Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission
The House will vote Wednesday evening on a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack, and Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Kevin McCarthy are urging members to vote no. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday. He opposes the independent commission.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, announced on Wednesday that he would oppose the creation of an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, joining other top Republicans in an effort to bury the bipartisan proposal as it heads to a vote in the House.
Biden tells Netanyahu he expects significant de-escalation in Israel-Hamas conflict today ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 02:05 IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning (local time) told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects significant de-escalation today in the Israel-Hamas conflict, adding to the growing international pressure to end the fighting.
According to The New York Times, Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the White House principal deputy press secretary told reporters onboard Air Force One.
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduated 240 ensigns at Cadet Memorial Field on Wednesday in a commencement ceremony that included an address from President Joe Biden and marked more of a return to normalcy, after last year s ceremony went virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Graduates were only allowed three guests each, but they were able to sit maskless in the bleachers on the sunny, 79-degree day.
Among the 240 graduates, 33% are women and 35% are minority students, with seven students coming from other countries: Georgia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. In his speech, Biden said we need to see more women at the highest levels of command. Twelve students were high school valedictorians, and 91% of graduates have earned a varsity letter.
May. 19, 2021 5:53 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he expects to see an immediate significant de-escalation in the Gaza conflict, according to the White House.
According to the White House readout of the two leaders telephone conversation, the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events in Gaza, Israel’s progress in degrading the capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist elements, and ongoing diplomatic efforts by regional governments and the United States. The president conveyed to the prime minister that he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire.