Arms Control Association's Daryl Kimball discusses potential changes to the U.S. nuclear arsenal and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC) and Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino discuss the Supreme Court abortion pill decision.
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and board chair Anthony Coscia testified on passenger rail oversight and safety before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Several topics were discussed, including modernization efforts and infrastructure investment, mitigating railroad crossing deaths, increasing intercity passenger rail, and investment in high-speed rail. They also addressed funding challenges and the importance of state and local partnerships.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a roundtable discussion with legal experts on Supreme Court ethics. Supreme Court ethics became a hot topic after news reports revealed ethics concerns with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito's paid trips from Republican donors, Justice Sonia Sotomayor's book sales and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's concert tickets from Beyonce. Additionally, Justice Alito is under scrutiny for controversial political flags flown at two of his homes and a recent secret audio recording where the justice was talking to a liberal activist about religion and politics.
2024 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. He began his remarks largely on constitutional rights and free speech. He criticized President Biden for what he called "political censorship" on social media after he took office amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Kennedy also spoke on foreign policy comparing the U.S. to other democracies around the world saying, "our government targets its own people with propaganda, surveillance and censorshipwe've lost faith in ourselves as a good people and a great nation." Following his remarks he took questions from the audience on a range of questions including voter ID and immigration. Kennedy's remarks at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum came two months before the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation from the presidency.
Officials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Justice Department joined policy advocates and medical professionals to testify on youth vaping and illegal e-cigarette enforcement before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Several topics were addressed, including smoking cessation measures, health impacts of vaping, prohibiting the marketing of e-cigarettes to children and teens, and the need for stronger regulation of the e-cigarette market. They also addressed holding manufacturers of illicit e-cigarette manufacturers accountable, specifically the illegal products produced by Chinese manufacturers that have flooded the market the last few years.
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Conservative lawmakers and thought leaders including Vivek Ramaswamy and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) are among those speaking at The Peoples Convention, hosted by Turning Point Action in Detroit.
"It was shameful and a complete embarrassment that my extreme MAGA Republican colleagues decided to welcome the insurrectionist-in-chief back to the Capitol as a conquering hero," said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) during his weekly press conference when asked about former President Trump's visit to Capitol Hill the day before. On the National Defense Authorization Act, the minority leader acknowledged the bipartisan support it had when it came out of the Armed Services Committee, but said the "extreme MAGA Republicans are not interested in governing they have hijacked the National Defense Authorization Act in order to jam their extreme right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people." When asked about Supreme Court ethics of justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, Leader Jeffries said, "it appears that Justice Alito is a right-wing insurrectionist sympathizer, joined by his right-wing buddy Clarence Thomas."
Immigrant and former Army sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his experience as a US Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
A.J. Jacobs discussed his attempt to live like an American citizen of the 1790s and following the constitution as originally written. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Immigrant and former Army sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his experience as a US Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
A.J. Jacobs discussed his attempt to live like an American citizen of the 1790s and following the constitution as originally written. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
