Maine State of the Budget Address
Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) gave the State of the Budget address in Augusta. She discussed the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and thanked nurses, teachers, and frontline worker…
286 viewsMaine Governor Janet Mills (D) gave the State of the Budget address in Augusta. She discussed the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and thanked nurses, teachers, and frontline worker…
286 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle489 viewsPresident Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered remarks in the East Room following their first bilateral meeting, with the prime minister participating remotely via vide…
973 viewsLawmakers on Capitol Hill held a moment of silence in memory of the 500,000 Americans who had died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began almost a year ago.
4,860 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Four of the bills rename post offices, including for two late U.S. representatives, Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Joseph Rainey (R-…
View in Congressional Chronicle645 viewsPresident Biden held his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Biden provided welcome remarks telling Prime Minister Trudeau that “the United Sates h…
1,501 viewsState Department Spokesperson Ned Price briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues.
451 viewsGeorgetown Law Professor Rosa Brooks detailed her experiences in policing after becoming an armed reserve police officer in Washington, D.C. She was interviewed by Houston Police Chief and M…
942 viewsThe Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the SolarWinds cyber hack. They discussed how the cyber hack happened and why it took so long for the hackers to be detected. The p…
5,798 viewsMilitary historian James Carl Nelson looked at the efforts of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York, who was responsible for seizing German positions in the 1918 Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last ma…
513 viewsSenior national correspondent for Huffington Post Jonathan Cohn explained the history of the Affordable Care Act, what it has meant for Americans, and what is next for health coverage in the…
174 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: Tom Vilsack for secretary of the Department of Agriculture, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield for U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly.
View in Congressional Chronicle941 viewsMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Senate Republican leaders spoke with reporters following their party luncheon.
996 viewsFollowing their weekly caucus luncheon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke to Capitol Hill reporters.
792 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,340 viewsPresident Biden and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with Black essential workers that included a pharmacist, grocery s…
3,413 viewsWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on news of the day. She took questions on a range of topics, including President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Canadian Prime Minister J…
4,454 viewsJayme Lemke, senior fellow with George Mason University’s Mercatus Center’s F. A. Hayek Program, talked about the social and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the respo…
680 viewsThe Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and then voted in favor of limiting debate on her nomination for U.S. representative to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,621 viewsExecutives with pharmaceutical companies producing a COVID-19 vaccine gave lawmakers an update on their progress with regards to research, production, and distribution. As of this hearing on…
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