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.
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) discussed pharmaceutical supply chains and drug shortages at an event hosted by The Hill. He covered a variety of topics including identifying drug shortages, working with the private sector to resolve supply chain issues, potential national security concerns around offshore drug production, and ways that Congress can enact legislation to resolve these issues.
"If you are a child in the system ... I see you; I believe you; I know what you're going through, and I won't give up on you," said Paris Hilton as she and other child welfare advocates testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on modernizing child welfare programs. They shared their personal experiences and advocated for transparency and accountability for injustices children face in child welfare programs. Topics included adoption, foster care, providing resources for children and parents, kinship care, and reauthorizing Title IV of the Social Security Act to provide federal funding for those in the system.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter joined the Center for American Progress for a discussion on increasing fair market competition, lowering the cost of goods for consumers, and revitalizing the U.S. food supply chain. Several topics were addressed, including challenges posed by farm consolidation in rural communities, how market competition creates a stronger economy, agriculture innovation, and reauthorization of the Farm Bill.
Former Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt testified before a House subcommittee on anti-doping efforts ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic games. The impetus for this hearing was a recent report by The New York Times that 23 members of the Chinese swimming team tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, with some of them winning medals. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was subsequently accused of covering up the incident. WADA's president, Witold Baka, was invited to testify but did not appear before the subcommittee. Several of the lawmakers called for the U.S. to withhold funding to WADA until the organization was more transparent and accountable.
Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Ken Wainstein testified on oversight of DHS intelligence before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence. Several topics were addressed, including the importance of intelligence sharing with state and local partners, the need for additional federal resources, the threat of terrorists crossing the Southern Border, fentanyl interdiction, and domestic violent extremism.
On January 16, 2024, after nearly 30 years, David Tatel retired as a judge on the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On the cover of his new memoir is a photo of Judge Tatel in his black robe with his dog Vixen standing on his left side. The book is titled "Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice." He says he wrote the book together with his wife Edie. "Day in and day out we sat at our long desk overlooking an immense oak tree and the hills beyond, Edie on the left with her laptop and me on the right with my brail computer. We wrote, we debated, we laughed, we deleted words, paragraphs, pages. Slowly but surely, a book emerged."
Texas Woman's University history professor Cecily Zander discussed the federal government's efforts to explore and control the American west from the early 1800's through the Civil War. Texas Woman's University is located in Denton.
Shenandoah University Civil War Institute Director Jonathan Noyalas talked about civilian casualties and the destruction of private property during the Civil War. This program was part of the 2024 Civil War Institute conference at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
On January 16, 2024, after nearly 30 years, David Tatel retired as a judge on the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On the cover of his new memoir is a photo of Judge Tatel in his black robe with his dog Vixen standing on his left side. The book is titled "Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice." He says he wrote the book together with his wife Edie. "Day in and day out we sat at our long desk overlooking an immense oak tree and the hills beyond, Edie on the left with her laptop and me on the right with my brail computer. We wrote, we debated, we laughed, we deleted words, paragraphs, pages. Slowly but surely, a book emerged."
Cindy Hahamovitch, former president of the Labor and Working-Class History Association, talked about the history of labor and immigration. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
Texas Woman's University history professor Cecily Zander discussed the federal government's efforts to explore and control the American west from the early 1800's through the Civil War. Texas Woman's University is located in Denton.
Shenandoah University Civil War Institute Director Jonathan Noyalas talked about civilian casualties and the destruction of private property during the Civil War. This program was part of the 2024 Civil War Institute conference at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
On January 16, 2024, after nearly 30 years, David Tatel retired as a judge on the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On the cover of his new memoir is a photo of Judge Tatel in his black robe with his dog Vixen standing on his left side. The book is titled "Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice." He says he wrote the book together with his wife Edie. "Day in and day out we sat at our long desk overlooking an immense oak tree and the hills beyond, Edie on the left with her laptop and me on the right with my brail computer. We wrote, we debated, we laughed, we deleted words, paragraphs, pages. Slowly but surely, a book emerged."