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Bottom Line: Northwestern lobbied up ahead of House antisemitism hearing

Higher Education Northwestern University Hired Harbinger Strategy To Lobby on the issue The case, which comes two weeks before University President Michael Schill is due to appear before a House committee for a hearing on anti-Semitism on college campuses, concerns “Congressional oversight of higher education.” John Leganski, who until recently served as chief of staff […]

US v Trump: Second day of Florida hearing wraps in classified documents case

The second day of hearings on defense and prosecution motions in former President Trump’s classified documents case in Florida ended just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening. The hearing examined two issues: the funding and legality of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case, and the possibility of adding terms of Trump’s release that would limit some […]

US v Trump: First day of Florida hearing wraps in classified docs case

The first day of hearings to determine the legality of former President Trump’s appointment of special counsel Jack Smith in his classified documents investigation ended without a decision on Friday. The hearing took place Friday at a courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida., Court ended around 2:30 p.m. after hearing arguments from the defense and prosecution, […]

Senate hearing previews emerging bipartisan consensus on reining in gain-of-function research

In a surprisingly substantive hearing today, members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee seemed to signal an emerging consensus that gain-of-function research that some believe is a likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic requires significant additional government oversight, or even a complete halt. The hearing, chaired by Democratic Senator Gary Peters (Mich.), […]

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun faces grilling at Senate hearing

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the company’s flaws while answering questions from U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon after an airborne emergency on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet in January caused widespread alarm. “I’m here to answer questions. I’m here in the spirit of transparency and I’m here to hold people accountable,” Calhoun told […]

Boeing CEO apologizes to families of crash victims at Senate hearing

Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized directly to the families who lost loved ones in the Boeing crashes during his opening testimony before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday. “I want to speak directly to those who lost loved ones on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302,” Calhoun said, referring to the deadly […]