In 1987, House & Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the president's 2025 budget request during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing occurred one day after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed impeachment articles against the secretary. A few Republican senators criticized the move during the hearing. Others focused on topics related to border security, fentanyl interdiction and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal application process.
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing to examine the role of shell companies in facilitating transnational crime, such as fentanyl trafficking. Key topics included bad actors using such companies for money laundering and cartels using registered U.S. aircraft to smuggle illegal drugs. The Corporate Transparency Act was passed in 2021, which is intended to outlaw anonymous U.S. shell companies.
Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, spoke about the alliance's importance to the U.S. and internationally as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The ambassador also discussed NATO's recent expansion to add new members - Sweden and Finland - as the Russia-Ukraine War continues. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II. The security alliance with members including the U.S. and other members states agree to defend each other in an attack by a non-NATO member. The Georgetown University Center for Security Studies hosted this conversation with Ambassador Smith and other experts and historians to mark NATO's anniversary.
Defense Dept. and military officials testified on President Biden's 2025 missile defense programs budget request during a public hearing before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Topics included hypersonic technology, deterrence and the evolving global threat environment.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the president's 2025 budget request during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing occurred one day after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed impeachment articles against the secretary. A few Republican senators criticized the move during the hearing. Others focused on topics related to border security, fentanyl interdiction and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal application process.
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing to examine the role of shell companies in facilitating transnational crime, such as fentanyl trafficking. Key topics included bad actors using such companies for money laundering and cartels using registered U.S. aircraft to smuggle illegal drugs. The Corporate Transparency Act was passed in 2021, which is intended to outlaw anonymous U.S. shell companies.
Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, spoke about the alliance's importance to the U.S. and internationally as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The ambassador also discussed NATO's recent expansion to add new members - Sweden and Finland - as the Russia-Ukraine War continues. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II. The security alliance with members including the U.S. and other members states agree to defend each other in an attack by a non-NATO member. The Georgetown University Center for Security Studies hosted this conversation with Ambassador Smith and other experts and historians to mark NATO's anniversary.
Defense Dept. and military officials testified on President Biden's 2025 missile defense programs budget request during a public hearing before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Topics included hypersonic technology, deterrence and the evolving global threat environment.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the president's 2025 budget request during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing occurred one day after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed impeachment articles against the secretary. A few Republican senators criticized the move during the hearing. Others focused on topics related to border security, fentanyl interdiction and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal application process.
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing to examine the role of shell companies in facilitating transnational crime, such as fentanyl trafficking. Key topics included bad actors using such companies for money laundering and cartels using registered U.S. aircraft to smuggle illegal drugs. The Corporate Transparency Act was passed in 2021, which is intended to outlaw anonymous U.S. shell companies.
Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, spoke about the alliance's importance to the U.S. and internationally as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The ambassador also discussed NATO's recent expansion to add new members - Sweden and Finland - as the Russia-Ukraine War continues. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II. The security alliance with members including the U.S. and other members states agree to defend each other in an attack by a non-NATO member. The Georgetown University Center for Security Studies hosted this conversation with Ambassador Smith and other experts and historians to mark NATO's anniversary.
Defense Dept. and military officials testified on President Biden's 2025 missile defense programs budget request during a public hearing before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Topics included hypersonic technology, deterrence and the evolving global threat environment.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the president's 2025 budget request during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing occurred one day after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed impeachment articles against the secretary. A few Republican senators criticized the move during the hearing. Others focused on topics related to border security, fentanyl interdiction and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal application process.
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing to examine the role of shell companies in facilitating transnational crime, such as fentanyl trafficking. Key topics included bad actors using such companies for money laundering and cartels using registered U.S. aircraft to smuggle illegal drugs. The Corporate Transparency Act was passed in 2021, which is intended to outlaw anonymous U.S. shell companies.
Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, spoke about the alliance's importance to the U.S. and internationally as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The ambassador also discussed NATO's recent expansion to add new members - Sweden and Finland - as the Russia-Ukraine War continues. NATO was established in April 1949 following World War II. The security alliance with members including the U.S. and other members states agree to defend each other in an attack by a non-NATO member. The Georgetown University Center for Security Studies hosted this conversation with Ambassador Smith and other experts and historians to mark NATO's anniversary.
Defense Dept. and military officials testified on President Biden's 2025 missile defense programs budget request during a public hearing before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Topics included hypersonic technology, deterrence and the evolving global threat environment.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the president's 2025 budget request during a public hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing occurred one day after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed impeachment articles against the secretary. A few Republican senators criticized the move during the hearing. Others focused on topics related to border security, fentanyl interdiction and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal application process.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on his department's activities, including U.S. diplomacy, global challenges, and the 2025 budget request, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on his department's activities, including U.S. diplomacy, global challenges, and the 2025 budget request, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The presidents of Northwestern, Rutgers, and UCLA testify on pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses--including allegations of antisemitism--as the Israel-Hamas war continues in Gaza. The House Education and Workforce Committee holds the hearing.
