Washington Post's Dan Balz and Ethics and Public Policy Center's Henry Olsen discuss Campaign 2020 and CQ Roll Call's Camila DeChalus discusses immigration.
Senate Republican women held a news conference on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (TN), Deb Fischer (NE), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Joni Ernst (IA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS), Martha McSally (AZ) and Kelly Loeffler (GA) participated.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien talked with reporters outside the White House, answering questions about the President's condition after testing positive for coronavirus, his conversations and meetings with the President on national security, and his own experience having coronavirus.
This morning at a press conference in New York City, Sen. Schumer reiterated his statement from yesterday about the Senate moving forward with a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and he also call for President Trump and the White House to be fully transparent with the president's health.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and his Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison participated in a debate. Allen University partnered with WIS-TV to host the event. This is the first time the candidates met face to face. The race has narrowed in recent weeks according to the Cook Political Report.
The American Bar Association held a virtual discussion with voting experts and election officials on the history of voting rights and the security of mail-in ballots. The panelists, including Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman (R) and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (D), spoke about how the states were preparing for a large increase in early voting and mail-in ballots in the 2020 election due to the coronavirus pandemic. The panelists also addressed viewers' questions about the voting process and security of the election.
The Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro talked about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the confirmation battles that sometimes accompany them.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fielded questions from members in the House of Commons on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic following a surge in positive cases and new lockdown restrictions across the country. Several members also acknowledged the start of Black History Month in the U.K. and commented on the current state of race relations.
The inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA), along with a representative of the Government Accountability Office, testified on preventing fraud and abuse in the Paycheck Protection Program established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The witnesses explained that an initial need to quickly disperse loans during the coronavirus pandemic led to a lack of controls in the process which increased fraud. They discussed the number of investigations currently underway, and made recommendations about preventing further fraud, but they also expressed concern about the SBA's lack of transparency with audits.
The Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro talked about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the confirmation battles that sometimes accompany them.
Harvard University professor Jill Lepore discusses popular and lesser-known stories from American history going back to the founding of the country. Her books include "The Secret History of Wonder Woman," "These Truths," and "If Then."
Harvard University professor Jill Lepore discusses popular and lesser-known stories from American history going back to the founding of the country. Her books include "The Secret History of Wonder Woman," "These Truths," and "If Then."
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien talked with reporters outside the White House, answering questions about the President's condition after testing positive for coronavirus, his conversations and meetings with the President on national security, and his own experience having coronavirus.
This morning at a press conference in New York City, Sen. Schumer reiterated his statement from yesterday about the Senate moving forward with a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and he also call for President Trump and the White House to be fully transparent with the president's health.
The Cato Institute's Ilya Shapiro talked about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the confirmation battles that sometimes accompany them.
