Defense News' Aaron Mehta discusses the 2021 defense policy bill, and Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and John Rose (R-TN) discusses Campaign 2020 legal challenges, the White House transition, and covid-19 relief legislation.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on congressional oversight of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation into possible ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian officials.
Senators will resume debate on the nomination of Christopher Waller to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors or a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2016.
The Aspen Institute hosts a discussion with pharmaceutical company executives and cyber officials on securing development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Aspen Institute's 2020 Cyber Summit hosts a virtual discussion with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) on the progress Capitol Hill has made on investigating cyber security threats.
The American Enterprise Institute hosted a virtual conversation with Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Jim Banks (R-IN) on Republican priorities for the 117th Congress. Among their priorities were protecting the Hyde Amendment, preserving the Trump-era defense budgets, addressing perceived free speech censorship by technology companies, confronting China, and balancing the budget. Rep. Banks was set to succeed Rep. Johnson as the chairman of the Republican Study Committee in the 117th Congress.
Today's program looks the latest COVID-19 economic aid bill talks, President-elect Biden names a National Economic Council Dir., and Ryanair buys more Boeing 737 MAX planes. Interviews with Bloomberg News' Emma Kinery and Business Insider's David Slotnick
Today's program looks the latest COVID-19 economic aid bill talks, President-elect Biden names a National Economic Council Director, and Ryanair buys more Boeing 737 MAX planes. Interviews with Bloomberg News' Emma Kinery and Business Insider's David Slotnick.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 Census. Christopher Mihm, managing director of the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Strategic Issues Team discussed the results of the GAO report on the Census and explained how the coronavirus pandemic as well as changes made by the Trump administration could contribute to inaccuracies in the results. The committee adjourned for a brief break after Mr. Mihm's opening statement.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 Census. Experts in population data processing discussed the challenges in conducting an accurate 2020 Census due to the coronavirus pandemic and changes made by the Trump administration in how the Census bureau collected information. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) also spoke about the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump v. New York, which questions whether people who are in the country illegally should be included in the census. The committee took a brief recess and returned to resume the hearing.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 Census. Experts in population data processing discussed the challenges in conducting an accurate 2020 Census due to the coronavirus pandemic and changes made by the Trump administration in how the Census information is collected. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) also spoke about the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump v. New York, which questions whether people who are in the country illegally should be included in the Census.
Today's program looks the latest COVID-19 economic aid bill talks, President-elect Biden names a National Economic Council Director, and Ryanair buys more Boeing 737 MAX planes. Interviews with Bloomberg News' Emma Kinery and Business Insider's David Slotnick.
Today's program looks the latest COVID-19 economic aid bill talks, President-elect Biden names a National Economic Council Director, and Ryanair buys more Boeing 737 MAX planes. Interviews with Bloomberg News' Emma Kinery and Business Insider's David Slotnick.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on congressional oversight of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation into possible ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian officials. The hearing also focused on perceived bias of media organizations and social media platforms against conservative viewpoints. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) chaired the hearing that featured testimony from investigative journalists Sharyl Attkisson and Lee Smith as well as former FBI official Kevin Brock. After Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) delivered his opening statement, no Democrats participated in the hearing.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held his weekly briefing on his legislative agenda. Topics he touched on included the status of COVID-19 relief negotiations, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the schedule for the upcoming 117th Congress.
The Aspen Institute hosted a virtual discussion with pharmaceutical company executives and cyber officials on securing the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Among the speakers were the chief information security officers (CISO) of Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson. NPR Investigations Correspondent Dina Temple-Raston moderated the discussion. The panel was part of the 2020 Aspen Cyber Summit.
President Trump presented the Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz in the Oval Office. Mr. Holtz is a former college football and NFL coach. He led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to the national title in 1988. Following the Medal of Freedom ceremony, the president responded to reporters' questions about COVID-19 relief legislation, the 2020 election and Attorney General Bill Barr.
The Aspen Institute's 2020 Cyber Summit hosts a virtual discussion with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) on the progress Capitol Hill has made on investigating cyber security threats.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held his weekly briefing on his legislative agenda. Topics he touched on included the status of COVID-19 relief negotiations, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the schedule for the upcoming 117th Congress.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley outlined defense priorities and national security challenges at a virtual event hosted by the Brookings Institution. In remarks, Gen. Miley provided an assessment of U.S. operations in Afghanistan, stating, "We believe that now after 20 years-two decades of consistent effort there-we've achieved a modicum of success." He also discussed the president's recent decision to draw down troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, current military readiness levels, the importance of emerging defense technologies and competition with Russia and China.
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health hosted a virtual press briefing with researchers and medical experts on COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts. They provided a status update on the coronavirus vaccines recently announced by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. Speakers included Dr. William Moss and Rupali Limaye, top officials at the International Vaccine Access Center.
