City University of New York professor Angus Johnston and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) discuss the history and impact of the campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "one more weekend" to consider stepping down from the chamber's top leadership post, saying he had failed the Republican conference by shepherding foreign aid bills and other legislation they opposed through House passage. If he did not resign, the two lawmakers said they would move forward with an already filed motion to vacate in the coming week. Rep. Massie suggested Rep. Johnson give a long notice-period to avoid causing a roadblock to ongoing legislative work, as happened when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) resigned in October 2023.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "one more weekend" to consider stepping down from the chamber's top leadership post, saying he had failed the Republican conference by shepherding foreign aid bills and other legislation they opposed through House passage. If he did not resign, the two lawmakers said they would move forward with an already filed motion to vacate in the coming week. Rep. Massie suggested Rep. Johnson give a long notice-period to avoid causing a roadblock to ongoing legislative work, as happened when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) resigned in October 2023.
"Marjorie Taylor Greene is the star of the show. The show is called 'Republicans Gone Wild,'" said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) as he briefed reporters from the Capitol after House Democrats announced support for Speaker Johnson should his job be on the line. Leader Jeffries continued to say, "House Republicans are either unwilling or unable to get Marjorie Taylor Greene and the extreme MAGA Republicans under control--and so it's going to take a bipartisan coalition or partnership to accomplish that objective. In addition, Rep. Jeffries criticized Florida's six-week abortion ban that went into effect and said, "Freedom is under assault by extreme MAGA Republicans and ground zero, at the moment, is in Florida." He also discussed antisemitism on college campuses ahead of a House debate and vote on the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members of the committee held a news conference at George Washington University amid pro-Palestinian protests taking place on the campus. Rep. Comer said he and his colleagues were on campus to ensure that students were safe, and he alleged that there were non-student protesters who had trespassed onto the university's property. Chair Comer also announced that there would be an emergency hearing about the protests the following Wednesday, featuring Washington, DC's mayor and police chief.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that the federal reserve board's benchmark interest rate would remain unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5% due to inflation still remaining too high. He also said it was "unlikely" there would be a rate-hike in the near-future, saying the current rate is sufficiently restrictive for lowering inflation to the federal reserve's 2% goal. Mr. Powell's remarks occurred at his monthly news conference, following the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting on April 30-May 1. The Fed's benchmark interest rate has not changed since July 2023.
Former President Trump was in Freeland, Michigan where he campaigned for his bid for a return to the White House. The presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee spoke about the New York hush money case against him, in which he called it the "Biden trial" and a "fake trial." He also said the judge in the case is "crooked and conflicted" and that the judge "unconstitutionally gaged" him. He also touted his administration's role in returning the issue of abortion back to the states and thanked the U.S. Supreme Court for their "wisdom and courage" following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "one more weekend" to consider stepping down from the chamber's top leadership post, saying he had failed the Republican conference by shepherding foreign aid bills and other legislation they opposed through House passage. If he did not resign, the two lawmakers said they would move forward with an already filed motion to vacate in the coming week. Rep. Massie suggested Rep. Johnson give a long notice-period to avoid causing a roadblock to ongoing legislative work, as happened when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) resigned in October 2023.
"Marjorie Taylor Greene is the star of the show. The show is called 'Republicans Gone Wild,'" said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) as he briefed reporters from the Capitol after House Democrats announced support for Speaker Johnson should his job be on the line. Leader Jeffries continued to say, "House Republicans are either unwilling or unable to get Marjorie Taylor Greene and the extreme MAGA Republicans under control--and so it's going to take a bipartisan coalition or partnership to accomplish that objective. In addition, Rep. Jeffries criticized Florida's six-week abortion ban that went into effect and said, "Freedom is under assault by extreme MAGA Republicans and ground zero, at the moment, is in Florida." He also discussed antisemitism on college campuses ahead of a House debate and vote on the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act.
House lawmakers debated legislation to combat antisemitism on college campuses. It requires the Education Department to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members of the committee held a news conference at George Washington University amid pro-Palestinian protests taking place on the campus. Rep. Comer said he and his colleagues were on campus to ensure that students were safe, and he alleged that there were non-student protesters who had trespassed onto the university's property. Chair Comer also announced that there would be an emergency hearing about the protests the following Wednesday, featuring Washington, DC's mayor and police chief.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that the federal reserve board's benchmark interest rate would remain unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5% due to inflation still remaining too high. He also said it was "unlikely" there would be a rate-hike in the near-future, saying the current rate is sufficiently restrictive for lowering inflation to the federal reserve's 2% goal. Mr. Powell's remarks occurred at his monthly news conference, following the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting on April 30-May 1. The Fed's benchmark interest rate has not changed since July 2023.
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, discussed campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and the situation in Gaza.
Former President Trump was in Freeland, Michigan where he campaigned for his bid for a return to the White House. The presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee spoke about the New York hush money case against him, in which he called it the "Biden trial" and a "fake trial." He also said the judge in the case is "crooked and conflicted" and that the judge "unconstitutionally gaged" him. He also touted his administration's role in returning the issue of abortion back to the states and thanked the U.S. Supreme Court for their "wisdom and courage" following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "one more weekend" to consider stepping down from the chamber's top leadership post, saying he had failed the Republican conference by shepherding foreign aid bills and other legislation they opposed through House passage. If he did not resign, the two lawmakers said they would move forward with an already filed motion to vacate in the coming week. Rep. Massie suggested Rep. Johnson give a long notice-period to avoid causing a roadblock to ongoing legislative work, as happened when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) resigned in October 2023.
"Marjorie Taylor Greene is the star of the show. The show is called 'Republicans Gone Wild,'" said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) as he briefed reporters from the Capitol after House Democrats announced support for Speaker Johnson should his job be on the line. Leader Jeffries continued to say, "House Republicans are either unwilling or unable to get Marjorie Taylor Greene and the extreme MAGA Republicans under control--and so it's going to take a bipartisan coalition or partnership to accomplish that objective. In addition, Rep. Jeffries criticized Florida's six-week abortion ban that went into effect and said, "Freedom is under assault by extreme MAGA Republicans and ground zero, at the moment, is in Florida." He also discussed antisemitism on college campuses ahead of a House debate and vote on the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members of the committee held a news conference at George Washington University amid pro-Palestinian protests taking place on the campus. Rep. Comer said he and his colleagues were on campus to ensure that students were safe, and he alleged that there were non-student protesters who had trespassed onto the university's property. Chair Comer also announced that there would be an emergency hearing about the protests the following Wednesday, featuring Washington, DC's mayor and police chief.
House lawmakers debated legislation to combat antisemitism on college campuses. It requires the Education Department to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
Kevin Sabet of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana and Paul Armentano from the Nat'l Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law discuss DEA plans to reclassify the drug and Axios' Maria Curi discusses a potential TikTok ban.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies on President Biden's 2025 budget request for the agency and discusses funding to rebuild the Baltimore Key Bridge following its collapse earlier in the year.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Biden's 2025 budget request for the agency and discusses funding to rebuild the Baltimore Key Bridge following its collapse earlier in the year.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Biden's 2025 budget request for the agency and discusses funding to rebuild the Baltimore Key Bridge following its collapse earlier in the year.
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New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine & America's role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard University Belfer Center senior fellow Paula Dobriansky.
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of "Profiles in Mental Health Courage," talked about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it.
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of "Profiles in Mental Health Courage," talked about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it.
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of "Profiles in Mental Health Courage," talked about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it.
