Democratic pollster Nancy Zdunkewicz and Republican pollster Brian Nienaber discuss the House Speaker battle and political news of the week, and Atlantic Council's Matthew Koenig discusses the latest in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a press conference on the ongoing struggle to elect a House speaker following Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) third failed bid to secure the speakership.
President Biden addressed the nation on the United States' response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars from the White House's Oval Office. He said he would officially request from Congress "an urgent budget request" on the following day to support Israel and Ukraine. Mr. Biden explained why it was in the national security interests of the U.S. to do this, saying that when terrorists and dictators do not pay the consequences for hostile actions, "more chaos and death and more destruction" ensues. Also, the president called for Americans to denounce antisemitism & Islamophobia amid the Israel-Hamas War. At the time of this address, House Republicans had still not chosen a speaker after removing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the position. This was the second occasion in which President Biden used the Oval Office to address the nation, having previously delivered a speech on a bipartisan agreement to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt in June.
At the State Department, Secretary Blinken briefed reporters on the release of two Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel. The former hostages were released into Israeli custody. Also, Secretary Blinken reported that 10 additional Americans remained unaccounted for--some of whom were hostages--and there were about 200 other hostages from various nations. He thanked the government of Qatar for its assistance in the matter. The secretary also said that delivering humanitarian aid into Gaza was another top priority.
In a news conference on the Israel-Hamas conflict, House Progressives joined activists outside the U.S. Capitol, to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The House Democrats who spoke were, Reps. Cori Bush (MO), Greg Casar (TX). Ayanna Pressley (MA), Summer Lee (PA), and Ilhan Omar (MN).
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks about monetary policy and interest rates at the Economic Club of New York.After his opening remarks, he is interviewed by David Westin, an anchor with , Bloomberg Television.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the Court would benefit from a code of ethics. She spoke about this topic and many others during a conversation with faculty and students at the University of Minnesota Law School. The Court has faced pressure to implement a code of ethics after investigative news reports revealed ethical concerns with the travels of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito and the book sales of Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) reflected on his political career and the state of politics during a discussion hosted by the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service in Washington, DC. He attempted to explain why Americans were so politically divided, pointing to misinformation and anger on the internet and saying that many politicians were incentivized "to make noise, not to make law." Sen. Romney cited Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and former President Trump as examples of this, saying Mr. Jordan was running to be speaker of the U.S. House but had not passed any bills during his time in office and that Mr. Trump's background was in performing on television. Additionally, Mr. Romney spoke and took questions on the future of Social Security, the effect of third parties on politics, voting to convict Donald Trump during the former president's first impeachment trial, and several other issues.
Our guest this week is Elmira College Professor Matt Seybold, who shares insights and introspections into the life of Mark Twain. Named among the great American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been known internationally since its first printing in 1884 and remains popular yet controversial.
Books That Shaped America explored "The Common Law," an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who later went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
Diane Foley, mother of the late war journalist James Foley, and other panelists discussed reporting in domestic and foreign conflict zones at an event hosted by the National Press Club. Topics included the evolving threat landscape towards journalists, safety-training for young journalists, and countering online threats.
Books That Shaped America explored "The Common Law," an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who later went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
Books That Shaped America explored "The Common Law," an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who later went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
