Jewish Institute for Nat'l Security of America's Blaise Misztal and Center for a New American Security's Jonathan Lord discuss the Israel-Hamas war and WWJ Newsradio auto reporter Jeff Gilbert discusses efforts to boost electric vehicles.
The Federal Reserve opted to leave interest rates unchanged following its policy meeting. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talked about the decision with reporters during a news conference. He also spoke about what conditions would warrant a future rate cut in 2024. The Federal Reserve began increasing the rate back in March 2022 to address high inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee, tasked with implementing rate hikes or rate cuts and other monetary policy actions will meet again May 30 to April 1 to analyze economic conditions and data.
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri, a case concerning communications between federal government officials and social media companies on their content moderation policies and whether this amounts to government suppression or speech censorship. Missouri and Louisiana, along with five individuals filed suit arguing the federal government violated their First Amendment speech rights by influencing social media companies to censor their posts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections. The justices have through June 2024 to issue a ruling.
President Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize women's health. The administration says this executive order will provide opportunities for research on a wide range of topics to prevent and diagnose health conditions among women. The president was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden, and former first lady of California Maria Shriver.
Rand Corporation's Beau Kilmer discussed the impact of the legalization of cannabis in the states and recent calls by the Biden Administration to reclassify it as a less serious drug.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fielded questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. Topics included illegal migration, crime and public safety, reproductive rights, housing development, and the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Japanese and U.S. officials discussed the impact connectivity and reliable communications has on national and economic security. The importance of trusted and secure communication infrastructure, artificial intelligence, strengthening global connectivity through 5G, and focusing on cybersecurity in the public and private sector were among the topics discussed.
