Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough delivers remarks benefits and the implementation of the PACT Act during an event hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Several topics were addressed, including building trust in the agency, workforce challenges, modernization efforts, and the impact of the PACT Act on eligible veterans and their families.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden's multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the agencies before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Republicans seized the opportunity to intensely question Secretary Mayorkas on border security and illegal immigration, and during the more than three-hour public hearing, most of the questions went to him. Other questions and topics were briefly directed at Secretary Becerra, including high childcare costs, housing for unaccompanied migrant children and the fentanyl crisis.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case on whether people under domestic violence protective orders can have guns. Currently, under federal law this is prohibited. In 2020 a Texas court issued a two-year order and revoked the gun license of Zackey Rahimi. Ms. C.M. requested it after a 2019 incident where he allegedly threatened her and pushed her inside a car. Also, Mr. Rahimi allegedly fired his gun at a witness. After this incident he reportedly continued making gun threats against Ms. C.M. After the order was in place, police investigated multiple shootings with Mr. Rahimi as the suspect. Police searched and found guns in his home. Mr. Rahimi was prosecuted for violating the federal statute banning guns while under a domestic violence order. Mr. Rahimi claimed his Second Amendment rights were violated. The federal government disagreed and argued they met the burden of proof to regulate gun access of domestic abusers. The Supreme Court has through June 2024 to issue a ruling.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and others discuss monetary policy and global economic challenges at the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual conference.
2024 Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL), Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott (SC) participated in a debate hosted by NBC News.
Nationally syndicated talk radio host Mark Levin argued that the Democratic Party has a Marxist agenda and wants to destroy freedom in America. This event was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow argued that authoritarianism has existed on the fringe far-right of U.S. politics for nearly a century. Politics and Prose Bookstore and George Washington University in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Author Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
The Catholic Information Center's Mary Eberstadt talked about the legacy of the sexual revolution in America and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Nationally syndicated talk radio host Mark Levin argued that the Democratic Party has a Marxist agenda and wants to destroy freedom in America. This event was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow argued that authoritarianism has existed on the fringe far-right of U.S. politics for nearly a century. Politics and Prose Bookstore and George Washington University in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Author Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
When you read about the political history of Illinois, you often see the word "corruption." For instance, from January 1961 until January 2009 Illinois citizens elected 8 different men to be their governor. Four of those eventually went to prison, all convicted after they were out of office. Our guest this week, Robert Hartley, has written 11 books about the politicians of Illinois, including one titled "Power, Purpose & Prison." Mr. Hartley writes that these men met their downfall under different circumstances. He asks: "Where did they go wrong?" and "Were they able to recover self-respect in spite of their punishment?"
