Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) discuss the government funding deadline, Washington Examiner's James Antle previews Wednesday's GOP presidential debate, and The Economist's Idrees Kahloon discusses Election Day 2023 results.
The House will work on 2024 federal spending legislation, funding the Treasury Department, the Executive Office of the President, and the Federal Judiciary for next year.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said one of the conditions for maintaining peace after the Israel-Hamas war is for the Palestinian Authority to govern the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a "unified territory." The secretary briefly spoke with the press after a meeting in Tokyo with the foreign ministers of G7 countries. He also reiterated U.S. support for Israel to defend itself against Hamas. He also touched on support for Ukraine, the China challenge and the Indo-Pacific, and threats posed by North Korean missile tests.
Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) spoke to reporters after House Republicans elected him to serve as conference vice chair. He succeeds Speaker Mike Johnson in the conference post.
White House Budget Director Shalanda Young and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland discussed the administration's policies and budget priorities at the Western Governors Association's Winter Meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They addressed several topics, including the economy and "Bidenomics," funding for Ukraine and Israel, the clean-up of legacy pollution sites, and the importance of keeping the government open. Also delivering remarks were Governors Mark Gordon (R-WY) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ), the chair and vice chair of the association.
When asked about the 2023 election results and what it means for the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris said, "it was a good night for democracy." She continued to say, "from California to Kansas, Ohio to Virginia, the voters said . . . the government should not be telling a woman what to do with her body," and stressed that one doesn't have to abandon their faith to come to this agreement. In addition, she shared that she's confident, President Biden and her will win their reelection.
The House will work on 2024 federal spending legislation, funding the Treasury Department, the Executive Office of the President, and the Federal Judiciary for next year.
Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) spoke to reporters after House Republicans elected him to serve as conference vice chair. He succeeds Speaker Mike Johnson in the conference post.
State Department officials testified on U.S. national security interests pertaining to Ukraine before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As the Senate considered the Biden administration's national security supplemental funding request, witnesses answered a variety of questions on U.S. energy independence, investment in Ukraine's reconstruction, and what message is implied to allies and adversaries by not sending funding to Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said one of the conditions for maintaining peace after the Israel-Hamas war is for the Palestinian Authority to govern the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a "unified territory." The secretary briefly spoke with the press after a meeting in Tokyo with the foreign ministers of G7 countries. He also reiterated U.S. support for Israel to defend itself against Hamas. He also touched on support for Ukraine, the China challenge and the Indo-Pacific, and threats posed by North Korean missile tests.
When asked about the 2023 election results and what it means for the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris said, "it was a good night for democracy." She continued to say, "from California to Kansas, Ohio to Virginia, the voters said . . . the government should not be telling a woman what to do with her body," and stressed that one doesn't have to abandon their faith to come to this agreement. In addition, she shared that she's confident, President Biden and her will win their reelection.
Administration officials, cybersecurity administrators, and law enforcement discussed ways to protect the nation's emergency alert system (EAS) from cyber attacks during a meeting hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in Washington, DC.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden's multi-billion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the agencies before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Republicans quickly seized the opportunity to intensely question Secretary Mayorkas on border security and illegal immigration. During the more than three-hour public hearing, most of the questions went to Secretary Mayorkas. Other question topics briefly directed at Secretary Becerra included high childcare costs, housing on unaccompanied migrant children and the fentanyl crisis.
Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) spoke to reporters after House Republicans elected him to serve as conference vice chair. He succeeds Speaker Mike Johnson in the conference post.
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump spoke to Florida voters at an event just outside of Miami. This was on the same night his Republican opponents were nearby participating in a televised debate. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), who served as White House Press Secretary during the Trump administration, joined the former president to offer her endorsement.
