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President Biden gave his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress from the U.S. Capitol. He paid homage to several persons to highlight key issues, including the late Tyre Nichols, who died following an encounter with Memphis…

Former Twitter executives testified on the social media company’s role in blocking access to an October 2020 “New York Post” story about Hunter Biden’s laptop. The hearing took place before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The…

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) gave the Republican response to President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, from the governor’s mansion in Little Rock. She also spoke about a new plan for her state’s education policy and called it “the…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, along with leaders from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified on the COVID-19 pandemic response and lessons learned.…

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman testifies on U.S. policy toward China amid strategic competition with the nation. The hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer and others testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on airline operations and consumer protections amid recent mass cancellations by the airline.

Defense Dept. officials brief lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the Chinese surveillance balloon that entered U.S. airspace over the west coast before being shot down by fighter jets off the coast of South Carolina.

Members of Congress, former FBI officials, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and other legal professionals give testimony on oversight of the Justice Department and the federal government before a House Judiciary subcommittee. 

Author Mary Elise Antoine discusses five Black women illegally enslaved in the early 1800s whose lives and fates all intersected in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. The Wisconsin Historical Society hosts this event.

Author Maya Kornberg looks at the functions of congressional committees and examines their strengths and weaknesses.