Public Schedule – February 6, 2024

***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 6:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 6:55 p.m.

7 House Democrats Join Republicans Urging Biden Reverse on Natural Gas Export Pause

As European allies have turned from Russia to the United States for their natural gas, the lawmakers are questioning why the president would pause US supply. Congressional Energy Export Caucus co-chairs Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Luis Correa (D-Calif.) joined their Republican caucus co-chairs, Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Jody Arrington (R-Texas), in a Monday, Feb. 5

US ‘Would Be Naive’ to Assume CCP Won’t Attempt Election Interference: House China Committee Leader

Leader of the Select Committee on the CCP warned that ‘we have to be super vigilant’ against potential communist Chinese influence operations. The United States “would be naive” to assume that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) won’t try to interfere with the 2024 elections, according to a House panel leader on strategic competition with the

Trump Codefendant Joins Push to Disqualify Fani Willis for ‘Prejudicial’ Behavior

Codefendants are seeking an evidentiary hearing. As Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis moved to cancel a hearing that would further spotlight allegations of misconduct in the high profile election case she is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump and 15 codefendants, several of those codefendants are arguing that an evidentiary hearing needs to be

Trump’s Brief to Supreme Court Pushes Back on Colorado Ballot Disqualification

The former president spends much of his brief disputing that the Constitution considered him an ‘officer of the United States.’ Former President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court just days before oral arguments on Feb. 8 that a former Colorado legislator advanced flawed arguments to defend his ballot disqualification under Section 3 of the 14th

Biden Brags About Defying Supreme Court on Student Debt Cancellation, Claims No Cost to Taxpayers

President Joe Biden has boasted about defying the Supreme Court ruling that blocked his debt forgiveness scheme while falsely claiming no cost to taxpayers. During a speech in Las Vegas on Sunday, President Joe Biden boasted that he has continued canceling student debt thanks to workarounds in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that

BBC Fires Anti-Semitic Staffer Who Railed Against Jewish ‘Parasites’

The BBC has sacked its senior staffer who came under fire for posting anti-Semitic remarks on Facebook in recent months.  The outlet confirmed on Monday that it had fired Dawn Queva, a senior scheduling coordinator and playout planner at BBC Three who frequently used anti-Semitic slurs online, including “Nazi apartheid parasites,” “thieving squatters,” and “subcontinental melanin