The vice president pledged to protect workers, public education, and ‘voting rights’ while speaking with union teachers and administrators. Vice President Kamala Harris pitched her campaign’s “pro-worker” focus in a speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) 88th national convention in Houston on July 25. “The fact is, unions helped build America’s middle class,
President Joe Biden hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House the day after the Israeli leader addressed a joint session of Congress. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on July 25 for a one-on-one meeting to discuss the ongoing Israel–Hamas war and U.S.–Israel relations.
President Joe Biden hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House the day after the Israeli leader addressed a joint session of Congress. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on July 25 for a one-on-one meeting to discuss the ongoing Israel–Hamas war and U.S.–Israel relations.
‘I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform because this is critical to our democracy,’ President Biden said. President Joe Biden said in a July 24 speech from the Oval Office that he plans to call for Supreme Court reform in his final stretch as America’s commander-in-chief. President Biden made the remarks after explaining his
The White House released a statement on July 22 saying President Biden would veto the bill if it came to his desk. The House passed a bill on July 24 to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other entities—although the bill is likely dead on arrival in the Senate
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R=La.) denounced the protesters’s actions. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republican members of Congress late July 24 replaced American flags that were taken down and burned by protesters protesting against Israel’s actions against Palestine. Video footage from Washington showed Mr. Johnson and colleagues saying the Pledge of Allegiance after
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that decades-old security vulnerabilities in federal buildings are continuing to go unaddressed. According to an agency report released on July 23, the Federal Protective Service (FPS)—which is responsible for the security of federal facilities and screening of visitors—is failing to detect prohibited items inside bags in 50 percent