House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) discussed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement at an event hosted by Rice University's Baker Institute. More specifically, they addressed the USMCA negotiation process, environmental and labor provisions, and implementation of the agreement. The lawmakers also talked about other potential trade agreements and the impact of the coronavirus on the global supply chain and e-commerce.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, visit Kenosha, Wisconsin where Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, was shot by police in August 2020.
The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics hosts a virtual discussion with political reporters on the campaign strategies of the 2020 presidential election.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing with reporters. She was asked about President Trump's recent comments in North Carolina about people voting by mail and in person. Other topics addressed included the CDC's coronavirus vaccine approval process and a new White House memorandum reviewing funding to state and local governments. At the start, Ms. McEnany criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for visiting an indoor hair salon in San Francisco.
House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) discussed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement at an event hosted by Rice University's Baker Institute. More specifically, they addressed the USMCA negotiation process, environmental and labor provisions, and implementation of the agreement. The lawmakers also talked about other potential trade agreements and the impact of the coronavirus on the global supply chain and e-commerce.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, visit Kenosha, Wisconsin where Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, was shot by police in August 2020.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency in remarks delivered at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California. Administrator Wheeler spoke about the establishment of the agency in 1970 by President Nixon and talked about his vision for the agency's future, which he said focused on protecting air and water while cutting environmental regulations. The administrator was introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA).
Two former federal counterterrorism officials and an investigative journalist once held captive by the Taliban discuss the Justice Department's mission and how the agency's work can appear to intersect with politics and a president's agenda. Other topics discussed included the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 presidential election and the potential for post-election litigation concerning the results. The Center on National Security at Fordham Law hosted the virtual conversation.
