The Senate will debate the nomination of Acting Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel to serve another term as a member of the Commission. If confirmed, she would also become the first female permanent FCC Chair.
Senators Rubio and Menendez speak to reporters ahead of President Biden’s virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine.
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senate colleagues holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol to introduce the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, which is aimed at targeting payments to families of alleged Palestinian terrorists.
Defense Department Spokesman John Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirms that the U.S. will not send a diplomatic or official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and will support U.S. athletes from home. Other topics include COVID testing, Russia-Ukraine tensions.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland holds announces a lawsuit against Texas under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act challenging its redistricting plan, which it says discriminates against Latinos and Blacks.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears the oral argument in Patel v. Garland, Attorney General, a case on federal court jurisdiction and immigration law.
The inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police testifies on the Jan. 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol before the Senate Rules & Administration Committee.
View More January 6Defense and State Department officials testify on the threat from al Qaeda, ISIS and other terrorist groups.
View More terrorismUndersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. policy toward Russia.
View More RussiaAmerican History TV presents coverage of the International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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View More American History TVBook TV presents coverage of the 2021 Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.
View More Book TVThe January 6 Select Committee unanimously votes in favor of a criminal contempt referral to the U.S. House for Jeffrey Clark. Mr. Clark is a former senior Justice Department official who served during the Trump administration.
National Journal Senate reporter Zach Cohen discusses Congress’s stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government until February 18, 2022.
Dr. Kristin Englund, an infectious disease physician at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses the latest on the new Omicron variant.