Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer participated in a web discussion on a number of topics with Harvard Hillel. These topics included the recent landmark decision that LGBTQ individuals are protected by federal law from employment discrimination, how the coronavirus impacted the court's work, and the debate over continuing the broadcasting of live audio of oral arguments to the public after the pandemic.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussed a new biographical documentary which he said was produced because his legacy had been distorted over the past three decades. Justice Thomas was interviewed by DC Circuit Court Judge Gregory Katsas, one of his former law clerks from his first year on the Supreme Court. The Federalist Society hosted this event at its annual Florida Chapters conference.
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks with Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart about police and criminal justice reform. Sen. Harris was considered a potential running mate for Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. She deferred comment on that possibility, saying she wanted to focus on her work in the Senate, particularly on the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as police and criminal justice reform.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch discussed the future of diplomacy and answered questions from students at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger talks about the latest on Afghan contractors handing out Russian cash to kill American soldiers.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer participated in a web discussion on a number of topics with Harvard Hillel. These topics included the recent landmark decision that LGBTQ individuals are protected by federal law from employment discrimination, how the coronavirus impacted the court's work, and the debate over continuing the broadcasting of live audio of oral arguments to the public after the pandemic.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fielded questions from party leaders and members in the House of Commons on a range of issues, including the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, reopening schools and businesses, China's national security law in Hong Kong, and safeguarding manufacturing jobs in the U.K.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in the "Salute to America" 4th of July celebration at the White House. While the president spoke of the great victories of the past, he got somewhat political, alluding to recent events in the country, saying "we are now in the process of defeating the radical left." President Trump also took a moment to address the press, saying they "label their opponents as racists, who condemn patriotic citizens, " and that when they make "these false charges, you not only slander me, you not only slander the American people, but you slander generations of people who gave their lives for America."
New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger talks about the latest on Afghan contractors handing out Russian cash to kill American soldiers.
