Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) discuss career and technical education and Gerard Anderson from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the rising cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.
A Georgia court holds a hearing to consider misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Ms. Willis is leading Georgia's election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.
News anchors from ABC, CBS, NBC, and the PBS NewsHour discussed their approaches to covering the 2024 presidential campaign. They focused on how to reach more viewers of all backgrounds and shared how they planned to involve and give a platform to diverse voices. Disinformation and the evolution of covering the presidential election compared to 2016 and 2020 was also a focus. This discussion was held in Washington, DC and presented by The News Literacy Project.
Former CIA, Pentagon and State Department officials testified on Houthi threats to U.S. interests during a public hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia. The witnesses also offered policy recommendations for lawmakers and the White House. During the more than hour-long hearing demonstrators also showed up to protest Israeli military strikes in Gaza and the U.S. stance on the war.
During the White House briefing Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave remarks on the Kansas City shooting and the shootings in both Washington, DC and Atlanta, Georgia. She also expressed the president's urging of Congress to act and discussed what President Biden is doing to reduce gun violence in America. National Security Communication Adviser John Kirby also updated reporters on an unspecified possible national security threat. Kirby says the so-called "national threat" involves an anti-satellite capability being developed by Russia and this is "not an active capability" by Russian forces. The White House says it does not foresee an immediate threat to national security.
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified at an oversight hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. Topics included child tax credit implementation, child support enforcement, disparities in the tax system, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in auditing tax returns. In addition, credentialling tax preparers, corporate fraud, and earned income tax credits fraud were discussed.
During the White House briefing Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave remarks on the Kansas City shooting and the shootings in both Washington, DC and Atlanta, Georgia. She also expressed the president's urging of Congress to act and discussed what President Biden is doing to reduce gun violence in America. National Security Communication Adviser John Kirby also updated reporters on an unspecified possible national security threat. Kirby says the so-called "national threat" involves an anti-satellite capability being developed by Russia and this is "not an active capability" by Russian forces. The White House says it does not foresee an immediate threat to national security.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) participated in a fireside chat hosted by the Detroit Economic Club. Secretary Yellen said the overall state of the U.S. economy was "very strong," citing a historic unemployment rate, strong economic growth and productivity, and a labor market that was "the envy of the world." She added that inflation was trending downward, despite minor fluctuations. Moreover, Ms. Yellen said if she could have lunch with any person, living or dead, it would be English economist John Maynard Keynes, whom she said had a lasting impact on economics.
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified at an oversight hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. Topics included child tax credit implementation, child support enforcement, disparities in the tax system, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in auditing tax returns. In addition, credentialling tax preparers, corporate fraud, and earned income tax credits fraud were discussed.
Two congressional members of the Problem Solvers Caucus spoke about bipartisanship at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' winter meeting in Washington, DC. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), chair of the caucus, and Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) focused on opportunities for both parties to work with the nation's mayors to get things done for the American people.
A Georgia court held a hearing to consider misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Ms. Willis is leading Georgia's election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. She's being accused of having a romantic relationship with one of the special prosecutors in the case, Nathan Wade. Attorneys for former President Trump and the other defendants are trying to get her removed from the case.
