Q&A PODCAST: JILL DOUGHERTY — MY RUSSIA: WAR OR PEACE AND A LIFE COVERING ..
Former cnn moscow bureau chief jill dougherty discusses her life-long interest in russia, which she first visited in 1969 as an exchange student. a fluent russian speaker, she spent 10 years covering russia for voice of america and cnn. besides serving as moscow bureau chief, jill dougherty was whit ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB: FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: JOHN GRISHAM ON STORYTEL ..
From the great hall of the library of congress, master of the legal thriller john grisham joins host david m. rubenstein to discuss his early life, writing process, latest novel and his work with wrongfully convicted prisoners. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow/ di ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB: JOHN GRISHAM
Author john grisham joins host david m. rubenstein at the library of congress. https://www.c-span.org/event/americas-book-club/john-grisham/436757 download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow/ discover the c-span video library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ explore c- ..C-SPAN AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB TREASURES WITH JOHN GRISHAM
America's book club -- david rubenstein and john grisham see treasures at the national archives. sunday: america's book club with john grisham - 6pm et on c-span https://www.c-span.org/event/americas-book-club/john-grisham/436757 download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB -- JOHN GRISHAM ON SUCCESS: "ONE OF THESE DAYS IT'S GOI ..
America's book club -- john grisham: "in popular culture, everything goes in cycles. i don't care if it's music, movies, fashion, food, sports, athletics, what you name it, it comes and goes, okay, all this is great right now, but one of these days it's going to go away. and when that happens let's ..C-SPAN AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB -- JOHN GRISHAM ON WRITING PROCESS
C-span america's book club -- john grisham: "so far there's no writer's block...what's the best idea i have for the next book...i'll pick the best idea on january 1st, and i'll write a thousand words a day, for five days a week for six months with a goal of finishing by july 1st." sunday: america's ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB -- JOHN GRISHAM ON TITLES
David rubenstein asks about using the word 'the' at the beginning of titles. john grisham: "titles are very difficult. i would love to have the great titles...the good titles have been used; to kill a mockingbird, the grapes of wrath, in cold blood. think about it. all the great titles are gone. so ..AFTER WORDS: ROCKET DREAMS, C. DAVENPORT, MUSK, BEZOS AND SPACE RACE
The washington post's christian davenport reported on the private companies in space flight and the rivalry between elon musk's spacex and jeff bezos' blue origin. politics and prose in washington, d.c., hosts this event. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow/ discove ..LECTURES IN HISTORY: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE’S TIMOTHY SHANNON ON THE MYSTERY ..
This week on the lectures in history podcast: the mystery of the roanoke colony’s disappearance. in 1587, english settlers established a colony on roanoke island, off the coast of present-day north carolina — only to vanish without a trace soon after. gettysburg college professor timothy shanno ..GOVS. KEVIN STITT & WES MOORE WITH STRATEGISTS ADAM JENTLESON & DOUG HEYE
Host dasha burns is joined by oklahoma governor kevin stitt (r) and maryland governor wes moore (d), plus conversations with adam jentleson, former chief of staff to senator john fetterman (d-pa) and top aide to former senate majority leader harry reid (d-nv), and doug heye, former rnc communication ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-17-25): TRUMP & ZELENSKY MEET AT WH ON LONG-RANGE MISS ..
President donald trump tells ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at a white house meeting that if the u.s. gives ukraine long-range tomahawk missiles, it would escalate the war between ukraine & russia. president trump expresses confidence his upcoming meeting with russian president vladimir pu ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB -- JOHN GRISHAM ON WRITING NONFICTION COMPARED TO FICTI ..
America's book club -- john grisham on writing nonfiction compared to fiction: "i much prefer the fiction because the nonfiction takes so much work. there's a lot of research to do, and you have to get it right and and you have to be accurate. with fiction, i'm not known for my accuracy. i just make ..C-SPAN'S CEASEFIRE: GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT (R-OK) AND GOVERNOR WES MOORE (D-M ..
C-span's ceasefire: oklahoma governor kevin stitt (r) and maryland governor wes moore (d) discuss the government shutdown: gov. stitt: "congress has to get back to debating and actually passing a budget." gov. moore: "it is absurd that the federal government is shutdown now...states don't have th ..C-SPAN'S CEASEFIRE -- GOV. MOORE (D-MD) ON POLITICAL FUTURE & GOV. STITT (R ..
C-span's ceasefire -- gov. wes moore (d-md) discusses his political future and gov. kevin stitt (r-ok) gives advice to democrats. ceasefire with oklahoma governor kevin stitt (@govstitt) and maryland governor wes moore (@govwesmoore), @dashaburns hosts – 7pm et on c-span https://www.c-span.org/ev ..PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETS WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY
President trump meets with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky over a lunch with the cabinet. it's the two leaders' third meeting at the white house of president trump's second term. https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-meets-with-ukrainian-president-zelensky/667409 ..C-SPAN CEASEFIRE: OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR STITT AND MARYLAND GOVERNOR MOORE ON NA ..
C-span ceasefire: oklahoma governor stitt and maryland governor moore on national guard deployment discuss trump’s deployment of national guard troops in u.s. cities. gov. stitt: "it's pretty clear in our constitution that the president of the united states has that authority...let's not pit one ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-16-25): HUNGARY WILL HOST 2ND TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT; FMR. ..
President donald trump speaks by phone with russian president vladimir putin and announces they will meet in budapest, hungary in the coming weeks to discuss how to end the war in ukraine. president trump will be meeting ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at the white house on friday to discuss ..PRESIDENT TRUMP ON EXPANDING IVF ACCESS
President trump on expanding ivf access: "today i'm pleased to announce that after extensive negotiations, emd serono the largest fertility drug manufacturer in the world, has agreed to provide massive discounts to all fertility drugs they sell in the united states." full video here: https://www.c-s ..REP. MIKE FLOOD ON THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND REPUBLICAN STRATEGY
Representative mike flood (r-ne), a member of the financial services committee and chair of the republican main street caucus, talked about day 16 of the government shutdown and republicans' strategy. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-mike-flood-on-the-government-shutdown-and-rep ..REP. CHRISSY HOULAHAN ON SHUTDOWN IMPACT ON DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Representative chrissy houlahan (d-pa), an air force veteran and member of the armed services and intelligence committees, talked about the government shutdown and its impact on defense and national security. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-chrissy-houlahan-on-shutdown-impact-o ..REP. JAMES WALKINSHAW ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND DEMOCRATS' STRATEGY
Freshman rep. james walkinshaw (d-va), a member of the oversight & government reform committee, talked about the government shutdown and democrats' strategy. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-james-walkinshaw-on-government-shutdown-and-democrats-strategy/667191 download the free ..REP. ROB WITTMAN ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Representative rob wittman (r-va), vice chair of the armed services committee, talked about the government shutdown and its effect on defense and national security. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-rob-wittman-on-government-shutdown-and-defense-and-national-security/667229 down .."I DON'T LIKE BEING MAD MIKE. I WANT TO BE HAPPY MIKE."
Speaker johnson on day 16 of the government shutdown: "i met with leader thune and he offered to chuck schumer a vote on obamacare subsidies and schumer said no. that happened. ask leader thune about it because they wanted a guaranteed outcome...i don't like being mad mike. i want to be happy mike." ..YOU'VE GOT PODCAST: A POLITICAL FAREWELL TO AOL DIAL-UP INTERNET SERVICE
There was a time, decades ago, when politicians where astounded every time they went online and discovered – to their glee – they had mail. like harry reid – here's the democratic senator from nevada on october 27th, 1999: "today, it's hard for me to comprehend what has taken place in the ad ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-15-25): JUDGE BLOCKS GOV'T SHUTDOWN RIFS; OMB DIR SAYS ..
White house budget director russell vought suggests at least 10,000 federal workers could be fired during the government shutdown, now in day 15, but a federal judge in california temporarily blocks the layoffs as a violation of the law. senate again votes down the republican-drafted temporary gove ..JUSTICES ASKS ABOUT 'END POINT' FOR VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Justices kavanaugh, barrett and jackson ask about an 'end point' for the voting rights act. janai nelson: "we would reckless if we determined that section 2 somehow is no longer needed simply because it has been so successful in rooting out racial discrimination in voting." full video here: https: ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-14-25): GOV'T SHUTDOWN DAY 14; TRUMP VOWS TO DISARM HA ..
Federal government shutdown reaches day 14, and republicans and democrats seem to be digging in for the long haul. air traffic controllers union president talks about the first missed full-paycheck for his members. federal reserve chair jerome powell says despite no official economic data due to t ..BOOKNOTES+ PODCAST: JONATHAN MAHLER ON THE GODS OF NEW YORK: NYC IN THE 198 ..
The names are almost all known nationally: ed koch, rudy giuliani, david dinkins, al sharpton, larry kramer, and donald trump. these are people who were first in the news in the 1980s. their early public lives are now featured in jonathan mahler's book, "the gods of new york." the book is divided in ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-13-25): PRES. TRUMP AT ISRAELI KNESSET PROCLAIMS 'DAWN ..
President donald trump proclaims, "a new dawn in the middle east" in a speech to the israeli knesset in jerusalem. world leaders sign the gaza peace deal in egypt. hamas frees the 20 living israeli hostages, while israel released nearly 2000 palestinian prisoners. u.s. government shutdown is ente ..AFTER WORDS: JANE GOODALL, "HOPE FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD...."
Jane goodall talked about her book hope for animals and their world: how endangered species are being rescued from the brink (grand central publishing; september 2, 2009). in the book, she and her co-authors describe people and projects around the world that are rescuing species on the brink of ex ..LECTURES IN HISTORY: THE 1876 GREAT SIOUX WAR AND THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE ..
What happened when general custer and crazy horse faced off in battle? stetson university professor david morton chronicles the 1876 great sioux war in the south dakota black hills. stetson university is located in deland, florida. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow ..CEASEFIRE: MIKE PENCE & RAHM EMANUEL
Host dasha burns is joined by former vice president mike pence and former obama chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel, plus conversations with former trump press secretary sean spicer and faiz shakir, senior adviser to sen. bernie sanders. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-spa ..PREMIERE EPISODE OF C-SPAN'S CEASEFIRE: MIKE PENCE & RAHM EMANUEL WITH HOST ..
Host dasha burns is joined by former vice president mike pence and former obama chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel, plus conversations with former trump press secretary sean spicer and faiz shakir, senior adviser to sen. bernie sanders. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-spa ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-10-25): FED WORKER LAYOFFS BEGIN; PRES. TRUMP DOES NOT ..
White house budget office director russell vought announces on x that federal worker layoffs have begun, with the federal government shutdown now 10 days old and expected to continue through the weekend. conservative commentator benny johnson says the democratic party is 'mainstreaming violence as ..SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON ON C-SPAN'S "WASHINGTON JOURNAL"
House speaker mike johnson (r-la) took viewer calls on the government shutdown, now in its ninth day. he was also pressed on ensuring military pay, extending health care subsidies, and releasing the epstein files. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow/ discover the c-s ..C-SPAN CEASEFIRE: MIKE PENCE AND RAHM EMANUEL REFLECT ON SHARED TIME IN CON ..
Former vice president mike pence and former obama chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel reflect on their shared time in congress during the premiere episode of c-span's "ceasefire." see the entire conversation on friday, oct. 10, on c-span at 7/10pm et/pt. download the free c-span now app. ..C-SPAN CEASEFIRE: MIKE PENCE AND RAHM EMANUEL ON THE FUTURE OF THEIR PARTIE ..
Former vice president mike pence and former obama chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel talk about the future of their parties as they sit down with host dasha burns on the premiere episode of c-span's "ceasefire." see the entire conversation on the premiere episode friday, oct. 10, on c-sp ..C-SPAN CEASEFIRE: MIKE PENCE AND RAHM EMANUEL ON ISRAEL–HAMAS DEAL
Former obama chief of staff rahm emanuel and former vice president mike pence credit president trump for the israel–hamas peace deal on the premiere episode of c-span's "ceasefire." see the entire conversation on the premiere episode friday, oct. 10, on c-span at 7/10pm et/pt. download the free ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-9-25): ISRAEL & HAMAS AGREE TO CEASEFIRE, HOSTAGE RELE ..
President donald trump & secretary of state marco rubio talk about israel & hamas agreeing to a pause in their two-year-old war and the release of hostages held by hama in exchange for palestinian prisoners, what president trump calls phase one of his gaza ceasefire plan. federal court hearings cha ..MILIARY MOM PRESSES SPEAKER JOHNSON ON TROOP PAY
A c-span caller who identified as a republican from fort belvoir, virginia, pressed speaker mike johnson (r-la) to pass a standalone bill to ensure active-duty troops get paid during the shutdown. "i'm begging you to pass this legislation," she said. "my kids could die." speaker johnson said he wa ..THE WEEKLY PODCAST: THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS AND SPEAKER BOEHNER'S RESIGNAT ..
Ten years ago this month, in october 2015, john boehner's tenure as u.s. house speaker came to an end … and the influence the house freedom caucus held over republicans was at its height …. reporter question: the freedom caucus has caused you a lot of problems. obviously, here in your final act ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-8-25): FMR FBI DIR COMEY PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN FEDERAL ..
Former fbi director james comey pleads not guilty in federal court in alexandria to two felony charges related to previous testimony before congress. we will talk with the hill's courts reporter ella lee, who was in the courtroom, about the arraignment and what is next in this case. (1) president d ..REPRESENTATIVE CHELLIE PINGREE ON DAY 8 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Representative chellie pingree (d-me), a member of the appropriations committee, talked about day 8 of the government shutdown and the democrats' strategy. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/representative-chellie-pingree-on-day-8-of-the-government-shutdown/666859 d ..REPRESENTATIVE LISA MCCLAIN ON DAY 8 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
House republican conference lisa mcclain (r-mi) talked about day 8 of the government shutdown and gop strategy. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/representative-lisa-mcclain-on-day-8-of-the-government-shutdown/666891 download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c-spannow ..WASHINGTON TODAY (10-7-25): WH SAYS FURLOUGHED FEDS BACKPAY NOT AUTOMATIC W ..
Government shutdown at day seven shows no sign of ending soon. white house memo says the 750,000 federal government employees furloughed are not entitled to backpay when the government reopens. president donald trump meets canadian prime minister mark carney at the white house to discuss trade and .."WHO ORDERED THE TAPPING OF THE PHONES OF UNITED STATES SENATORS?"
Sen. josh hawley (r-mo): "who ordered the tapping of the phones of united states senators? attorney general pam bondi: "i cannot discuss the details of that right now for very good reason...we will be looking at all aspects of this and i have talked to director patel at length about this." full vi ..SEN. WHITEHOUSE ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT EPSTEIN PHOTOS WITH PRESIDENT T ..
Sen. sheldon whitehouse (d-ri): "there's been public reporting that jeffrey epstein showed people photos of president trump with half-naked young women. do you know if the fbi found those photographs...? in their search of jeffrey epstein's safe or premises or otherwise?" attorney general pam bondi ..ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI ON FBI INVESTIGATING SITTING SENATORS
Attorney general pam bondi delivers her opening statement before the senate judiciary committe: "as to ending the weaponization of justice, we learned that former fbi secretly investigated you and your colleagues. why? they wanted to take president trump off the playing field. they were playing poli .."I WISH YOU WOULD LOVE CHICAGO AS MUCH AS YOU HATE PRESIDENT TRUMP."
Senator dick durbin (d-il): they are going to transfer texas national guard units to the state of illinois. what's the rationale for that?” attorney general pam bondi: "you voted to shut down the government and you're sitting here. our law enforcement officers aren't being paid. they're out there ..REP. JEFFRIES ON BACK-PAY FOR FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS
House minority leader hakeem jeffries: "the law is clear; every single furloughed federal employee is entitled to back-pay. period full stop. the law is clear, and we will make sure that that law is followed." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/house-minority-leader-jeff ..