OCTOBER 20, 2023
1:01 PM
Pres. Biden Meets with European Council and European Commission Presidents
President Biden welcomes European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the White House for the second U.S.-EU Summit since the president took office.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531283-1/pres-biden-meets-european-council-european-commission-presidents
OCTOBER 20, 2023
9:49 AM
Second Gentleman Visits Jewish Day School in Washington, D.C.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff visits Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School in Washington, D.C.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531287-1/gentleman-visits-jewish-day-school-washington-dc
2:02 PM
House Republicans on Speaker Election
use Republicans speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) defeat on the third ballot for speaker and a secret ballot in conference.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531288-101/house-republicans-speaker-election
2:03 PM
House Republicans on Speaker Election
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirms that Rep. Jim Jordan has lost a secret ballot of the GOP conference to be the party’s nominee for speaker. He says the party is in a very bad place and blames those eight members that unseated him.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531288-1/house-republicans-speaker-election
2:19 PM
Rep. Jim Jordan on Speaker Election
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks to reporters after losing a secret ballot to be the GOP nominee for speaker. He calls on the party to unite behind the eventual nominee and says he told his colleagues that it was an honor to have been nominated.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531288-102/rep-jim-jordan-speaker-election
2:26 PM
Rep. Patrick McHenry on Speaker Election
Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) says Republicans will return Monday evening for a candidate forum, with a conference vote to follow on Tuesday to select a new party nominee for speaker.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531288-103/rep-patrick-mchenry-speaker-election
I hope Matt asks about this at the State Dept press conf
rescheduled for 3pm
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhm63PfaCfU
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33128
this was 1 reason
Rep. Derrick Van Orden leaves D.C. for fact-finding mission in Israel as House remains paralyzed
Oct. 20, 2023
WASHINGTON – With the House paralyzed and Republicans unable to find a path to electing a leader, Wisconsin freshman Rep. Derrick Van Orden left Capitol Hill for Israel Thursday evening in what he described as a fact-finding mission amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/20/rep-derrick-van-orden-leaves-d-c-for-fact-finding-mission-in-israel/71243868007/
Blinken doing the briefing