President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in their first general election debate of 2024, hosted by CNN in Atlanta. Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash served as moderators to ask questions about abortion, immigration, foreign policy, climate change, and other topics. This was the first presidential debate between a sitting president and a former president.
Reta Jo Lewis, president and chair of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions on oversight of bank operations and U.S.-China economic competition. Several topics were addressed, including fossil fuel and green energy investments, U.S. manufacturing and trade, workplace culture concerns, and challenges posed by China's Belt and Road Initiative. She also spoke on the bank's China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP), which helps U.S. exporters remain competitive with China in key export areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), wireless communications, renewable energy, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Reta Jo Lewis, president and chair of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions on oversight of bank operations and U.S.-China economic competition. Several topics were addressed, including fossil fuel and green energy investments, U.S. manufacturing and trade, workplace culture concerns, and challenges posed by China's Belt and Road Initiative. She also spoke on the bank's China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP), which helps U.S. exporters remain competitive with China in key export areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), wireless communications, renewable energy, and semiconductor manufacturing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a news conference on the Republican Party's legislative agenda, news of the day, and the 2024 presidential debate.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden speak at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina. It's President Biden's first public appearance following the CNN presidential debate in Atlanta, the first general election debate of the cycle.
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Boozman (R-AR) reflected on the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a conversation hosted by the McCain Institute in Washington, DC. The senators were part of a congressional delegation to Normandy, France, to commemorate the anniversary of Allied troops invading German-occupied territory during World War II. They drew parallels between this historical event and the NATO alliance, especially amid the current Russia-Ukraine war and an upcoming NATO summit in Washington, DC to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. This conversation took place at the Russell Senate office building on Capitol Hill.
2024 presumptive Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia. It's his first public appearance following the CNN presidential debate in Atlanta, the first of the cycle.
The day after the first presidential debate of the year, President Joe Biden heads to Raleigh, NC and Donald Trump to Chesapeake, VA, interview with USA Today's Maureen Groppe on Supreme Court decision overturning Chevron deference precedent for federal regulations, House passes FY2025 spending bills for DoD, DHS and State Department, Secretary of State Blinken releases annual International Religious Freedom Report, country music legend Randy Travis goes before a House Subcommittee to support requiring radio stations to pay royalties to songs' performers.
Stella Morabito, senior contributor to The Federalist, argues that elites use our fear of loneliness to enforce social conformity. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins chronicled the life and political career of Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT). This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Stella Morabito, senior contributor to The Federalist, argues that elites use our fear of loneliness to enforce social conformity. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins chronicled the life and political career of Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT). This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Barron's Matt Peterson discusses President Biden and former President Trump's competing economic visions and journalist Chris Geidner discusses his Substack newsletter "Law Dork" and recent Supreme Court rulings.
