Federal bank regulatory agencies seek comment on interagency effort to reduce regulatory burden

February 06, 2024

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced their first of a series of requests for comment to reduce regulatory burden. The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and federal bank regulatory agencies to review their regulations every 10 years to identify any outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements for their supervised institutions.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20240206a.htm

February 7, 2024

10:15 AM EST

House Minority Leader Holds News Conference

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) briefs reporters and responds to questions on his party’s legislative agenda.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?533444-1/house-minority-leader-holds-news-conference

Secretary Blinken Meeting with Israeli President Herzog

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem amid ongoing negotiations to release hostages from Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?533451-1/secretary-blinken-meeting-israeli-president-herzog

U.S. Southern Command Urges Space Conference Attendees to 'Think Big'

Feb. 6, 2024

"We must think big," said Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, at the beginning of the conference last week. "The enemy is not waiting for us to think big and move out. They are moving out each and every day in your countries. And we've got to do it faster. And we've got to be working overtime because our adversaries wake up each and every day trying to figure out how they're going to do an end run around us."

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3668255/us-southern-command-urges-space-conference-attendees-to-think-big/

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Statewide tornado drill to be held today | What to know

The drill is to encourage Georgians to stay prepared for severe weather.

https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/severe-weather/statewide-tornado-drill-to-be-held-today-what-to-know/85-47f87c88-f89d-4b3a-9398-de5b61791c82

LISTEN: Florida Stages Statewide Tornado Drill Wednesday

https://953wdae.iheart.com/featured/florida-news/content/2024-02-06-listen-florida-stages-statewide-tornado-drill-wednesday/

11:45 AM EST

The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela: A Conversation With María Corina Machado

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Foreign Affairs Committee

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María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan Opposition Candidate

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https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-fight-for-freedom-in-venezuela-a-conversation-with-maria-corina-machado/

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

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Roundtable With Venezuelan Opposition Leader on Capitol Hill

Venezuelan opposition leader and presidential candidate María Corina Machado appears before a roundtable meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere to discuss the need for freedom and democracy in Venezuela.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?533429-1/roundtable-venezuelan-opposition-leader-capitol-hill

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February 7, 2024

12:00 PM EST

Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.

United Nations

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kok5nil7

February 7, 2024

12:15 PM EST

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to New York, New York.

Air Force One

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

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NL-wJRkWJhA

Police say downtown disturbance was a planned Cummins emergency drill

February 7, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Police agencies in Columbus received numerous calls this morning after Cummins conducted an emergency drill at its downtown offices.

Columbus police said numerous calls were made regarding the drill from individuals and businesses in the downtown area who were unsure about what was happening.

The event was only a drill and there was no threat to anyone, police said this morning.

The Republic has reached out to Cummins for additional details about the drill.

This story will be updated.

https://www.therepublic.com/2024/02/07/police-say-downtown-disturbance-was-a-planned-cummins-emergency-drill/

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