December 22, 2023

3:45 PM EST

The President and The First Lady make a holiday visit to patients and families at Children’s National Hospital

Official Schedule

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlCwSWN9SmI

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President Biden Visits Children's National Hospital

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden make a holiday visit to patients and families at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532576-1/president-biden-visits-childrens-national-hospital

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Homeland Majority Releases Phase Five Report on Mayorkas’ Abuse and Waste of Resources Amid Border Crisis

December 21, 2023

The Committee also releases roughly 65 pages of transcribed interviews with senior Border Patrol officials in report appendix

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security Majority released its fifth and final interim report as part of the Committee’s five-phase, nearly year-long investigation into the causes, costs, and consequences of the crisis at the Southwest border and how the reckless decision-making and legally dubious policies of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Joe Biden have precipitated the worst border crisis in American history.

https://homeland.house.gov/2023/12/21/homeland-majority-releases-phase-five-report-on-mayorkas-abuse-and-waste-of-resources-amid-border-crisis/

Births Now Outpacing Deaths in Over Half the States

December 19, 2023

Births in 2023 once again began to outpace deaths in over half of U.S. states as mortality declined, inching closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today.

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/12/state-population-estimates.html

10:08AM

United Nations Security Council Meeting on Chemical Weapons in Syria

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on chemical weapons violations in Syria.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532579-1/united-nations-security-council-meeting-chemical-weapons-syria

11:49AM

U.N. Security Council Votes on Gaza Aid Resolution

The United Nations Security Council debated and voted on a resolution to increase aid to Gaza and focus on the release of hostages amid the Israel-Hamas War. Of the 15-member body, 13 members voted for the resolution. The United States and Russia abstained from the vote. “Today, this council called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered humanitarian access,” said U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532579-101/un-security-council-votes-gaza-aid-resolution

12:30PM

U.N. Secretary-General Guterres News Conference

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres held a news conference after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. He said neither Hamas' Oct. 7 attack against Israel nor Israel’s retaliation against Palestinians in Gaza could be justified. He then outlined the elements needed for an “effective aid operation” for Gaza: security, staff who could work in safe conditions, logistical capacity for trucks, and resumption of commercial activities. Mr. Guterres also repeated his calls for a ceasefire, saying it was “the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in Gaza and end their ongoing nightmare,” and said he was “extremely disappointed” by Israel putting a two-state solution into question. While this news conference occurred, the U.N. Security Council’s meeting was still in session.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532580-1/un-secretary-general-guterres-news-conference

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Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote

Dec. 21, 2023

Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed by The Detroit News and revealed publicly for the first time.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/21/donald-trump-recorded-pressuring-wayne-canvassers-not-to-certify-2020-vote-michigan/72004514007/

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