Public Policy Daily Briefing – June 25, 2020

COVID-19 is making a comeback in America this summer, complicating President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and governors’ plans to reopen their economies. A wave of new hospitalizations around the country is threatening to dampen hopes for a quick economic recovery in the wake of this spring’s pandemic-related lockdown, giving new urgency to discussions among federal … Continue Reading

Washington Hosts the Annual World Bank/IMF Spring Meeting, While the Obama Administration Examines the Global Steel Crisis; Congress Will Hold Hearings Focused on ISIL and the U.N. Peacekeeping Forces

By Squire Patton Boggs on April 11, 2016 Posted in Defense & Homeland Security, US Executive Branch

The Obama Administration will focus this week on the global steel crisis, holding a public hearing on the topic. Washington will also host the annual World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meeting. Both chambers of Congress will be in session this week. A House subcommittee will consider a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) reform measure on Thursday. … Continue Reading

Deputy Secretary Of State Bill Burns Visits With Political Leaders In Kyiv, Ukraine

By Squire Patton Boggs on March 3, 2014 Posted in US Executive Branch

Legislative & Executive Branch Ukraine & Russia Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns was in Kyiv, Ukraine, last week meeting with political leaders, civil society and religious leaders. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said last Wednesday: “The United States strongly supports Ukrainian leaders’ ongoing work to form an inclusive, multiparty government to represent all … Continue Reading