Pentagon Officials Testify on Oversight of U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine
The Defense Department's inspector general and other Pentagon officials testified on oversight of U.S. military aid to Ukraine before the House Armed Services Committee. Defense Undersecretary for...
View ArticleSenate Homeland Security Hearing on National Security Threats
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Director Christine Abizaid testified on national security threats before the Senate Homeland...
View ArticleUkrainian President Zelensky Address to Joint Meeting of Congress
"Against all odds, and doom and gloom scenarios, Ukraine didn't fall," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he began his remarks to a joint meeting of Congress on U.S. support for Ukraine in...
View ArticlePrime Minister Netanyahu United Nations Address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
View ArticleState Department Town Hall Meeting
Secretary Hillary Clinton spoke at a town hall meeting with State Department employees. She began with a review of the State Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). She warned...
View ArticlePresident Nixon's "Silent Majority" Speech on Vietnam War
President Nixon talked to the nation about the prospects for peace in Vietnam. He outlined a program of "Vietnamization" in which the U.S. military would gradually turn over operations to South...
View ArticleSenior Military Commander Nominees
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for several military commanders. The commander chosen to replace General David Petraeus in Afghanistan was Lieutenant General John Allen....
View ArticleU.S. Policy Toward Iraq
Secretary Rice testified about the Bush administration's latest Iraq policy and plans to add 21,500 troops to the forces stationed in Iraq in an effort to bring greater security to the country. In...
View ArticlePresidential Speech in Egypt
President Obama delivered a speech at Cairo University and spoke about U.S. relations with, and outreach to, the Muslim world. He spoke about finding "common ground" and "a new beginning" with the...
View ArticlePresident Bush Speech to Troops
President Bush spoke to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq while on a visit to the country to sigh a status of forces agreement with the Iraqi government. He praised the service of the military personnel...
View ArticleSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Mr. Feinberg announced the ground rules for federal compensation for victims of September 11 terrorist attacks. He said compensation would average $1.6 million per victim and would not take into...
View ArticlePresident Obama News Conference with President Calderon
President Obama and Mexico President Felipe Calderon held a joint news conference in Mexico City. In their remarks and answers to questions they focused on the need to crack down on smuggling of...
View ArticleWikileaks,the Espionage Act, and the Constitution
Constitutional law and national security scholars testified on the constitutionality of prosecuting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange under the 1917 Espionage Act. Among the topics addressed were the...
View ArticleSummer Worker Visas
Mr. Khanna talked about the effects of the cap on summer visas. Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service imposed a limit on the number of summer visas that would be issued, some hospitality and...
View ArticleHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Biden Administration Foreign...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden administration's foreign policy agenda. Members asked a range of questions on future relations with...
View ArticleImmigrant Farm Workers
Witnesses spoke about the American agricultural sector's reliance on foreign, and often undocumented, workers to pick fruit and vegetables on America's farms. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert appeared...
View ArticlePresident Biden Pays Respect to U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the "dignified transfer" of U.S. service members' remains at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. An attack at the Kabul Airport in...
View ArticleNational Victory Celebration Parade
Bands played, troops marched, flags flew and military weaponry and equipment rolled down Constitution Avenue during the $12 million National Victory Celebration Parade in Washington, DC. The parade,...
View ArticleIran-Contra Minority Report
Several of the Republican members of the Iran-Contra Select Committees gathered to announce that they were releasing a separate minority report which they believed was less punitive and provide a more...
View ArticleVice President Pence on U.S.-China Relations
During remarks on the long history of relations between the U.S. and China at the Hudson Institute, Vice President Mike Pence accused China of interfering in the 2018 midterm elections. He stressed, as...
View ArticleStephen Vladeck on FBI Probe of Hillary Clinton's Emails
Professor Stephen Vladeck talked about the legal issues involved following the FBI's October 28 announcement it would examine new evidence in its probe into 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary...
View ArticleWhite House Daily Briefing
At the daily White House briefing Sarah Sanders told reporters President Trump has 100 percent confidence in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The remarks came after the president said in an interview...
View ArticlePresidential Address on Death of Osama bin Laden
In a rare, Sunday-evening address to the nation from the White House, President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a raid on a private compound outside Islamabad, Pakistan.
View ArticleRussian Election Interference
The Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Intelligence Committee held their first news conference since opening an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Committee Chair...
View ArticlePresidential News Conference
President Biden held his first official news conference in the White House East Room, announcing at the top of his remarks a new goal of 200 million vaccination shots in his first 100 days. The...
View ArticlePresidential Meeting with Immigration Officials
President Biden met with Cabinet members and immigration officials to discuss the rise in unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border. At the start, the president announced that Vice President...
View ArticleHouse Minority Leader Weekly Briefing
At her weekly briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answered questions on various topics, including North Korea, the farm bill, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and the...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Weekly Briefing
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues. Topics included Homeland Security Department funding and President Obama's draft Authorization for...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Email Investigation, Part 1
FBI Director James Comey testified at a hearing on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email servers, as well as the decision to not recommend criminal charges against her....
View ArticleIsraeli Prime Minister U.N. General Assembly Address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly. He focused on the dangers of the nuclear agreement with Iran.
View ArticleSecretary of State Mike Pompeo News Conference
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a news conference at the State Department, taking questions on issues that included the 2020 presidential election.
View ArticlePresident Biden Visits Shanksville Fire Department
President Biden spoke with reporters while visiting the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, volunteer fire department on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The president praised the...
View ArticleRussian Interference in 2016 Election
In his first public appearance since his May 2017 dismissal, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential...
View ArticleRussian President Putin Statement on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced after a Security Council meeting that Russia would recognize the independence of the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine's Donbas region.
View ArticleUkrainian President Zelensky Addresses Congress
In a virtual address to Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for the U.S. to support a no-fly zone over his country. President Zelensky also asked the U.S. to provide fighter jets,...
View ArticlePresident Biden Remarks on Democracy
"We must be honest with each other and with ourselves," said President Biden, continuing, "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal. Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans...
View ArticleFiscal Year 2015 Defense Budget Request
Senior Defense Department and military service officials briefed reporters on the fiscal year 2015 defense budget and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review. The $496 billion request included reductions...
View ArticleWhite House Daily Briefing
During her daily briefing with reporters, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden had not made a decision on banning Russian oil imports. She also reaffirmed that the president...
View ArticleIran-Contra Investigation, Day 23
Oliver North was sworn in by Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI). Mr. North testified that he had authority and approval from his superiors for all his activities. He maintained that he assumed presidential...
View ArticleSecretary of State Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state. Mr. Blinken was questioned about a range of foreign policy issues that included the...
View ArticleDiplomacy and Foreign Aid Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, and other witnesses testified at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid. They talked about the work being done in Africa, and the value of continuing to invest in countries...
View ArticlePresidential Address
President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress following terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He pledged to pursue terrorists around the world, called on...
View ArticleFacebook, Google and Twitter Executives on Russian Disinformation
Twitter, Facebook, and Google officials testified at a hearing on social media and Russian influence in the 2016 elections. The hearing was part of an ongoing investigation by several congressional...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking and Slavery
Actor Ashton Kutcher and Elisa Massimino from Human Rights First testified at a hearing on ways to improve federal support for combating human trafficking and slavery. Mr. Kutcher, co-founder of the...
View ArticleForeign Agents Registration Act
Financier and former Russia investor William Browder testified at a hearing on the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). This law requires those representing the political interests of foreign powers...
View ArticleIsraeli Prime Minister Address to Joint Meeting of Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress. He thanked the U.S. for standing with Israel throughout history and outlined his opposition to a possible deal with Iran...
View ArticleWhite House Daily Briefing
Sarah Sanders took reporters' questions at the daily briefing. She said the Trump administration plans to release its immigration legislative framework on January 29, 2017. In addition, she addressed...
View ArticleArchitects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth
Richard Gage talked about his group, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, which claimed that the World Trade Center was brought down by explosive demolition on September 11, 2001. The group was...
View ArticleHearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
David Grusch, whistleblower and former Defense Department employee, testified alongside former military pilots about their firsthand accounts of UFOs or UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena). They...
View ArticlePresident Biden Meets with Ukrainian President at White House
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to reporters before a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, the first of two White House meetings the two leaders had that afternoon.
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