>I thought it was because I grew up in Alaska
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Speaker Johnson Press Availability with Reporters on Ukraine Aid, Border Security
Following his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterates his call for mission clarity in Ukraine and addressing border security, saying the impasse rests with the White House and Senate Democrats.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532371-101/speaker-johnson-press-availability-reporters-ukraine-aid-border-security
White House Convening on the American Rescue Plan's Major Investment in Home & Community-Based Care
The White House
Started streaming 97 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_8_JA9sFI
>Those tuning in at 6 a.m. were greeted with a shot of the Capitol building along with an extended play of The Who’s “Teenage Wasteland.”
Funny day today
Coverup Alleged in Newfoundland Crash
1990/12/05
The U.S. and Canadian governments bungled the probe of a crash that killed 256 U.S. servicemen and may be concealing a possible terrorist connection, a congressional panel was told yesterday.
Rep. Robin Tallon (D-S.C.) told the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime that federal agencies appear guilty of "ineptness or the best-contrived coverup. . . ever" in the Dec. 12, 1985, crash in Gander, Newfoundland.
The chartered military DC-8 carrying U.S. peacekeeping troops home from the Middle East crashed less than 30 seconds after takeoff. The Canadian investigation decided the probable cause of the crash was ice on the wings.
A subcommittee staff report said there was no evidence that either the United States or Canada had seriously investigated possible terrorism.
"Incredibly, no U.S. government agency, or at least none with official responsibility, demonstrated any determination to find out just what caused the crash," said subcommittee Chairman William J. Hughes (D-N.J.).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/12/05/coverup-alleged-in-newfoundland-crash/f66f4e90-1832-4eed-b740-93e1565a30f0/
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Fatal plane crash in Gander, Newfoundland, December 12, 1985 : hearings before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session, December 4 and 5, 1990.
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha011340778
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fatal_Plane_Crash_in_Gander_Newfoundland/E9UHaLDkAVUC
1:45 PM EST
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 1:45 p.m. EST. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33447
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Defense Department Briefing
Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefs reporters at the Pentagon.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532388-1/defense-department-briefing
2:00 PM EST
From Festive Cheer to Retail Fear: Addressing Organized Retail Crime
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
PANEL I
Michael Krol
Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New England; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
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Jason Kane
Special Agent in Charge, Nashville Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security
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Jose Perez
Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice
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PANEL II
David Johnston
Vice President, Asset Protection and Retail Operations, National Retail Federation
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Scott Glenn
Vice President, Asset Protection, The Home Depot
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Abby Jagoda
Vice President, Public Policy, International Council of Shopping Centers
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Summer Stephan
District Attorney, San Diego County, California; Testifying on behalf of the National District Attorneys Association
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116661
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/from-festive-cheer-to-retail-fear-addressing-organized-retail-crime/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qvU-WKkj2I
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Law Enforcement Officials and Retail Industry Executives Testify on Retail Crime
Federal law enforcement officials, retail industry executives and policy advocates testify before a House Homeland Security subcommittee on the rise of organized retail crime.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532365-1/law-enforcement-officials-retail-industry-executives-testify-retail-crime
November 2023 Month in Review: The Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria
USCENTCOM
Dec. 7, 2023
Release Number 20231207-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAMPA, Fla. – During the month of November 2023, U.S. Central Command, along with coalition and other partners, conducted a total of 40 D-ISIS operations resulting in 4 ISIS operatives killed and 33 detained.
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3609921/november-2023-month-in-review-the-defeat-isis-mission-in-iraq-and-syria/
2:11 PM
Senate Republican Agenda
Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week ahead of the holiday recess. Senator McConnell says border security talks are ongoing, but there is no agreement yet on passing the supplemental aid request.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532374-1/senate-republican-agenda
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House Rules Committee Meeting on President Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Part 2
The House Rules Committee met to discuss a rule that will authorize certain committees to continue an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532359-101/house-rules-committee-meeting-president-biden-impeachment-inquiry-part-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7DQIKWAfGU