U.S. Senate Debate on FDA Commissioner Nomination
February 24, 2016Following leader remarks, the Senate resumes debate on Dr. Robert Cardiff’s nomination to be FDA commissioner. A confirmation vote is expected at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Following leader remarks, the Senate resumes debate on Dr. Robert Cardiff’s nomination to be FDA commissioner. A confirmation vote is expected at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The House convenes for a legislative session, with members expected to debate a bill under suspension of the rules to allow employees at medium and high security prisons to carry pepper spray. They also debate the rule for a bill on lawsuit…
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) criticized Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley and members of the Republican leadership for their pledge to block any Supreme Court nominee named by President Obama.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) defends Republican leaders' decision to block any Supreme Court nominee until after the 2016 presidential election. He calls Democrats' criticism "hypocrisy" and gives examples of past Democratic attempts to block…
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his department’s $40.6 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017.
President Obama signs H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation Act, a trade enforcement bill that includes language dealing with currency manipulation.
President Obama signs H.R. 1428, the Judicial Redress Act of 2015, which gives European citizens the right to pursue legal action in U.S. Courts if their personal data has been mishandled by U.S. officials in criminal and terror investigations.
Congressional leaders present the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the “Foot Soldiers” of the 1965 Voting Rights Marches, a group of men and women who peacefully marched from Selma to Montgomery in protest of the denial of their…
Carrie Severino, with the Judicial Crisis Network, discusses her organization’s support of Republican efforts to delay the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice until after the 2016 presidential election.
View More about Supreme Court NominationRepresentative John Carney (D-DE) and Representative James Renacci (R-OH) discuss the work of the Bipartisan Working Group, which they co-chair, as well as political polarization in Congress and the nation as a whole.
View More about BipartisanshipCIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen, NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart testify on world wide…
View More about Global ThreatsSecretary of State John Kerry testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2017 budget, as well as current international challenges confronting the U.S.
View More about the Fiscal Year 2017 BudgetJohn King testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to be the next secretary of Education.
View More with John KingFormer CIA Director Michael Hayden discusses his book Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror, in which he gives an inside look at national security. He is interviewed by former CIA Director James Woolsey.
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ADM Harris' opening statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaking on regional security issues in the Asia-Pacific
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Caller (Bernie Sanders Supporter) asks 'how are people to believe that Hillary Clinton if elected will over come Republican obstruction in Congres'. Instead of answering the callers question the guest (Winnie Stachelberg) explains policy differences…
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Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) defends Republican leaders' decision to block any Supreme Court nominee until after the 2016 presidential election. He calls Democrats' criticism "hypocrisy" and gives examples of past Democratic attempts to block…
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department’s $29 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) delivers his annual budget address at the state capitol in Harrisburg.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hosts a discussion in Columbia, South Carolina with five women whose children died in police-involved incidents, including the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, and Eric Garner.