Category: Executive Branch

China Commission Hearing on North Korean Refugees and China’s Forced Repatriation

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing on “North Korean Refugees and the Imminent Danger of Forced Repatriation from China” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. Robert R. King, former special envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues with the U.S. Department of State; Jung Hoon Lee, dean of the Graduate School…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Section 702 of the FISA and Related Surveillance Authorities

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…


LIVE NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Section 702 of the FISA and Related Surveillance Authorities

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…


Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Section 702 of the FISA and Related Surveillance Authorities

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Treasury Secretary Yellen Testifies on State of the International Financial System to House

Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Janet Yellen testifies on the State of the International Financial System to the House Financial Service Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. …


LIVE NOW: Treasury Secretary Yellen Testifies on State of the International Financial System to House

Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Janet Yellen testifies on the State of the International Financial System to the House Financial Service Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. …


Treasury Secretary Yellen Testifies on State of the International Financial System to House

Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Janet Yellen testifies on the State of the International Financial System to the House Financial Service Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. …


Karine Jean-Pierre’s ‘Mega MAGA Republicans’ Remarks Violated Hatch Act Says Watchdog

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was found to have violated the Hatch Act during official press briefings last year. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) concluded that her comments regarding “mega MAGA Republican officials” and her derogatory statements about the Republican Party were in violation of the Hatch Act, which aims to prevent…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Ohio’s Lawsuit Over Using Pandemic Relief for Tax Cuts

The Supreme Court refused on June 12 to hear Ohio’s argument that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally prevents states from using COVID-19-related pandemic relief funding to offset tax cuts. This is the second time this year that the court has turned down a state’s petition challenging a tax-related provision in ARPA. The $1.7-trillion…


Future of Bill to Nullify ATF Pistol Brace Rule Is Bleak, Even If It Clears Republican House

News Analysis A bill to nullify a controversial rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating pistol stabilizing braces will be debated in the House of Representatives this week. Few believe it has much of a future after that. The House will debate HJ 44, a bill to nullify the pistol…