Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will testify before Congress next month about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced in a June 17 letter that Ms. Psaki has consented to take part in a transcribed interview on July 26 to address the Afghanistan withdrawal. “The Committee has
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun appeared before the U.S. Senate on June 18 to discuss the company’s safety culture after a January airplane incident that increased public and regulatory scrutiny on the aerospace company. He began his opening remarks by turning to face and apologize to the family members of the 2018 and 2019 737 Max
‘The EEOC exceeded its statutory authority [and] unlawfully expropriated the authority of Congress,’ wrote U.S. District Judge David Joseph. A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked enforcement of a rule in two states that required employers to provide accommodations to employees who want to undergo elective abortions, with the judge siding with plaintiffs who argued
The universities are in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. The U.S. Department of Education said on June 17 that the University of Michigan and New York’s City University system failed to adequately investigate and address complaints of anti-Semitic or anti-Palestinian
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce objected to the Democrats’ request for the SEC to issue such a statement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) not to follow a climate change-related request from 37 Democrat lawmakers. These lawmakers want the SEC to ask U.S. companies to follow different
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce objected to the Democrats’ request for the SEC to issue such a statement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 17 asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to not follow a climate change-related request from 37 Democrat lawmakers. These lawmakers want the SEC to ask U.S. companies to follow
Sam Mohawk, a Boeing quality assurance investigator, alleges the company mishandled and improperly stored ‘nonconforming’ parts that were used for jets. A new Boeing whistleblower was announced late on June 17 by a Senate committee less than 24 hours before it will hold the first hearing featuring the company’s chief since the Alaska Airlines door