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HHS Official Can’t Say When Hill Will be Briefed on Unaccompanied Children Program

A senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) executive was unable to tell a congressional oversight subcommittee when a briefing requested four months ago will be scheduled on how the government processes placement of unaccompanied minors who cross into the U.S. at the Southern border. “On March 2, 2023, the [House Judiciary] Committee requested…


LIVE NOW: House Democrat Leadership Hold Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Democrat leadership, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), and Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on July 18. …


House Democrat Leadership Hold Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Democrat leadership, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), and Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on July 18. …


LIVE NOW: House Human Rights Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World” at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses Panel I: Rabbi Abraham Cooper Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Eric Patterson, Ph.D. President of the Religious Freedom Institute Reverend Susan Hayward Associate…


House Human Rights Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World” at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses Panel I: Rabbi Abraham Cooper Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Eric Patterson, Ph.D. President of the Religious Freedom Institute Reverend Susan Hayward Associate…


LIVE NOW: House Republican Leadership Holds Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Republican leadership, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 18. …


House Republican Leadership Holds Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Republican leadership, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 18. …


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific” at 10 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Mr. Michael Ronning Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia Bureau…


LIVE NOW: House Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific” at 10 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Mr. Michael Ronning Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia Bureau…


House Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Achieving Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific” at 10 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Mr. Michael Ronning Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia Bureau…