Washington Post's Meryl Kornfield discusses the Libertarian National Convention and Campaign 2024 and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Travis Partington discusses his podcast that focuses on real-life stories of active duty military and veterans.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered remarks at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management on the importance of the U.S.-European economic alliance, saying it was critical to maintaining economic and social stability on both sides of the Atlantic. She also highlighted the Biden Administration's work in nurturing the U.S.'s relationship with its European allies, saying strengthening the relationship was critical in the face of rising economic and military aggression from countries like Russia and China. Secretary Yellen's remarks came after she was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the Frankfurt institution, considered one of Germany's top business schools.
"The blood of 40,000 Palestinians is on his hands," said a protestor as they were forcibly carried out of a hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Butcher of Gaza", "Secretary of Genocide", and "war criminal" were among other insults thrown at the secretary as he appeared before the committee to discuss the 2025 budget request, U.S. diplomacy and global challenges. Senators from both sides of the aisle questioned the secretary on a variety of topics including the Israel-Hamas war, fentanyl precursors, Haiti, and competition with China.
Dr. David Morens, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is being accused of deleting emails related to the origins of COVID-19, faced bipartisan criticism and anger from lawmakers during a public congressional hearing. The House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is investigating the allegations. For nearly two hours, Republicans and Democrats pressed him on usage of his government and private email accounts interchangeably, deleting official federal records and certain email exchanges with Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance. EcoHealth, once federally funded, has been linked to sending money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. This Chinese research facility has been at the center of speculation regarding the origins of COVID-19, and how the virus spread globally leading to a pandemic.
A Senate panel held a hearing about scams on the Zelle digital payments platform. Witnesses included a college student and a retiree, who shared their stories about getting scammed on this service. Also, consumer advocates testified on how Congress may address this issue, such as holding banks accountable and incentivizing them to prevent such scams. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held this hearing, which has jurisdiction over fraud schemes.
2024 Libertarian vice- presidential candidate Clint Russell was selected to debate former GOP presidential candidate and Trump campaign surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy. The two exchanged ideas on topics ranging from foreign aid, banning Tik-Tok, and former President Donald Trump. Prior to the debate, Mr. Ramaswamy spoke to the audience on his time as a candidate and his point of view on the American political system.
"We allege that Live Nation has illegally monopolized markets across the live concert industry in the United States for far too long. It is time to break it up," said Attorney General Merrick Garland as he announced an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster at the Justice Department. In addition, he, alongside Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, answered questions about the lawsuit, former President Trump, and efforts by House Republicans to hold Mr. Garland in contempt of Congress.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Travis Partington discussed his podcast, "Oscar Mike Radio" that focuses on real-life stories of active-duty military and veterans.
In 1994, top tobacco industry CEOs testified before the House that they didn't believe nicotine was addictive. Two years later, they found themselves under federal investigation for potentially lying under oath.
Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
What can we learn about leadership from our most successful presidents? Author Talmage Boston shared his own takeaways from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.R., FDR, Ike, JFK, and Reagan.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
In 1994, top tobacco industry CEOs testified before the House that they didn't believe nicotine was addictive. Two years later, they found themselves under federal investigation for potentially lying under oath.
Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
What can we learn about leadership from our most successful presidents? Author Talmage Boston shared his own takeaways from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.R., FDR, Ike, JFK, and Reagan.
What was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
In 1994, top tobacco industry CEOs testified before the House that they didn't believe nicotine was addictive. Two years later, they found themselves under federal investigation for potentially lying under oath.
Semafor's Dave Weigel discusses this weekend's Libertarian party convention and political consultant Louis Perron discusses his book "Beat the Incumbent."
