Washington Today (4-10-24): President Biden welcomes Japan's PM; FISA Sect. 702 bill fails in House
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 Published On Apr 10, 2024

President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a state visit to discuss Indo-Pacific security and challenges of a rising China. President Biden announces what he called the "most significant" upgrade to their alliance since their mutual defense treaty was signed many decades ago.

The two also talk about economic relations between the U.S. and Japan. Both leaders got a reporter's question about the Japanese company Nippon Steel's bid to buy American company U.S. Steel.

A U.S. House bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702 warrantless surveillance authority for non-U.S. citizens overseas fails, after more than a dozen Republicans vote 'no' on a procedural resolution. It's the latest setback for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) meets with Speaker Johnson after she has filed a 'motion to vacate' that, if passed, would remove him from the Speakership. She has opposed his decisions on U.S. government funding and now is warning the speaker not to bring up aid to Ukraine.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas testifies at two Congressional hearings about his department's FY2025 DHS budget request. Articles of Impeachment against him were expected to be delivered to the Senate today, but Speaker Johnson postponed that until next week.

The Senate passes a resolution that would block a Transportation Department rule on tracking greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

The Labor Department's new inflation report shows inflation increasing faster than expected.

The House Education & the Workforce Committee holds a hearing on the troubled new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA).

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is asked about the Arizona Supreme Court's reinstating an abortion law from the 1800's, and independent candidate Cornel West picks a vice presidential running mate.
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