White House Announces Biden Will Deliver State of the Union Address Next Month
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White House Announces Biden Will Deliver State of the Union Address Next Month
White House Announces , Biden Will Deliver
State of the Union , Address Next Month.
On January 13, the White House announced that
President Joe Biden will deliver a State of the Union
address to Congress on Tuesday, February 7.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
The president has accepted it
and looks forward to delivering
the State of the Union address.
We truly appreciate the kind
invitation by Speaker McCarthy, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via ABC.
McCarthy tweeted a copy of his letter to the president,
noting that it was his "solemn obligation" to make
the invitation as the new Speaker of the House.
The American people sent us to
Washington to deliver a new direction
for the country, to find common
ground, and to debate their priorities, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, via Twitter.
ABC reports that McCarthy's invitation to the president
has a sharply contrasting tone compared to last year's
invitation from former speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Since becoming House Speaker, McCarthy told Congress that it must investigate potential mishandling of classified documents by Biden, news of which surfaced last week.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
At the time, Biden reportedly highlighted his
administation's efforts to combat rising inflation and
enacting what he called "a unity agenda for the nation."
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McCarthy Defends Trump, but Urges Supporters , Not To Protest.
McCarthy Defends Trump, but Urges Supporters , Not To Protest.
On March 19, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged
Americans not to protest in the event of former
President Donald Trump's arrest this week. .
On March 19, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged
Americans not to protest in the event of former
President Donald Trump's arrest this week. .
NBC reports that McCarthy contradicted Trump's call
for his supporters to take to the streets and protest his
indictment and arrest on Truth Social one day earlier.
NBC reports that McCarthy contradicted Trump's call
for his supporters to take to the streets and protest his
indictment and arrest on Truth Social one day earlier.
While speaking at a Republican retreat
in Orlando, McCarthy commented on
the former president's call for protest. .
I don’t think people should protest this, no.
And I think President Trump, if you talk
to him, he doesn’t believe that, either, Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker, via NBC.
NBC reports that while speaking at the same news
conference, McCarthy defended Trump, dismissing
the investigation as politically motivated.
NBC reports that while speaking at the same news
conference, McCarthy defended Trump, dismissing
the investigation as politically motivated.
The last thing we want … is somebody
putting their thumb on the scale [of justice]
simply because they don’t agree with
somebody else’s political view, Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker, via NBC.
The last thing we want … is somebody
putting their thumb on the scale [of justice]
simply because they don’t agree with
somebody else’s political view, Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker, via NBC.
That is what’s wrong, and that’s what
infuriates people. And this will not hold up
in court if this is what he wants to do, Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker, via NBC.
On March 18, Trump posted to Truth Social
that "illegal leaks" suggest that the former
president will be arrested on March 21. .
On March 18, Trump posted to Truth Social
that "illegal leaks" suggest that the former
president will be arrested on March 21. .
New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been
investigating alleged hush-money payments made to
adult film star Stormy Daniels amid his 2016 campaign.
New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been
investigating alleged hush-money payments made to
adult film star Stormy Daniels amid his 2016 campaign.
New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been
investigating alleged hush-money payments made to
adult film star Stormy Daniels amid his 2016 campaign.
NBC reports that multiple sources have claimed that
law enforcement in New York were poised to act on
a potential indictment of Trump later this week
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Rep. Ted Lieu Pushing , AI-Written Bill To , Regulate AI in Congress.
Rep. Ted Lieu Pushing , AI-Written Bill To , Regulate AI in Congress.
NBC reports that Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California is
pushing a resolution to the House that was written entirely
by the online artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT.
NBC reports that Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California is
pushing a resolution to the House that was written entirely
by the online artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT.
According to Lieu’s AI-written resolution, Congress has the , “responsibility to ensure that the development and
deployment of AI is done in a way that is safe, ethical,
and respects the rights and privacy of all Americans.”.
According to Lieu’s AI-written resolution, Congress has the , “responsibility to ensure that the development and
deployment of AI is done in a way that is safe, ethical,
and respects the rights and privacy of all Americans.”.
Lieu is reportedly pushing for Congress to
launch a nonpartisan commission to oversee
and make recommendations for regulating AI. .
The rapid advancements in AI technology
have made it clear that the time to act is now
to ensure that AI is used in ways that are
safe, ethical and beneficial for society, Ted Lieu, ChatGPT-written op-ed, via 'The New York Times'.
Failure to do so could lead
to a future where the risks
of AI far outweigh its benefits, Ted Lieu, ChatGPT-written op-ed, via 'The New York Times'.
In a 'New York Times' op-ed, Lieu explained not only
his interest in the possibilities of AI, but also his
fears concerning the rapidly advancing technology.
In a 'New York Times' op-ed, Lieu explained not only
his interest in the possibilities of AI, but also his
fears concerning the rapidly advancing technology.
As one of just three members
of Congress with a computer science
degree, I am enthralled by A.I. and
excited about the incredible ways it
will continue to advance society, Ted Lieu, ChatGPT-written op-ed, via 'The New York Times'.
And as a member of Congress,
I am freaked out by A.I.,
specifically A.I. that is left
unchecked and unregulated, Ted Lieu, ChatGPT-written op-ed, via 'The New York Times'.
On February 14, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said
that all members of the House Intelligence Committee
will be given courses in both AI and Quantum computing. .
On February 14, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said
that all members of the House Intelligence Committee
will be given courses in both AI and Quantum computing. .
According to McCarthy, members of the committee
will receive the same training as military
generals on the complex, ever-evolving topics.
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TikTok CEO , Grilled by Congress , Amid Calls for App to Be Banned.
On March 23, TikTok CEO
Shou Chew made his first
appearance before Congress. .
On March 23, TikTok CEO
Shou Chew made his first
appearance before Congress. .
CNN reports that lawmakers met
Chew with intense criticism and
calls for the app to be banned.
CNN reports that lawmakers met
Chew with intense criticism and
calls for the app to be banned.
When you celebrate the 150 million American
users on TikTok, it emphasizes the urgency
for Congress to act. That is 150 million
Americans that the [Chinese Communist
Party] can collect sensitive information on, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee, via CNN.
When you celebrate the 150 million American
users on TikTok, it emphasizes the urgency
for Congress to act. That is 150 million
Americans that the [Chinese Communist
Party] can collect sensitive information on, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee, via CNN.
In his defense, Chew stressed
TikTok's independence from China,
while emphasizing the app's U.S. ties.
TikTok itself is not available in
mainland China, we’re headquartered
in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we
have 7,000 employees in the U.S. today, Shou Chew, TikTok CEO, via CNN.
TikTok itself is not available in
mainland China, we’re headquartered
in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we
have 7,000 employees in the U.S. today, Shou Chew, TikTok CEO, via CNN.
CNN reports that Chew's congressional appearance comes
amid perceived national security concerns due to
the app's ties to China through parent company ByteDance.
However, Chew emphasized that the data TikTok collects is , "frequently collected by many
other companies in our industry.”.
We are committed to be very transparent
with our users about what we collect.
I don’t believe what we collect is
more than most players in the industry, Shou Chew, TikTok CEO, via CNN.
CNN reports that the data collected
includes everything from private messages
to users' geolocation and contact lists
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House Passes , 'Parents Bill of Rights Act' , Requiring Increased School Transparency.
On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored
legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education.
On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored
legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education.
NBC reports that the legislation highlights
Republicans' efforts to determine
what is taught in public schools. .
The Parents Bill of Rights Act
was approved in a 213-208 vote. .
The bill requires schools to publicly post information regarding their curriculum for students.
In addition to this, schools will be required to provide
parents with a list of books and reading materials
that are taught or available to students in libraries. .
NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid
GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues
ranging from racial equality to gender identity.
NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid
GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues
ranging from racial equality to gender identity.
The new bill will also require schools to offer
parents at least two opportunities for in-person
parent-teacher meetings annually. .
School boards will be instructed to listen to
parents' feedback regarding student education.
School boards will be instructed to listen to
parents' feedback regarding student education.
The bill also requires the public
disclosure of school district budgets,
including revenues and expenditures.
Additionally, parents must be notified of any violent activity occurring at schools or school-sponsored events
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Arkansas Passes Law That, Restricts Transgender Students' , Access to Bathrooms .
On March 21, Arkansas Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning
transgender students from using restrooms that
differ from the sex on their birth certificates.
On March 21, Arkansas Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning
transgender students from using restrooms that
differ from the sex on their birth certificates.
CNN reports that the new law represents
the latest GOP-led effort to limit
the rights of LGBTQ students in schools. .
The bill applies to restrooms,
locker rooms, changing rooms and
shower rooms in public and charter schools.
Failing to comply with the new law, which applies to
pre-K through 12th grade, can result in $1,000 fines
for superintendents, teachers and principals.
The bill also requires schools to provide
accommodations for those who would be
prohibited from using the facilities under the new law.
However, the law specifies that
those accommodations must not include , “access to a restroom or changing area that is designated for use by
members of the opposite sex to an individual while members of
the opposite sex of the individual are present or may be present.”.
The governor has said she will sign laws
that focus on protecting and educating
our kids, not indoctrinating them, and
believes our schools are no place
for the radical left’s woke agenda, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN.
Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite
the rules of biology just to please
a handful of far-left advocates, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, an
advocacy group for LGBTQ students, argues that the new law uses , “trans and nonbinary kids as political pawns.".
Enforcing these bills would be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming for schools and extraordinarily invasive toward transgender students, Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, via CNN
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YouTube Decides, to Fully Restore , Donald Trump's Account.
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
Al Jazeera reports that the March 17
announcement comes as the 2024 Republican
nomination race begins to heat up. .
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
The news also comes over two years
after Trump's supporters stormed
the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Critics of Trump accuse him
of inciting violence and making
false accusations of election fraud.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
I am staying on Truth.
I like it better, I like
the way it works, Donald Trump, via Fox News.
In the buildup to the 2024 primaries,
Trump is currently facing
several state-led investigations.
Those investigations are looking at the former
president's campaign conduct, his efforts to overturn
the 2020 election and his private business practices
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Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project.
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
The decision has reportedly angered
opponents such as climate activists
and set the stage for legal challenges.
CNN reports that the Willow Project is located
in the National Petroleum Reserve, land
that is owned by the federal government. .
The area holds an estimated
600 million barrels of oil.
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska
Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project
as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. .
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
She added that the drilling project
has the potential to improve , "quality of life on
the North Slope
and across our state.”.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health
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FTX Asks for Its Political Donations , to Be Returned.
Insider reports that the bankrupt crypto exchange made the request on Feb. 5.
Any politicians or political action committees who received donations made by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried,
FTX executives or other related companies...
... are being asked to
return donations by Feb. 28.
If payments aren't returned by then,
donation recipients may be called to bankruptcy court with added interest.
According to 'The New York Times,' politicians received $90 million from FTX employees.
Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX Bahamas headquarters Ryan Salame and FTX's former director of engineering, Nishad Singh, .
respectively donated $40 million, $23 million and $7.9 million to Democratic causes.
Nancy Pelosi and John Fetterman are among the high-profile politicians who received donations.
Nancy Pelosi and John Fetterman are among the high-profile politicians who received donations.
According to CoinDesk, as of mid-January, neither of them had returned the funds.
According to CoinDesk, as of mid-January, neither of them had returned the funds.
Only five out of 196 politicians had reportedly complied with FTX's request at that time
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On Friday, San Francisco authorities released video footage of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, being attacked by an intruder's hammer as police rushed into their home to stop the attack. The attacker was identified as 42-year-old David DePape.
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Newly released video shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi being attacked with a hammer by an intruder.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre began a press conference with a slip of the tongue as she mentioned the name of President Barack Obama instead of President Joe Biden. Jean-Pierre made the mistake as she was making announcements at the start of the briefing.
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White House Announces , Investigation of Recent, 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'.
On February 14, the Biden administration announced that
it is forming an interagency group to address a recent
string of "unidentified aerial phenomena" over the U.S.
On February 14, the Biden administration announced that
it is forming an interagency group to address a recent
string of "unidentified aerial phenomena" over the U.S.
The president, through his national security
adviser, has today directed an interagency
team to study the broader policy implications
for detection, analysis, and disposition
of unidentified aerial objects that pose
either safety or security risks, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, via CBS.
Every element of the government
will redouble their efforts to
understand and mitigate these events, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, via CBS.
On February 4, the U.S. shot down
what it claimed was a Chinese spy balloon
after tracking it across the country. .
Since then, three other objects have been shot
down - two over U.S. airspace and another one
over Canada, which was also shot down by the U.S. .
National Security Council spokesman
John Kirby said that the U.S. is still
determining the nature and origin of the objects. .
According to White House press secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre, there is "no indication" that
the objects are of an extraterrestrial origin. .
I don't think the American people
need to worry about aliens
with respect to these crafts, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, via CBS.
However, on February 13, Air Force General Glen VanHerck
said that authorities will "continue to assess" the situation,
when asked if extraterrestrials had been ruled out. .
However, on February 13, Air Force General Glen VanHerck
said that authorities will "continue to assess" the situation,
when asked if extraterrestrials had been ruled out. .
CBS reports that the general told reporters at the time, , "I haven't ruled anything out at this point."
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Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
Such achievements include progress in
fighting the pandemic, economic gains, climate change strides, appointing close to 100 federal judges and confirming the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court.
He knows how government works, how politics works, how Congress and the White House works, President Joe Biden, via statement.
He assembled the most diverse and the most talented White House team in history and leaned on them to solve impossible challenges, President Joe Biden, via statement.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also praised Klain's efforts as chief of staff.
I’m grateful for everything Ron has done — for the White House and for America. Congratulations and thank you for your service to our country, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via Twitter.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
When I ran for office, I promised to make government work for the American people. That’s what Jeff does. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
I’m confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as we continue to work hard every day for the people we were sent here to serve, President Joe Biden, via statement
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Biden Is Reportedly Waiting , to Announce 2024 Candidacy , Until After State of the Union.
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