(TSN): A House Republican has issued a censure resolution after Texas Congressman AL GREEN (D-TX, 9th District) interrupted the president during his State of the Union Address. Defiantly standing, raising his cane and his voice GREEN yelled that there is no mandate to cancel Medicaid in response to Trump stating his policies were mandated by U.S. voters. Speaker Mike Johnson called for the Sergeant of Arms to remove him from the chamber when his shouting persisted.
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...