood poverty.
Books That Shaped America explored "The Common Law," an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who later went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reaffirmed the United Kingdom's support for Israel and the right for Israel to defend itself in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack. The prime minister appeared before the House of Commons to field questions from members during the weekly Question Time session. Other topics addressed were antisemitism, health care funding, transportation and rail investment, illegal migration, and childhood poverty.
Former military, NATO, and foreign service officials discuss the Russia-Ukraine War and the potential for Ukrainian membership in NATO at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council. Topics included suggestions for the Biden administration on ways to best support a Ukrainian victory, how NATO can clearly define a path to membership for Ukraine, and how adversaries view the strength of the U.S. government amid conflicts in Ukraine and Israel.
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. For a little more than two hours, she answered senators' questions on a variety of topics including the origins of COVID-19, research on long COVID symptoms, fetal tissue studies and prescription drug costs. Prior to her nomination, she served as the National Cancer Institute's director. Dr. Bertagnolli's medical background is in oncologic surgery and cancer research.
Health care professionals and advocates testified on ways to improve Medicare recipients' access to care at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. Topics included patient access in rural and underserved communities, physician payment program changes, and removing administrative burdens to improve quality of care.
Health care professionals and advocates testified on ways to improve Medicare recipients' access to care at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. Topics included patient access in rural and underserved communities, physician payment program changes, and removing administrative burdens to improve quality of care.
