U.S. Senate
Senate Session
The Senate resumes consideration of the motion to proceed to the House-passed FISA reauthorization bill, with the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas beginning at 1pm ET.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534981-1/senate-session
1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Deputy Principal Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi48jdo1GH4
April 17, 2024 | Clip of Senate Session
Majority Leader Schumer Says Senate Should Dismiss Mayorkas Charges
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he believes the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Mayorkas should be dismissed, calling the charges, "bogus." "
For the sake of the Senate's integrity and to protect impeachment for those rare cases we truly need it, Senators should dismiss today's charges. When we convene in trial today to accommodate the wishes of our Senate Republican colleagues." He also says he is working on a time agreement with Republicans for debate on resolutions relating to the impeachment trial.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5114050/majority-leader-schumer-senate-dismiss-mayorkas-charges
1:45 PM EDT
The President Delivers Remarks
United Steelworkers Union, Pittsburgh
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXHS2jRus
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2:30 PM EDT
President Biden Remarks on Manufacturing Jobs in Pittsburgh
President Biden gives remarks in Pittsburgh on his administration’s efforts to strengthen labor unions and manufacturing jobs.
April 17, 2024 | Clip of Whistleblower Testifies at Senate Hearing on Boeing Safety Culture
Boeing Whistleblower Says He Was Sidelined and Told to Shut Up
Sam Salehpour, a Boeing quality engineer, tells lawmakers at a Senate hearing on safety standards at the airliner manufacturer that he was "sidelined" and "told to shut up" after he repeatedly raised concerns with management. "At one point, Boeing management got sick of me…and moved me out of the 787 program…My boss said: I would have killed someone who said what you said in a meeting," he says.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5114064/boeing-whistleblower-sidelined-told-shut
2:00 PM EDT
Budget Hearing – FY25 Request for Air Force & Space Force Military Construction & Family Housing
House Appropriations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Ravi Chaudhary
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment, Department of Air Force
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Brigadier General Brian S. Hartless
Force Director of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection
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Mr. Bruce Hollywood
Associate Chief Operations Officer, United States Space Force
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117131
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-air-force-and-space-force-military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqTtBcFPoig
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Brig. Gen. Brian S. Hartless, and Space Force Associate Chief Operations Officer Bruce Hollywood provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for Air Force and Space Force military construction and family housing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/
2:00 PM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House Appropriations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Bill Nelson
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117136
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-national-aeronautics-and-space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISFxcWeZNA
Did it look like Fetterman signed the Senate Oath Book with an "X" to anyone else?
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3:00 PM EDT
Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces
House Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development and Acquisition
Department of the Navy
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Vice Admiral James Pitts
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)
Department of the Navy
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Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl
Deputy Commandant for
Combat Development and Integration (DC CD&I)
United States Marine Corps
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117074
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/spf-hearing-department-navy-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-seapower-and-projection-forces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4D7U9yJzs
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9) Vice Adm. James Pitts; and Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee budget hearing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/
3:20 PM EDT
Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing with U.S Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker
Department of State
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34243
3:30 PM EDT
MLP Hearing: Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture
House Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Lieutenant General Douglas F. Stitt, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
Department of the Army
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Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman Jr., USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel
Department of the Navy
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Lieutenant General James Glynn, USMC
Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Department of the Navy, Marine Corps
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Lieutenant General Caroline Miller, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel
Department of the Air Force
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Ms. Katharine Kelley, SES
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital
Department of the Space Force
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https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/mlp-hearing-military-department-personnel-chiefs-personnel-posture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUK3tzsq3g
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Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Lt. Gen. Douglas S. Stitt; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman Jr.; Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Lt. Gen. James Glynn; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel Gen. Caroline Miller; and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Katharine Kelley provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the health and welfare of the force and the impact of current Department of Defense and service policies, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/
Supreme Court won’t hear election denier Mike Lindell’s challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone
April 16, 2024
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election denier Mike Lindell to consider his challenge to the legality of the FBI’s seizure of his cellphone at a restaurant drive-through.
https://apnews.com/article/mypillow-mike-lindell-election-fbi-cellphone-aff54998c4d37a5a37fa8124799047aa
OANN, Smartmatic Settle 2020 Election Voting Case
17 April 2024
Voting machine company Smartmatic on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit with One America News Network (OANN) regarding the network's coverage of the 2020 election, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
The news came about a year after Fox News reached a $785 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, another voting technology company that filed a defamation lawsuit over the network's coverage of its role in the 2020 election.
No details of the settlement were released.
Smartmatic still has pending lawsuits against Fox News, Newsmax, Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell, and Rudy Giuliani.
Neither Smartmatic or OANN responded to Newsmax's request for comment.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/oann-smartmatic-settle-2020-election-voting-case/2024/04/17/id/1161345/