AFTER WORDS: PIERS MORGAN "WOKE IS DEAD: HOW COMMON SENSE TRIUMPHED IN AN A ..
British journalist piers morgan argued that there has been a global rejection of "wokeism" and discussed what he thinks a post-woke world will be like. he spoke at the richard nixon presidential library & museum in yorba linda, california. download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/c- ..LECTURES IN HISTORY: THE BARBARY PIRATES AND EARLY AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Carroll college professor jeanette fregulia chronicles the barbary pirates' conflict with american ships during the 18th and 19th centuries. 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-span's ..CEASEFIRE PODCAST: SENS. JOHN FETTERMAN (D-PA) & KATIE BRITT (R-AL) W/ MIK ..
Panel 1: host dasha burns is joined by pennsylvania democratic senator john fetterman and alabama republican senator katie britt for a bipartisan dialogue on the top issues facing the country including jobs and the economy, the future of expiring aca subsidies, and rising tensions between the u.s. a ..WASHINGTON TODAY (12-19-25): DOJ RELEASES SOME EPSTEIN FILES; PRES. TRUMP T ..
Justice department released the first batch of files on the late sex offender and accused trafficker jeffrey epstein, but deputy attorney general todd blanche say not all of the files will be released by today's deadline as required under law. president donald trump announces deals with nine pharma ..PRESIDENT TRUMP ON WHY UNEMPLOYMENT HAS GONE UP
President trump "the only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5%...is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-makes-an-announcement-on-lowering-drug ..SECRETARY RUBIO: "WE HAVEN'T HAD A STRIKE IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN IN ALMOST ..
Secretary of state marco rubio: "we haven't had a strike in the caribbean basin in almost five weeks. do you know why? it's not because we stopped looking. it's because no one wants to get on a boat anymore and do that." c-span.org/event/news-conference/secy-marco-rubio-holds-year-end-news-conferen ..NEW TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER SIGNAGE
New signage unveiled @kennedycenter: the donald j. trump and the john f. kennedy memorial center for the performing arts 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-span's free educational ..CEASEFIRE: SENS. JOHN FETTERMAN (D-PA) AND KATIE BRITT (R-AL) ON FRIENDSHIP ..
Senators john fetterman (d-pa) on meeting with president trump: "i took a lot of flak, i'm not sure why…there was no backlash when mamdani visited there. katie britt (r-al): "that's actually true. think about that. john goes and visits the president, the man who has just been elected by the peopl ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB: RITA DOVE ON POETRY EDITORS
Rita dove describes the relationship she has with her editors. david rubenstein: "if you're have won the pulitzer prize in poetry and you're the poet laureate of the united states, is somebody really going to edit your poetry? and and i mean, don't they doesn't it take a lot of, gumption to be abl ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB WITH RITA DOVE ON HOW TO BECOME A POET
David rubenstein: "so let me ask you for somebody that wants to be a poet. somebody is watching and says, look, i have some hidden talent. my parents didn't really know it. my classmates didn't know it. but i really, in my inner circle says, i want to write and i want to express myself in poetry. wh ..AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB WITH RITA DOVE ON BECOMING A POET
Rita dove: "i didn't realize that a little black girl could become a poet. i had never met a living poet. and then? then two things happened. one was that i had an english teacher in high school who took about three of us from the class, asked permission if we could go to a book signing, and she too ..CEASEFIRE ON WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES' VANITY FAIR INTERVIEW
Republican strategist mike dubke: "my best guess, when i first read the and heard about the interview, was this is her exit interview…at some point, i wouldn't be surprised if it's not in the first quarter of 2026 that the chief of staff steps aside." democratic strategist brendan daly: "she's ve ..CEASEFIRE: SENS. JOHN FETTERMAN (D-PA) AND KATIE BRITT (R-AL) ON HEALTH CAR ..
Sen. john fetterman (d-pa) on aca subsidies: "just like a one-year clean extension. it doesn't require any more than the minimum of the republicans to vote for that...and then we have a long time to negotiate a more durable solution." sen. katie britt (r-al): "the system has failed with regards to ..REP. ADAM SMITH ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MILITARY POLICI ..
Representative adam smith (d-wa), top democrat on the armed services committee, talked about the trump administration's policies on venezuela, ukraine, nato, and news of the day. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-adam-smith-on-trump-administration-foreign-affairs ..SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: "WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD ABOUT."
Secretary of state marco rubio delivers a statement before taking questions at his year-end news conference: "we have a lot to be proud about." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/secy-marco-rubio-holds-year-end-news-conference/439041 download the free c-span now app. htt ..SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO ON RUSSIA UKRAINE NEGOTIATIONS
Secretary of state marco on russia ukraine negotiations: "we don't see surrender any time in the near future be either side, so only a negotiated settlement gives us the opportunity to end this war. a negotiated settlement required two things, both sides to get something out of it and both sides to ..WASHINGTON TODAY (12-18-25): REAX TO POTUS' YEAR-END SPEECH; POTUS SIGNS MA ..
White house and democratic lawmakers weigh in on president donald trump's wednesday night primetime tv year-end address, during which the president highlighted what he sees as his achievements after almost a year in office. democrats make a last-ditch effort to get a vote to extend expiring afforda ..PRESIDENT TRUMP RESCHEDULES MARIJUANA FROM SCHEDULE 1 TO SCHEDULE 3 CONTROL ..
President trump: “today, i am pleased to announce that i will be signing an executive order to reschedule marijuana from a schedule 1 to a schedule 3 controlled substance… we have people begging for me to do this, people that are in great pain.” full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/ ..PRESIDENT TRUMP REACTS TO RENAMING THE KENNEDY CENTER TO THE TRUMP KENNEDY ..
President trump on renaming the kennedy center to be trump-kennedy center: "i was honored by it. the board is a very distinguished board…we saved the kennedy center." https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/president-trump-signs-executive-order-on-federal-marijuana-regulation/439017 downlo ..SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER AGREES WITH SEN. TED CRUZ ON FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR & CE ..
Senate minority leader chuck schumer (d-ny): "i don’t agree very much with senator cruz on most everything he says…but cruz is absolutely correct that mr. carr's conduct is dangerous. on the issue of mr. carr and the censoring of the news media senator cruz is right on the money." https://www. ..SEN. SCHUMER REACTS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION
Senate minority leader chuck schumer (d-ny): "last night donald trump gave a speech about how supposedly great his first year has been. so, of course, his speech was short because there's really not much to say about how great trump has been." https://www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=senate&date=202 ..HHS SECRETARY KENNEDY ON SEX REJECTING PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN
Hhs secretary robert f. kennedy jr.: "so-called gender-affirming care has inflicted lasting physical and psychological damage on vulnerable young people. this is not medicine, it is malpractice. we're done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits, not the well-being of children...sex rejecti ..SUNDAY: AMERICA'S BOOK CLUB WITH RITA DOVE
Sunday: america's book club with rita dove – 6pm et on c-span https://www.c-span.org/americas-book-club/guest/10/rita-dove 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-span's free education ..REP. JEFFRIES ON ACA TAX CREDIT VOTE
House minority leader hakeem jeffries (d-ny): "we want to make clear to mike johnson that the american people deserve a vote on the affordable care act tax credit legislation and deserve that vote today…our message to mike johnson is clear: you can run, but you cannot hide." full video here: https ..REP. MIKE LAWLER ON REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN VOTE AND FUTURE OF ACA SUBS ..
Representative mike lawler (r-ny) talked about the vote on the republican health care plan and president trump's address to the nation. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-mike-lawler-on-republican-health-care-plan-vote-and-future-of-aca-subsidies/670655 download ..REP. BETTY MCCOLLUM ON THE FUTURE OF ACA SUBSIDIES AND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AD ..
Representative betty mccollum, a member of the house appropriations committee, talked about votes on the future of affordable care act subsidies and president trump's address to the nation. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-betty-mccollum-on-the-future-of-aca-subsidies-and-presid ..REP. MIKE FLOOD ON TRUMP SPEECH AND HEALTH CARE VOTE IN THE HOUSE
Representative mike flood (r-ne), a member of the financial services committee and chair of the republican main street caucus, talked about president trump's year-end speech and votes in the house on the house republican leadership's health care plan. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journa ..EXTREME MORTMAN PODCAST: PRESIDENTS GET WINTER VACATIONS – WE GET KIRK BA ..
Over the summer, c-span's podcast "extreme mortman" did an episode all about presidents – and summer vactions. now - time for the sequel – presidents – and winter vacations! like the one barack obama took – which he previewed during a 2013 press conference – a few days before christmas ..PRESIDENT TRUMP: "WE ARE SENDING EVERY SOLDIER $1,776"
President trump: "i am also proud to announce that more than 1,450,000 military service members will receive a special warrior dividend before christmas...we are sending every soldier $1,776...and the checks are already on the way." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/pre ..PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSES THE NATION
President donald trump addresses the nation from the white house. https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/president-trump-addresses-the-nation/438955 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/ ..WASHINGTON TODAY (12-17-25): HOUSE TO VOTE ON EXTENDING ACA SUBSIDIES AFTER ..
Four house republicans sign a discharge petition introduced by democrats to force a vote an extension of expiring affordable care act enhanced premium tax credits in defiance of the wishes of republican speaker mike johnson (r-la). house votes on a bill to criminalize providing gender-affirming car ..PRESIDENT TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN DIGNIFIED TRANSFER AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE
President trump, defense secretary pete hegseth, joint chiefs of staff chair gen. dan caine and others participate in dignified transfer at dover air force base of two iowa national guardsmen and an american civilian interpreter killed in syria. (note: video has no audio) https://www.c-span.org/ev ..SEN. ERIC SCHMITT (R-MO) ON DEMOCRATS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Sen. eric schmitt (r-mo): “the idea that my democrat colleagues are so offended that the first amendment may be or may not be violated by some comment you made is just extraordinary, given the last four years we lived through...to sit here and listen to all this stuff about wearing the white hat o ..FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR: "THE FCC IS NOT AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY FORMALLY SPEA ..
Sen. ben ray luján (d-nm): “just so you know brendan, on your website it just simply says man the fcc’s independent this isn't a trick question...is your website wrong?" fcc chair brendan carr: "the fcc is not an independent agency formally speaking." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/e ..SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX) QUESTIONS FCC CHAIR CARR ABOUT JIMMY KIMMEL
Sen. ted cruz (r-tx) to fcc chair brendan carr: “another area of agreement between you and me is that jimmy kimmel is angry, overtly partisan, and profoundly unfunny… jimmy’s remarks about charlie kirk were tasteless, and abc and its affiliates would be fully within their rights to fire him. w ..SEN. KLOBUCHAR QUESTIONS FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR
Sen. amy klobuchar (d-mn) asks fcc chair brendan carr about jimmy kimmel and president trump's remarks regarding rob reiner. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/fcc-commissioners-testify-at-oversight-hearing/438080 download the free c-span now app. https://www.c-span.org/ .."THIS IS AN OUTRAGE."
With rep. riley moore (r-wv) presiding over the house, he announces the vote 204-203 as soon as republicans have enough to advance the gop health care bill. rep. jim mcgovern (d-ma) yells that rep. dan goldman (d-ny) was "in the well" to cast his vote: "this is an outrage." https://www.c-span.org/cl ..SEN. SCHATZ ASKS FCC CHAIR CARR ABOUT CENSORING COMEDIANS
Sen. brian schatz (d-hi): “do you think it is appropriate for you to have an opinion at all in your official capacity about what a comedian says...?” fcc chair brendan carr: "my job is to implement the law passed by congress and congress has said...that there is a public interest standard." fu ..SEN. MARKEY TO FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR: "YOU SHOULD RESIGN."
Sen. ed markey (d-ma) to fcc chair brendan carr: "he is turning the federal communications commission into the federal censorship commission. it is a betrayal of the fcc's mission. you should resign, mr. chairman." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/fcc-commissioners-tes ..REP. RICH MCCORMICK ON HOUSE VOTE ON REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN AND NEWS O ..
Representative rich mccormick (r-ga), a member of the house armed services & foreign affairs committee, talked about the expected vote on the republican health care plan, escalating u.s. tensions with venezuela, ukraine, and news of the day. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/washington ..REP. GREG LANDSMAN ON THE HOUSE VOTE ON REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN AND NEW ..
Representative greg landsman (d-oh), a member of the energy & commerce committee, talked about the expected vote on the republican health care plan, ukraine, and news of the day. full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/rep-greg-landsman-on-the-house-vote-on-republican-heal ..WASHINGTON TODAY (12-16-25): SPKR. JOHNSON RULES OUT HOUSE VOTE ON EXTENDIN ..
Speaker mike johnson (r-la) says there will not be a vote on an amendment to extend expiring affordable care act enhanced premium subsidies as part of a house republican health care bill this week, and some moderate republicans are not happy about it. labor department releases a jobs report that wa ..SEN. SCHUMER: “WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE, THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE."
Senate minority leader chuck schumer: “when it comes to healthcare, the damage has been done. after january 1st, it’s very hard to put that toothpaste back in the tube, and americans will know when healthcare dies it was the republicans who did it.” download the free c-span now app. https://w ..SEN. THUNE ON HEALTHCARE (R-SD) "THERE IS A POTENTIAL PATHWAY IN JANUARY... ..
Q: "nothing's going to get done on health care now, right, this year?" senate majority leader john thune (r-sd) "it’s a complicated issue, no doubt about it. a lot of moving parts and we have different visions of what health care ought to look like…you’re right, we’re not going to pass anyt ..BARBARA ROSE JOHNS STATUE UNVEILED IN U.S. CAPITOL
Congressional leaders on tuesday unveiled a new statue of civil rights icon barbara rose johns, replacing the statue of confederate gen. robert e. lee in the u.s. capitol. "today, we are here to honor one of america's true trailblazers — a woman who embodied the essence of the american spirit in ..SPEAKER JOHNSON REACTS TO BRIEFING ON VENEZUELA BOAT STRIKES
House speaker mike johnson (r-la) after closed-door briefing on the september 2nd boat strikes in the caribbean: "i think the information that was provided was very helpful." https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/house-lawmakers-react-to-secys-rubio-hegseth-briefing-on-venezuela-strikes/670 ..VP JD VANCE: "I ONLY BELIEVE IN THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT ARE TRUE."
Vice president jd vance responds to vanity fair article in which white house chief of staff susie wiles is quoted as referring to the vice president as a conspiracy theorist: "i only believes in the conspiracy theories that are true." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-ev ..SEN. SCHUMER: "THE ADMINISTRATION CAME TO THIS BRIEFING EMPTY-HANDED."
Sen. chuck schumer (d-ny): "i reiterated my demand of secretary hegseth in front of all hundred senators that he allow every senator to see the unedited version, the unedited video of what happened on september 2nd. he refused. the administration came to this briefing empty-handed." full video here: ..FAA ADMINISTRATOR ON DC AIRSPACE SAFETY
Faa administrator bryan bedford on dc airspace safety: "let me be clear: our intent is not to go back to where we were prior to january the 29th…we are not going to go back into a position of less safe airspace environment." full video here: https://www.c-span.org/event/house-committee/faa-adminis ..SPEAKER JOHNSON CONFIRMS NO VOTE ON EXTENDING ACA SUBSIDIES
House speaker mike johnson (r-la) confirms there will not be a vote on extending aca subsidies, saying many republicans "did want to vote on this obamacare covid-era subsidy the democrats created. we looked for a way to try to allow for that pressure release valve, and it just was not to be. we work ..