Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo and Republican strategist John Feehery discuss the political news of the week,and Brookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon discusses the 2024 G7 Summit and the state of global democracy.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about the Biden administration's economic agenda and how it's benefitting the U.S. economy at the Economic Club of New York. She was also awarded the Peter G. Peterson Leadership Excellence Award.
"A lasting peace for Ukraine must be underwritten by Ukraine's own ability to defend itself now and to deter future aggression," said President Biden during a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, after the two leaders signed a security agreement. President Zelensky called the agreement "the strongest" since Ukraine's independence, and said, "this is an agreement on security, and thus, on the protection of human life." Also announced during the press conference was the release of $50 billion from frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine. When asked by the press about his son Hunter, who was recently found guilty of three felony gun charges, President Biden said, "I'm extremely proud of my son Hunter. He's overcome an addiction ... I said I'd abide by the jury decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him."
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) delivered remarks at The Peoples Convention, hosted by Turning Point Action in Detroit. He advocated for new Republican leadership in Congress and discussed the 2024 election.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. It would be his fourth time. And that sets a few Congress records: The greatest number of official speeches in Congress by one foreign leader. His introduction by Speaker Mike Johnson marks the fourth time Benjamin Netanyahu has been by introduced by a Republican speaker.\t And Israel takes over first place for the greatest number of total speeches by leaders of a foreign country to a Joint Meeting of Congress. Ten times by an Israeli Prime Minister or President.
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.
Attorney and Innocence Project executive director Christina Swarns joined us to talk about the history of the organization, the root causes of wrongful convictions, and some of the clients the Innocence Project has successfully represented over the years.
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.
House GOP leaders spoke briefly to the press after their caucus meeting with former President Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said his caucus was unified behind Mr. Trump's presidential candidacy and was hoping to work with him on a number of policy priorities should he win the election.
"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."
Attorney and Innocence Project executive director Christina Swarns joined us to talk about the history of the organization, the root causes of wrongful convictions, and some of the clients the Innocence Project has successfully represented over the years.
Attorney and Innocence Project executive director Christina Swarns joined us to talk about the history of the organization, the root causes of wrongful convictions, and some of the clients the Innocence Project has successfully represented over the years.
