Sexual harassment and discrimination at the fdic and the bullying of lower level employees coming up. The tough questions that the chair of the fdic face today on capitol hill, plus and attempted assassination of slovakias Prime Minister shot multiple times earlier today, the sheer panic in the streets as this attack went down and leading this hour a moment of truth that needs to play out tomorrow in the new york hush money cover up case against former President Trump the criminal conviction or acquittal of a former president could really come down to this question. Does the jury believe donald trump, a defendant, or Michael Cohen, the key witness tomorrow . Jurors are going to continue to hear testimony from Michael Cohen, the key witness in this case. It was once a selfdescribed quote designated thug, unquote for donald trump. Cohen will resume intense crossexamination as the defense argues, that cohen can simply not be trusted just to give you a sense of how the defense set the tone
President Joe Biden s U.S. defense and national security budget request is 1% higher than last year, causing a slowdown in spending on various programs and delaying efforts to rebuild weapons stocks. The $895 billion budget request includes funds for homeland security and nuclear weapons-related activities by the Department of Energy. Under the cap, the Pentagon s share of the national defense budget is $850 billion, which will curb purchases of the stealthy F-35 jet and air defenses for Guam.
The US Senate easily passed the NDAA Thursday night, following a 86-11 vote. The bill will next have to be negotiated with the House of Representatives version before being sent to US President Joe Biden s desk.
The US Senate voted to advance to consideration of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes approximately $886 billion in defense-related funding and outlines policies for its spending.