Author Rick Atkinson and Generals Joseph Dunford, John Kelly, and Jim Mattis discussed the role of the military in a democracy. The 2023 George Washington Symposium was hosted by George Wash…
651 viewsOn their way to a memorial service for the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at the Washington National Cathedral, the McCain family made a brief stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to lay a…
2,835 viewsPeter MacDonald, who served in World War II as a Navajo code talker, made introductory remarks at a White House Oval Office event honoring the Native American who were recruited into the U.S…
11,089 viewsWhite House Chief of Staff John Kelly addressed reporters. He defended President Trump’s call to the widow of Army Sergeant La David Johnson and said the president made a brave decision to c…
22,802 viewsWhite House Chief of Staff John Kelly spoke to reporters at the daily briefing. He answered several questions on a range of issues, including the president’s recent tweets on Puerto Rico. He…
4,036 viewsAt the annual conference of the Center for a New American Security, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced new aviation security measures applied to “all commercial flights coming …
60 viewsHouse Homeland Security Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) spoke with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly about a broad range of threats confronting his department, the country, and th…
404 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan held his weekly briefing with reporters before leaving town for the July 4 recess. Topics included President Trump’s tweets about MSNBC “Morning Joe” hosts, health ca…
2,558 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified about President Trump’s 2018 budget request for his agency. He answered senators' questions and addressed several issues including terrorism,…
6,350 viewsBefore convening a meeting of his Cabinet, President Trump talked at length about the time it took for his Cabinet members to be approved by the Senate. Afterward, each member of the cabinet…
27,192 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified at a hearing on President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. He defended the president’s proposed budget cuts for his department and t…
885 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly spoke before a Senate subcommittee about his department’s budget request for 2018. One of the areas he discussed was his concern of homegrown terrorism…
1,038 viewsPresident Trump addressed the 2017 Coast Guard Academy graduating class. In his remarks he thanked graduates for their service and talked about facing adversity, urging them to “fight, fight…
2,859 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivers remarks on U.S. policy toward Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. He stressed that if lawmakers didn’t like existing immigration laws then t…
396 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly and White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney outlined the details of the government spending bill at the daily White House briefing. Director Mulvaney…
5,614 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly and the acting director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the opening of the new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (V…
867 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivered remarks at George Washington University on security threats. He outlined the top priorities of his agency including transnational organized c…
2,452 viewsHomeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified at a hearing on public safety concerns and possible ways to improve border security, including planned construction of a border wall. Committ…
7,642 viewsSecretary of State Rex Tillerson, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced the president’s latest executive order on immigration and refugees. This…
3,873 viewsSecretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly joined their Mexican counterparts in a statement to the press. The leaders met in Mexico City and discussed trade …
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