Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) held a town hall meeting with two members of the state legislature and constituents in Germantown, Wisconsin. Constituents questioned Rep. Sensenbrenner about his stance on the impeachment inquiry against President Trump and other federal issues. This town hall meeting took place after the first week of public impeachment hearings. Mr. Sensenbrenner, who was first elected to Congress in 1979, served as a House impeachment manager during the impeachment against former President Bill Clinton. He is retiring in January 2021.
The Hudson Institute held a panel discussion on international organizations and the relevance of multilateral institutions. Panelists included former officials from the World Bank and U.S. Institute of Peace as well as the Danish ambassador to the U.N. and a professor from Case Western Reserve University.
The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with legal experts to discuss the constitutional framework for potentially drawing up articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, including Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA), briefly spoke with the press after Judiciary's hearing on the impeachment inquiry.
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), briefly spoke with the press after Judiciary's hearing on the impeachment inquiry.
President Trump met with German Chancellor Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit in London. The president said the two leaders would discuss trade and other matters. President Trump also answered several questions, including whether he saw a video of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and other world leaders apparently mocking him at a NATO gathering. "He's two-faced," responded the president about the Canadian leader, adding he believes Mr. Trudeau was upset that he "called him out" on Canada not paying two percent into NATO.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a closing news conference at the end of a two-day NATO summit in London. In this portion of the news conference, the prime minister was repeatedly asked about video that surfaced showing him and other world leaders apparently mocking President Trump during a reception Tuesday at Buckingham Palace. He was also asked about Canada's contributions to NATO and President Trump's remarks about Canada contributing more to the organization.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a news conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in London. He answered questions on President Trump and on the video that surfaced where he and other leaders were allegedly mocking the president. He told reporters, "That's complete nonsense and I don't know where that's coming from." Other questions focused on U.K. trade relations with the U.S., Turkey's role in Syria, and the upcoming British election, scheduled for December 12, 2019.
The Senate Armed Services Committee examined a new government report detailing poor living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Elizabeth Field, Government Accountability Office director of defense capabilities and management testified alongside top officials from each of the military branches. Lawmakers' questions focused on what's being done to fix the issues and who is being held accountable for the bad conditions.
The Hudson Institute in Washington, DC hosted a discussion with scholars and professors on China's global influence, and the growing competition between China and the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region. Speakers also talked about U.S. policy toward China, Asia-Pacific maritime security, trade agreements and infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the USA Freedom Act of 2015, which bans the bulk collection of private records. Among the witnesses testifying were officials from the FBI, Justice Department and National Security Agency (NSA). The USA Freedom Act also extended several government surveillance authorities including the "roving wiretap," "business records" and "lone wolf" provisions originally included in the USA Patriot Act. In addition, intelligence officials called on Congress to renew the NSA's call detail records program, which allows the government to obtain certain telephone metadata records from telecommunications providers in order to identify contacts of suspected terrorists. The NSA recently announced it was suspending the program for technical and operational reasons.
The Senate Armed Services Committee examined a new government report detailing poor living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Elizabeth Field, Government Accountability Office director of defense capabilities and management testified alongside top officials from each of the military branches. Lawmakers' questions focused on what's being done to fix the issues and who is being held accountable for the bad conditions.
The Hudson Institute in Washington, DC hosted a discussion with scholars and professors on China's global influence, and the growing competition between China and the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region. Speakers also talked about U.S. policy toward China, Asia-Pacific maritime security, trade agreements and infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the USA Freedom Act of 2015, which bans the bulk collection of private records. Among the witnesses testifying were officials from the FBI, Justice Department and National Security Agency (NSA). The USA Freedom Act also extended several government surveillance authorities including the "roving wiretap," "business records" and "lone wolf" provisions originally included in the USA Patriot Act. In addition, intelligence officials called on Congress to renew the NSA's call detail records program, which allows the government to obtain certain telephone metadata records from telecommunications providers in order to identify contacts of suspected terrorists. The NSA recently announced it was suspending the program for technical and operational reasons.