Tag: Executive Branch

LIVE NOW: Multi-National Officials Warn of Dangers of Crossing US-Mexico Border Illegally

Officials from the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru hold a press conference at 11:45 a.m. ET on April in Yuma, Arizona, to warn about the dangers of crossing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally. …


US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


LIVE NOW: US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


Biden Admin Files Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on April 26 challenging Tennessee’s newly-enacted law banning transgender medical procedures for children, arguing that the legislation violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. In a press release, the DOJ said it also asked the court to issue an immediate order to stop the law—Senate Bill 1, or SB…


Biden Holds Notes of Reporter’s Questions Before Calling on Her

President Joe Biden on Wednesday was pictured holding a cheat sheet that showed he knew a reporter’s question in advance. The incident took place in the White House Rose Garden as Biden was hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on his first visit to the United States as the two nations have reached a nuclear…


President Biden Holds Note With Reporter’s Question Before Calling on Her

President Joe Biden on Wednesday was pictured holding a cheat sheet that showed he knew a reporter’s question in advance. The incident took place in the White House Rose Garden as Biden was hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on his first visit to the United States as the two nations have reached a nuclear…


House Panel Debates Whether Biden-Era Energy Policies Benefit China

China’s gains and losses from energy policies during Joe Biden’s presidency were a contested topic during an April 26 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee. “Until we increase U.S. capacity for critical mineral extraction and refining, increasing our reliance on renewable energy and EVs [electric vehicles] will…


Biden Admin Warns Illegal Immigrants Risk Removal From US

Border officials working under President Joe Biden’s administration have issued a warning that those who illegally enter the United States face the possibility of being expelled from the country altogether. The United States faces a potentially massive surge in illegal immigrant crossings as the Biden administration is seeking to wind down a pandemic-era order under…


Biden, South Korea’s Yoon Issue ‘Extended Deterrence’ Pledge Aimed at North Korea

The United States has had no success in persuading Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime to denuclearize, but a new deal in reaffirming a 70-year treaty will keep South Korea from building its own nuclear arsenal. In exchange for South Korea’s commitment to remain in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the United States will…


House Oversight Hearing on How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on China in Our Backyard: How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 26. …