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President Obama made remarks and signed the Tribal Law and Order Act in an East Room ceremony at the White House. The Act is aimed at improving public safety in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities.
Length: 17 min.

Published: Today at 4:50pm (ET)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen conducted a press briefing at the Penatgon. This is their first on-the-record briefing since the website Wikileaks released thousands of classified Afghanistan war documents.
Length: 31 min.

Published: Today at 2:30pm (ET)

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) chaired a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing on passport fraud. We heard about the results of a new undercover investigation of the issue conducted by the Government Accountability Office.
Length: 1 hr. 7 min.

Published: Today at 2:30pm (ET)

Obama Administration officials leading the effort to revive the U.S. auto industry said plans to sell the government’s share in General Motors remain on track. Ed Montgomery and Ron Bloom spoke with reporters at the daily White House briefing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs followed with daily remarks.
Length: 1 hr. 18 min.

Published: Today at 2pm (ET)

A House Ethics subcommittee met to announce and discuss charges against Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY). The charges, widely reported in the press as focusing on tax and financial disclosure violations, are the result of a nearly two-year investigation. If the subcommittee decides to move forward with the charges, the panel would likely hold a trial in September unless a settlement is reached before then.
Length: 31 min.

Published: Today at 2pm (ET)

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen met with Louisiana state and local officials to discuss future oil cleanup operations. He also discussed the latest on the Gulf and efforts to permanently plug BP’s broken oil well.
Length: 26 min.

Published: Today at 1:45pm (ET)

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Philip Crowley conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 32 min.

Published: Today at 1:15pm (ET)

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) accused the President of refusing to work with Republicans on the issue of the Bush-era tax cuts which expire at the end of the year. Mr. Boehner also talked about the Ethics Committee hearing on former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY).
Length: 10 min.

Published: Today at 11:45am (ET)

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter Chiarelli conducted a press briefing at the Pentagon to discuss details of the Army's Health Promotion/Risk Reduction/Suicide Prevention report. The report is the result of a 15 month study to better understand the causes of suicide and other challenges facing the force.
Length: 1 hr. 3 min.

Published: Today at 11am (ET)

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) conducted a weekly briefing on legislative issues in the 111th Congress. She defended the ethics record of her Democratic majority just hours before an Ethics Committee hearing on charges against Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the former Ways and Means Committee Chairman.
Length: 19 min.

Published: Today at 11am (ET)

A Senate Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing investigating the mismanagement of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery. According to an Army report, hundreds of graves have been misidentified, improperly marked or have decedents buried in the wrong place due to bad record keeping. Long time Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Superintendent and Dpty. Superintendent, both who recently resigned, testified at the hearing.
Length: 2 hr. 43 min.

Published: Today at 10am (ET)

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) chaired an Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review. We heard from the co-chairs of an Independent Panel tasked with critiquing that review. The "QDR" as it’s referred to, establishes an overall strategy for the military and helps guide defense spending decisions.
Length: 1 hr. 57 min.

Published: Today at 10am (ET)

President Obama delivered a speech emphasizing the need for education reform at the National Urban League convention. He discussed the need to not only help, but improve teaching standards and provide a better environment for both teachers and students.
Length: 56 min.

Published: Today at 10am (ET)

Paul Singer discusses the ethics charges against Rep. Range as well as the history of other ethics hearing involving other members.
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Published: Today at 9:15am (ET)

Rep. Gingrey explains his decision to join the Tea Party Caucus and shares the organization's legislative and political agenda.
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Published: Today at 8:30am (ET)

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) talks about the latest on Arizona's immigration law. He's joined by phoner Paul Rothstein, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, who gives his opinion on what's next for the Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona immigration law after a federal judge granted partial injunction of the law.
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Published: Today at 7:45am (ET)

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) & Phoner: Paul Rothstein, Georgetown University Law Center, Professor
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Congressional Tea Party Caucus Member
Paul Singer, Roll Call, Associate Editor
Length: 3 hr.

Published: Today at 7am (ET)

A Federal Judge in Arizona issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday against four provisions of Arizona's new immigration law. The law still takes effect today, but without some controversial sections -- including the portion that requires an officer to determine the immigration status of the person stopped, and detain if there is suspicion they're in the country illegally.
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Published: Today at 12am (ET)

Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) spoke to reporters in New Orleans to provide an update on ongoing response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He was joined by Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft.
Length: 26 min.

Published: Wednesday at 4:30pm (ET)

President Obama visited a group of small business owners in Edison, NJ to discuss the economy and urge Congress to pass support for small businesses. Afterwards, he made a statement to the media.
Length: 8 min.

Published: Wednesday at 2:20pm (ET)