Congressional hearings Wednesday will explore threats from domestic terrorism
House hearing will examine Jan. 6 Capitol riots
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Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting with Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-05-12 09:04:18-04
Two congressional hearings on Capitol Hill Thursday will explore cases of domestic terrorism and the growing threat it poses in the U.S.
In the House of Representatives, the Oversight and Reform Committee will host two senior Trump administration officials who plan to defend their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
President Joe Biden explained he'll wear a face mask outdoors out of precaution, agreed America is not racist and defended his policy on the border in a wide-ranging interview with NBC.
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Biden calls masks a patriotic responsibility and will STILL wear one outside, says America is NOT racist and insists we ve gotten control of border crisis he blames on Trump
President Biden said he ll wear a face mask outside - despite new CDC guidelines - because people come up to chat with him The likelihood of my being outside and people not coming up to me, is not very, very high, he told NBC s Today Show It s a small precaution to take that has a profound impact. It s a patriotic responsibility for God s sake, he added
Biden agreed America is not racist but said after years of Jim Crow law, communities of color have been left far behind
Wastewater system repairs, new water connections in low-income and rural communities and safer drinking water take center stage in Biden’s first infrastructure bill to launch out of the Senate.
In this Oct. 12, 2018 file photo, water contaminated with arsenic, lead and zinc flows from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a holding pond near Rimini, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
WASHINGTON (CN) The cup runneth over on Capitol Hill Thursday as the U.S. Senate approved, 89-2, $35 billion for upgrades to the nation’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure in addition to funding for grants servicing water lines in low-income communities.