Brad Paisley performs at the White House state dinner for Kenya president Ruto

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint mtg of Congress in 1996,2011 & 2015.Speaker Johnson announced tonight Netanyahu will be addressing Congress 'soon.'He'll become the 1st foreign ldr ever to address Congress in a joint mtg 4 times.c-span.org/video/?324609-…

'Tonight I'm happy to announce to you: We will soon be hosting Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Capitol for a joint session of Congress. This will a timely and very strong show of supprort the Israeli governmey[.'

-- House Speaker Johnson

After Trump speaks at #MAGA rally in The Bronx, dancing to The Village People's 'YMCA' ....

Brad Paisley arrival White House state dinner for Kenya president Ruto

LIVE now on C-SPAN. org - Speaker Johnson remarks on Israel independence… from the National Building Museum in DC … Speaker Johnson begins remarks with “erev tov” (“good evening”) c-span.org/video/?535877-…

Backdrop for arrivals to White House state dinner for Kenya tonight

Kenya Ruto at WH marks 1st time a U.S. president has hosted an African leader for state visit since 9/15/2008.
Bush to Ghana president Kufor:
'Laura & I are looking forward to having
you to dinner tonight. I promise not to unleash the dance moves that I first displayed in Ghana'

Garland with the jokes

'I caught part of that hearing on Saturday Night Live. But seriously...'

-- AG Garland, asked if he watched House Oversight hearing

Jeffries is asked about Senate chaplain prayer (5/20: 'We pray for the Iranian people who mourn the death of their president.')

Jeffries: 'I have no comment one way or the other on what any religious figures may do in the context of an accident or the death of any human being.'

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Here's what they'll be eating tonight at the White House state dinner honoring President William Ruto of Kenya

At ceremony welcoming Kenya president Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House, Pres. Biden jokes to reporters that he plans to go to Africa in February, not before January, because he plans on winning re-election. Biden: 'Are these questions relevant?'

'Trump has not been perfect on these policies. I've made that clear many, many times. But Biden has been a catastrophe. So I will be voting for Trump.'

-- Nikki Haley to Hudson Institute

It's time to start planning the 2025 presidential inauguration!

Jokes from today's first Congress meeting of JCCIC.

Klobuchar to Jeffries: 'We approved the location in Brooklyn.'

Johnson on meeting in fall for nail ceremony: 'You mean we don't actually build the structure?'

Do you have the video of when John Kerry tried to order “one wid” Swiss cheese?

'When it comes to the creative community, the example over the weekend of what happened to Scarlett Johansson with her voice essentially being stolen from her by an A.I. product, what should we be thinking about to make sure that we protect artists and creators?'

-- Rep. Eric Swalwell

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