1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmQpzPwMKo
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State Department Daily Briefing
State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of foreign policy issues.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536634-1/state-department-daily-briefing
1:30 PM EDT
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas Press Conference
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-COSlEn1I
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Homeland Security Secretary Holds Press Conference on Border Security
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference on border security from Tucson, Arizona.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536596-1/homeland-security-secretary-holds-press-conference-border-security
FF alert
Notable
1:00 PM EDT
LIVE: Trump Campaign Hosts Black American Business Leaders at Barbershop in Atlanta - 6/26/24
https://rumble.com/v53q45s-live-trump-campaign-hosts-black-american-business-leaders-at-barbershop-in-.html
2:00 PM EDT
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force News Conference
Rep. Frost (D-FL) and others hold a news conference the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory declaring gun violence as a public health crisis.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536626-1/gun-violence-prevention-task-force-news-conference
2:00 PM EDT
Radio, Music, and Copyrights: 100 Years of Inequity for Recording Artists
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Randy Travis, Recording artist
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Mr. Curtis LeGeyt, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Broadcasters
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Michael Huppe, President and Chief Executive Officer, SoundExchange
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Eddie Harrell Jr., Regional Vice President and General Manager, Radio One, Inc., Cleveland
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117457
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/radio-music-and-copyrights-100-years-inequity-recording-artists-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90_H7oQgyfY
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Randy Travis & Others Testify on Music Royalties & Copyright
Recording artist Randy Travis and executives from the National Association of Broadcasters, SoundExchange, and Radio One, Inc. testify on music royalties and copyright before a House Judiciary subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536598-1/randy-travis-testify-music-royalties-copyright
2:00 PM EDT
Persistent Challenges: Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Kenneth Wainstein
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-26-CTI-HRG-Testimony-Wainstein.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117314
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/persistent-challenges-oversight-of-the-department-of-homeland-securitys-office-of-intelligence-and-analysis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDuKwZ_TuE
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Homeland Security Undersecretary Testifies on DHS Intelligence Oversight
Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Ken Wainstein testifies on oversight of DHS intelligence before a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536618-1/homeland-security-undersecretary-testifies-dhs-intelligence-oversight
2:00 PM EDT
Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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WITNESSES:
David Cattler
Director
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
U.S. Department of Defense
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Alissa Czyz
Director, Defense Capabilities Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117465
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/security-at-stake-an-examination-of-dods-struggling-background-check-system/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF5cgUMLXY
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Director David M. Cattler provides testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce hearing to examine DoD's background check system, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/
2:00 PM EDT
Analyzing the Fiscal Year 25 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable James O'Brien
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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The Honorable Erin McKee
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117473
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/analyzing-the-fiscal-year-25-state-and-foreign-operations-budget-request-for-europe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpFS-_mQMKc
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Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe on the FY25 Department of State budget request on Capitol Hill.
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-26-2024/
2:00 PM EDT
Stress Testing: What’s Inside the Black Box?
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Sean Campbell, Chief Economist & Head of Policy Research, Financial Services Forum
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Mr. Francisco Covas, Executive Vice President & Head of Research, Bank Policy Institute
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Mr. Jonathan Gould, Partner, Jones Day
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Ms. Shayna Olesiuk, Director of Banking Policy, Better Markets
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LEGISLATION:
H.R. ___, the "Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators’ Exams Act"
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA20/20240626/117459/BILLS-118pih-TheFairAuditsandInspection.pdf
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H.R. 8591, the "Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act"
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA20/20240626/117459/BILLS-118HR8591ih-HR8591wouldenhancethean.pdf
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117459
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409298
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOKb1jl9tWk
Speaker Johnson on Presidential Debate
During a press conference with House Republican leadership, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks about the upcoming presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. He says it doesn’t matter if President Biden "drinks a whole gallon of energy drinks, he's not going to be able to match the acumen and readiness of Donald Trump, and that is what we expect."
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5121893/speaker-johnson-presidential-debate
1 min 16 sec clip
Will CNN Be Fair During Tomorrow’s Debate?
RealAmericasVoice
President Trump is asked if he thinks CNN will be fair during tomorrow’s presidential debate: “I think it would be good for them if they did, but probably not.”
1:25
https://rumble.com/v53wkfb-will-cnn-be-fair-during-tomorrows-debate.html
NO TAX ON TIPS
RealAmericasVoice
1:21
President Trump talks about how his No Tax on Tips proposal and what an impact it will have on Americans across the country.
https://rumble.com/v53wior-no-tax-on-tips.html
The Importance of Regulation Cuts for Small Businesses
RealAmericasVoice
2:00
President Trump calls into the Black American Business Leaders Roundtable in Atlanta, GA and addresses the importance of regulation cuts for small businesses in America.
https://rumble.com/v53whk6-the-importance-of-regulation-cuts-for-small-businesses.html
Who Did A Better Job?
RealAmericasVoice
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“What we have to be focused on as a people, as a community, is what’s going to be best for us.” - Rep. Byron Donalds
https://rumble.com/v53wedc-who-did-a-better-job.html
Rep. Wesley Hunt: President Trump Is a Harbinger of Black Excellence
RealAmericasVoice
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The Trump Campaign hosts a Black American Business Leaders Roundtable in Atlanta, GA
https://rumble.com/v53wd1u-rep.-wesley-hunt-president-trump-is-a-harbinger-of-black-excellence.html
Johnson, Scalise, Emmer Statement on Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group Vote
June 26, 2024
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Leader Scalise, Speaker Johnson, and Whip Emmer released the following statement on the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) vote:
“The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted 3-2 to file a brief with the D.C. Circuit in the case against Steve Bannon. The amicus brief will be submitted after Bannon files a petition for rehearing en banc and will be in support of neither party. It will withdraw certain arguments made by the House earlier in the litigation about the organization of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol during the prior Congress. House Republican Leadership continues to believe Speaker Pelosi abused her authority when organizing the Select Committee.”
Background:
The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group or BLAG is comprised of the Speaker and the majority and minority leadership of the House. Pursuant to House Rule II, Clause 8, BLAG is responsible for articulating the House’s institutional position in legal filings with federal, state, and local courts. BLAG was established during the 103rd Congress.
https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/Johnson%2C-Scalise%2C-Emmer-Statement-on-Bipartisan-Legal-Advisory-Group-Vote
2:30 PM EDT
Field Hearing, Dallas, Texas - Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity In Revenge Porn
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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WITNESSES:
Ms. Andrea Powell, Advocate and Expert on Sexual Exploitation
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Mrs. Anna McAdams, Mother of Ms. Elliston Berry, Aledo, TX
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Ms. Elliston Berry, High School Student and Victim of AI-Generated Sexually Exploitative Imagery, Aledo, TX
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Ms. Francesca Mani, High School Student and Victim of AI-Generated Sexually Exploitative Imagery, Westfield, NJ
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Ms. Hollie Toups, Victim of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery, Austin, TX
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Mr. Stefan Turkheimer, Vice President for Public Policy, Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
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https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/6/field-hearing-take-it-down-ending-big-tech-s-complicity-in-revenge-porn
https://x.com/SenTedCruz
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Senate Commerce Committee Field Hearing on Combating Deepfakes
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) holds a field hearing in Dallas, Texas, on combating revenge and deepfake pornography, Sen. Cruz’s recently introduced TAKE IT DOWN Act would make publishing such material a federal crime.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536595-1/senate-commerce-committee-field-hearing-combating-deepfakes
3:00 PM EDT
Democratic Lawmakers on 11th Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Democratic Whip Clark (MA), Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (CA), and others hold a news conference on the 11th Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536625-1/democratic-lawmakers-11th-anniversary-shelby-county-v-holder
4:30 PM EDT
Speaker Johnson Hosts Panel Discussion on Women's Sports
House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) hosts a panel discussion on Title IX and women’s sports. He is joined by Rep. Virginia Foxx (r-NC), former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Heather Higgins of IWF, and NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536621-1/speaker-johnson-hosts-panel-discussion-womens-sports