live coverage on c-span. ♪ [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] it. -- worry about about it. [indiscernible] >> senator patrick leahy, one of the 2600 guest's. live coverage here on c-span inside the international ballroom of the holton hotel. reported to be the biggest all room in the nation's capital. a room filled with tables. filled with circular tables and a head table. 10 people or so at a table. a lot goes into preparing for this banquet every year. as is a correspondents dinner. we spoke about what goes into it. we have multiple receptions on all levels. 11:00 a.m. 1111 -- in the morning. till 5:00l the way up p.m.. we have to have the ballroom set by 5:00 p.m.. or 7:15.inner at 7:00 >> and compton on your screen. a live look at the ballroom which is going to capacity. food andis the beverage director. here is what he had to say. >> we have a seasoned team. they have done this numerous times. they know what they need to do. getting them altogether, making the 200 servers we n

c-span: so they're all on cds now? >> guest: they're--they're all on cds. c-span: how many of them are there? >> guest: oh, gosh, there are, you know, over a thousand. so they're every... c-span: over a thousand radio broadcasts. >> guest: broadcasts, and they've all been saved. and so that's a--just a great project. and i think it--our book really--it--it works well with the radio broadcasts to see what he wrote. you see the original draft. the radio--the actual broadcasts are slightly different, if you read along, because that was a final version, and he might change a word or two. c-span: it--it strikes me that if you hadn't asked for this, they would have--we wouldn't know this. >> guest: a lot of luck, serendipity, has gone into this project at every turn, and i can tell you, you know, some of these stories--meeting the andersons, and they became crucial to the--to the project, and... c-span: who are the andersons? >> guest: martin anderson and annelise anderson. they are economists at the hoover institution who worked with reagan in the '76 and '80 cam

monday at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> this week on "q&a" our guest who discusses his career in political activism and , "unstoppable: the emerging left-right alliance to dismantle the corporate state". ost: ralph nader, in your new book you start off the book and introduction by saying when of king about the genesis this back i remember the days working in my family's restaurant. you start that way? guest: because we were opposite of these opec style factories and down

live on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> here on c-span2 we are waiting for the start of the discussion looking at the net neutrality rules as promulgated by the fcc earlier this month, a discussion hosted by the progressive policy institute. the fcc chairman chief of staff ruth milkman will be part of the panelists discussing the. should get underway in a minute or two. we've heard 12 '05 eastern. just a reminder about some of our other live coverage coming up on the c-span networks. developer donald trump will be speaking in washington. washington. is that the national press club speaking at 1 p.m. eastern. later on c-span3 officials from the george w. bush and obama administration will discuss the recent elections in iraq and influence of iran and syria. that is coming at 1:30 p.m. eastern. that will be on c-span3. a reminder, the president speaking this afternoon reportedly about u.s. troops

we will have coverage of that on c-span. the arlington cemetery is marking its 150th anniversary. some might be surprised that wasn't on the list before this year. yeah, it took some time, i will say. i think the current superintendent and administration of the cemetery clearly recognizes the historic significance of the place. it is an active burial ground. so this is a special kind of historic place where people today are -- our veterans today are still being laid to rest. day. a good april 2014 is when the arlington national cemetery went on to the national register. my organization, the national trust for historic preservation, couldn't be more pleased with that result. host: some have been critical about the oversight and preservation tactics at that arlington cemetery. y? what has been happening? guest: i think from the perspective of some family members who came to find their veteran, perhaps a great uncle or grandfather, there were some administrative difficulties in finding the graves of particular veterans. that causes great upset. there also was in the last five or six y

of manyel beah, one unique voices. c-span, sundays at 8:00 now available at your favorite bookseller. >> this week in the british house of commons, prime minister david cameron took questions on russia's intervention in ukraine and the death of british soldiers in afghanistan. prime minister's questions this week is 40 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. i am sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to captain thomas clark , actingrmy air corps warrant officer class two spencer faulk there of army air corps, corporal james walters of the army air corps, and a reservist who also worked as a research assistant. these tragic deaths remind us of the continued commitment and sacrifice of our armed forces. i know that our deepest sympathies are with their families at this very difficult time. i am sure the house will also want to join me in paying who wasto ann maguire stabbed to death inside her leads classroom on monday. she was a much loved te

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it will be on our companion network c-span 2. tle later and the day on c-span, discussion on state expansion of medicaid under the health care law. the alliance for health reform hosted the event. that is why the 12:15 eastern. 12:15 eastern. >> this issue should be handled differently, but i have a debt -- a different philosophy. it starts with the basic premise i approach everything, which is economic freedom. it is my guiding principle. --m that comes four factors does the commission have authority to act on an issue? two, is there harm to consumers and a solution where we can actually remedy any harm that has been brought forward? three, is the solution tailored to the particular problem that we are addressing and that we not regulate by analogy? forthcoming even with those three -- forthcoming even with those three, -- you do tend to take each issue as it comes before you. >> new fcc commissioner michael o'reilly monday on "the communicators" at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs events

my show is being broadcast on c-span. c-span is like one of those paranormal activity movies.hots of empty rooms interrupted by shots of people that you pretty sure died a few years ago. [laughter] stay tuned, after the correspondents dinner, for in new c-span show, "so you think you can remain conscious." the 100th year of the white house correspondents association. [applause] the cnn was only searching for the right brothers plane. [laughter] the correspondents dinner itself is a tradition dating back to 1920. back then, this event was only for men. there is a plaque in the lobby commemorating this as the location of the very first total sausage fest. [laughter] #total sausagefest. [laughter] 19e you'll find all nationalities contained within arianna huffington's accent. [laughter] it is a general and thrilled to be here in washington dc. city that started the whole crack smoking mayor craze. [laughter] you guys were the first. i hope he is not here tonight. mayor say that toronto rob ford is a mess. he can't help it. he's like a bull and a crack pipe shop. canadat want to t

c-span: well, let me pick one... >> guest: ok. c-span: ... and have you talk about it. one of those that we know here on this network is katharine graham. >> guest: yes. c-span: why did you pick her autobiography or memoir to write about? >> guest: well, the main theme of "when memory speaks" is about the differences between the way, in different time periods, it's thought appropriate for a man or a woman to tell their life story. and in the opening chapters, i trace the way--the romantic myth about a female life shapes how women tell their life history. and the romantic myth, just to talk about it in almost parody form, makes the heroine wonderfully, emotionally finely tuned. she's usually beautiful or attractive or got some special quality. and she's carried by fate or destiny into meeting the romantic hero. there are some complications to the romance, but eventually, they marry, and then, you know, 19th century women's novels used to finish--or memoirs, 'and so, reader, i married him.' and her history ends at the point of the marriage and is subsumed within his. and f

that is sunday on c-span. -- that is saturday on c-span. >> c-span posner was to book, "sundays at 8:0," a collection of top storytellers. >> at the beginning of the war, you were pressed into it. you were afraid of holding the gun, but then you pushed back and fought. i shot somebody and killed somebody and it does something to you. it's very difficult in the beginning, but as time went on, it became easier. it became normalized. war,lly, in the context of you normalize the situation so you live through it. if you don't, you actually die. ah, one of 24 unique voices. "sundays at 8:00," now available from your fairford bookseller. >> next a look at a political article on how much money is expected to be spent on political ads in the 2014 elections. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. joining us from charlottesville, virginia, is the center for politics, professor larry sbato. thanks for being with us. guest: nice to be with you. host: help, i'm drowning in tv ads, the headline of politico.com. your essay on campaign ads. what did you learn? i've been guest: i have watched t

that is next on c-span. then antiwar activists talk about the impact of war on civilians. antonin scalia spoke at william and mary law school, followed by terry mcauliffe at virginia tech, and later wisconsin governor scott walker. the second amendment is the most misunderstood part of the bill of rights. the conservative political agenda. then some of the middle east policy challenges. also your phone calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook on twitter. quotengton journal post every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. the president and mrs. obama participated in a recent-laying wreath-laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. this is 50 minutes. >> halt. present arms. ["the star-spangled banner" plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, present arms. [drum roll] plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the invitation and the national anthem. >> the chaplain, national captioning will -- national capital region, and the military district of washington, major general geoffrey buchanan, military district of washington, executive director your army national militar

you can see his remarks, live, on c-span, at 11:15 a.m. eastern. in the afternoon, a discussion on the russian intervention in ukraine, u.s. response, and role of nato, live from the center for strategic and international studies. you can see that at one: 30 eastern monday afternoon here on c-span. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go, with our free c-span radio app for your smartphone or tablet. listen to all three c-span tv channels, or c-span radio, anytime. there is a schedule for each of our networks, so you can tune in whenever you want. play podcasts from our recent signature programs. take c-span with you wherever you go. download your free app online or your iphone, android, or black area. >> defense secretary chuck hagel on friday said that european allies should contribute more to nato and rely yes -- rely less on u.s. military spending. his remarks are about 40 minutes. hilary997 my daughter, -- i have a hillary and my family -- a senior, she picked nato as hers senior thesis project. she called her mother in congress to g

see is saturday here on c-span. the hill reports that tonight more than one dozen even associate with the white house correspondents dinner is being held near washington, d.c. our camera outside of one of the event also the canadian embassy watching some of the arrivals. short time ago. west virginia senator joe manchin and company arriving for the event. they heal is hosting the invitation only reception at the canadian embassy along with "entertainment tonight." again, the white house correspondents dinner on c-span tomorrow night. president obama speaking as well as a jolt mikell of "community." starting with the red carpet arrivals followed by the dinner on c-span.aking here coming up tonight on c-span, president obama and german chancellor angela merkel. they held a press conference. then the united nations security council held a meeting on russian intervention in the ukraine. afterwards, more from the german chancellor as she discussed the future of u.s. relations with her country. obamar today, president and

e are on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. the #c-span chat. president spent time talking about issues range interesting afghanistan. this on the heels of an announcement yesterday we'llp keeping 10,000 troops in afghanistan through 2016. range interesting afghanistan, climate change, and more at west point. this comes four years after the speech in 2010. two years knee the first term he spoke in may of 2010 jut lining his foreign policy at that time. "the washington post" reporting on that speech is it was a departure from what bush recalled a distinctly internationalism. the president at that time pledging to shape a new "international order based on diplomacy and engagement." what do you think about what you heard from the president and what you have seen in his foreign policy? go to texas. this is lois on our democrats line. caller: i just think that this man, president obama, is a man for the times in which we live. he's reasonable. he's thoughtful. and i agree with every word he says. host: oregon is next. this is janet on our republican l

examine the political philosophy and presidential tenure of james madiso sunday morning at 11:00 on c-span two. on american history tv, saturday morning at 10:00, the life and work of american red cross founder clara barton ..>> the followed by your comments live. that is on c-span3. coming up on the next "washington journal," retired marine sergeant of concerned veterans for america discuss the allegations of mismanagement at va hospital's. then a look at immigration policy and the chances for legislation this year and our guest is mark rosenbloom of the migration policy institute. post" 00 what washington writer on gerrymandered congressional districts. liveington journal" is every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. defense secretary chuck hagel delivers remarks friday at the u.s. naval academy regulation and commission ceremony held in annapolis, maryland. you can see this event that includes navy secretary ray mebus live at 10:00 eastern on c-span. stopfocus on trying to waste and trying to catch people who did it in the past but t

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on c-span. >> the fcc voted earlier today in favor of a new proposal aimed at guaranteeing internet and -- the plan would allow providers like netflix to pay for a guaranteed fast lane for service. >> [indiscernible] [applause] >> [indiscernible] [applause] >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] >> ok, we now have -- >> [indiscernible] >> for the may 20 14th meeting of the federal medications commission. let me begin with a couple of housekeeping items. first of all, we have a particularly full agenda today and so for the benefit of my colleagues, we will be taking a break between the third and fourth items of about 10 minutes. we will be coming back quickly for that. i just want to say at the outset insofar as before the meeting began, there was some activity here. the purpose of what we are doing here today on the open internet is to make sure that he hear from everyone and that we start a process that fully opens the doors for comment by the american people. we are going to move through that p

live on c-span and c-span radio at 11:40 a.m. live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner tomorrow, getting underway at 6:00 eastern time. you can join the conversation on our facebook page as well as the president pokes fun at the media. you will also be able to see the red carpet as we stream it live on www.c-span.org as well as some behind the scenes perspective of the correspondent dinner. ask for joining us on this friday edition of " washington journal." enjoy the rest of your day and a terrific weekend. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] the labor department releasing the april jobs numbers this morning showing employers adding 288,000 jobs last month, the most in two years. the unappointed rate also dropped to its lowest level since 2008 26.3%, down from 6.7%. john thune tweeting labor participation force dropped by nearly as much as south dakota's entire population. the senate and house are out today, returning next week. in the house

rodriguez will take your calls in depth on c-span. n american history tv, a history of hawaii and the sugar industry. sunday at 9:35 on c-span tv. >> 25th street itself is actually not that unusual. similar streets have popped up in other cities, whether beaumont, texas, fort worth, texas, a street in denver. what makes ogden's 25th street unique is that it arose in the middle of a mormon settlement. you had, on the one hand, the mormon's peoples party, which was struggling to regain control of the city, and on the other hand, you had the railroad, which was the economic life lot of the city which is bringing in non-mormons, which swelled the ranks of the liberal party. so, the railroad which was the economic lifeblood was also the leveling the playing field. you have that irony. the guilty pleasures that were along 25th street were joined to be just a little bit more taboo in other cities. so with the hotels and the restaurants here at the depot in the hotel three blocks east of here, the three blocks between them began to fill in slo

percentage of voters so they can be sure they have a representation in congress. >> this weekend on c-span. changing demographics redistricting and the republican party. later on c-span the white house correspondents dinner. on american history tv a history of hawaii and the sugar ndustry. >> members of congress this week held their first hearing on campaign finance since the supreme court struck down limits on individual political contributions. retired supreme court justice stevenance testified before the senate rules committee backing a constitutional amendment allowing congress to regulate campaign finance laws. this is 2 hours. i'm deeply worried about the future of our democracy. for over 100 years we have struggled with the issue of money and politics always seeking to find the right balance between freedom of political expression and the corrosive influence of the unchecked flow of money to public officials. we have had periodic scandals and periodic corrections. we've had new laws and new ways to evade those laws. but we've never before seen what is happening today. as we will lea

s week on c-span >> john sopko, explain what you do. >> i am the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, appoint

services chairman barney frank and former senate inking committee chair chris dodd at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. coming up, michael waldman on the brenner -- brennan center .or justice been talking about the conservative political agenda. rivera on some of the middle east foreign-policy challenges facing the obama administration. join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. the house is in session this week with legislation blowing to ensure the v.a. controversy. live coverage of the house here on c-span. the front page of wall street journal this month. the obama administration is set to announce new climate change proposal next week. cap and trade and renewable energy options. we will stick with the economy here this morning for the first part of today's washington journal. we want to hear from you. how is the job market for new college graduates?

you can watch it on c-span. supreme court oral arguments in a case questioning whether police have the right itself on data without the use of a warrant. the case centers around a man who was arrested in 2007 on suspicion of selling cocaine. they looked at the contents of his cell phone, which led to a search of his home. drugs and a weapon were found. this oral argument is one hour >> we'll hear argument next in case 13212, united states v. wurie. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, the facts of this case, united states v. wurie, i think, illustrate why any categorical rule that would preclude searches of cell phones incident to arrest would be inconsistent with historical practice and detrimental to law enforcement. this a case where what the officers did was see a phone ringing. on the outside screen, the caller was identified as "my house." the officers opened up the phone, pressed one button to see that the call came in from "my house" and pressed another to see what the phone numbe

two and sunday at 2:00 on c-span three. you can now take c-span with you wherever you go with our free c-span radio app for your smartphone or tablet. listen to all three c-span tv channels or c-span radio anytime, and there is a schedule of each of our networks so you can tune in when you want. our signaturerom programs, like "afterwards," "the communicators" and "q&a." onlined your free app for iphone, android, or blackberry. in his weekly address, president obama outlined his land to create more jobs to expand opportunities and boost economic growth. senator john mccain of arizona gave the republican address. he talked about veterans issues, including decent care for veterans. >> hi, everybody. at a time when our businesses have created 9.2 million new jobs in just over four years, and more companies are considering bringing jobs back from overseas, we have a choice to make. we can make it easier for businesses to invest in america -- or we can make it harder. i want to work with congress to create jobs and opportunity fo

and then i happened to catch a lecture, on c-span, history on weekend, smith died in 2012 but they were replaying this lecture on generalship, and i was really intrigued by that. i thought my buddy has been trying to get me to read this book, and i just listened to this great lecture, and the other experience i had reading this guy's book was 20 years ago so i'm going read this eisenhower book. when you're my age you remember eisenhower so not quite the historical figure like lincoln or grant. i enjoy reading about presidents i feel luke i have some connection with other, their having lived through their presidency or on occasion met them. it's a fascinating thing. >> might be interested to know on your web site, you list what you're reading -- >> sometimes recommended. reading lists. sometimes we'll put together -- i think we'll do lincoln this month, and we're going to have three or four books that i think are particularly good on lincoln. i wish i could take credit for that idea. i have a brilliant communications director who came up with this, and i said nobody is going to be intere

. >> this weekend on c-span house debate on former house officials lerner in contempt of congress for refusing to answer questions about targeting conservative groups. this morning at 10:00 eastern and on booktv in point of the attack, john you, argues the administration's foreign policy will harm regional and international safety. sunday at 7:30 p.m. on c-span2. and on american history tv look at the newly unveiled restoration of george washington's known vernon dining room sunday night at 9:30 on c-span2. >> i convened a symposium on upton sinclair to try to get all the existing scholars, there were only four and most hadn't written about him for 20 years and since then two had sadly died and the last one said to me you are the keeper of the flame now. it is up to you. is it really? upton sinclair is so famous, only famous for the jungle. that is where the story ends for most people. where your story began is how he became famous. my publisher may be used the term celebrity intellectual. that wasn't my idea. it is true that he kind of invented the idea of being a celebrity, like mat

washington journal live on c-span. the american enterprise institute held a forum on thursday on the conservative domestic agenda area house majority leader eric cantor was joined by senators mike lee and tim scott to outline plans to help the middle class and grow the economy. . this is 45 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen and we are honored to have you at aei. i'm delighted to welcome you to this event in partnership with the yg network and national affairs. we want to talk to you today about policy solutions in bringing back the middle class and solving problems of poverty we have seen now for 50 years. today is the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's great society speech that was the beginning of an experiment that basically remade the way our government interacts with its citizens, particularly citizens who are economically vulnerable. president johnson painted a picture of the great society with the following words -- the great society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enri

roy had been telling me what a great book this was on eisenhower and i happened to catch a lecture on c-span history on the weekend. smith has died and i think he died in 2012 if they were replaying this selection on generalship. i was intrigued with that and i thought my buddy roy blunt has been bugging me to read this book. i just listened to this great lecture and the one other experience i had reading this guys work was 20 years ago and it was great stuff so i thought i'm going to read this eisenhower book. when you're my age you remember eisenhower so it's not the historical figure or a lincoln or grant would be and it's a real live person so i find reading about presidents i feel like just because my life experience has some connection with either having lived through the presidency or on occasion met them it's just a fascinating thing. >> our viewers would be interested to know that -- he. [inaudible] speeds sometimes it's the recommended reading list. i think we are going to do lincoln this month and we are going to have three or four looks that i think are particularly good on linco

eastern on c-span 2. next is a discussion about the greenlight to see of former treasury of the timothy geithner. follow us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. we welcome ian katz, he covers economic issues for bloomberg news. inc. you for being with us. test,ok is titled "stress elections on financial crisis." what is your brought take away as we drill down some of the specifics? it is pretty readable for a book that a 600 pages long and it goes over some pretty dense topics. this is a lot of washington inside stuff in there. i think they did a good job putting it together and making it readable. there are some interesting behind-the-scenes stuff from the financial crisis. not full of huge surprises for those of us that followed geithner are closely over the last few years. interestinglot of things about him, his background growing up, and some of the things that happened at crucial moments that will certainly add to the store of knowledge on the financial crisis. and: did he want the job when he faced

journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> tonight, 2014 commencement with governorting bobby jindal and liberty university. speaker at the university of mississippi law school. see it here on c-span. includes new book christopher hitchens talking about his lifestyle. >> there is a risk in the bohemian lifestyle and i decided to take it because, whether it is an illusion are not, i don't think it is, it helped my concentration, it stopped me being bored, and stop other people being boring -- to some extent. it would keep me awake. to enhance the moment. againas asked, what do it , the answer is probably yes. easy for me to say. not very nice to my children to hear. it sounds irresponsible. the truth is, it would be hypocritical for me to say, i would never touch the stuff if i had known. i decided all of life is a wager. i will wager on this bit. i cannot make it come out any other way. withad the interview christopher hitchens and other featured conversations in "sunday

. >> this weekend on c-span, the impact of an open internet from the progressive policy institute. on c-span2's booktv, our live three-hour program "in depth" at noon on sunday, and on c-span3's american history tv real america features u.s. government films made during world war ii sunday afternoon at four. >> here's a look at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. this weekend booktv is talking with authors and publishing executives at the publishing industry's annual trade show, bookexpo america, in new york city. watch booktv in the coming weeks to see these interviews and more. on june 7th and 8th, we're live from the printers row lit fest. that weekend also features the first sacramento black book fair. and on saturday, june 21st, the franklin d. roosevelt presidential library will hold their 11th annual reading festival which features author talkings on the 32nd president. look for our coverage of the festival on a future weekend. and let us know about book fairs and festivals happening in your area, and we'll be happy to add them to our l

c-span: were you one of the leaders? >> guest: yes. i've always been a troublemaker abe rosenthal called me a sort of inveterate tummler. abe rosenthal ... c-span: who is abe rosenthal? >> guest: abe rosenthal was the executive editor -- the most controversial and one of the best in many ways, executive editors of the times. c-span: where is he today? >> guest: he is writing a column called on my mind on the op-ed page of the new york times. c-span: by the way, people want to catch up with all these names and everything. >> guest: i know. it's a little difficult. i'm sorry. c-span: a lot of them are in the -- no, it's not your fault, but a lot of them are in the times. i mean, you can still see ... >> guest: oh, yes. abe is still writing his column turner catledge is dead. he died in 1971. but there are a lot of people alive in this book, men and women. c-span: i should ask you, before we go any farther ... >> guest: yes. c-span: ... for those who live far away from here and may never read the times, what's all the big deal about the ne

see it all on saturday here on c-span. >> almost 5000 students entered this year's c-span student camera competition on the most important issue congress should consider. we talked to the top five winners about their documentaries. >> we decided this would be up -- a topic is when there was an article about fracking. that said how it was happening to hospira my house so it is a national problem and it is a local problem. we were very passionate about the subject. >> food is essential to life. it transcends everything. the fact a lot of people do not know what is being done to our food supply and they just eat the food regularly without knowing what is inside it -- i found that very concerning so that is why i chose the topic. >> there was more that you don't know and it is hard for the average person to know exactly what is going on because they don't know what is going on. i think it depends -- do you value your security over your privacy or your privacy over your security? >> hear more saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> earlier today, the united nations security council

live on "tv" on c-span 2. online, the book club selection calls you back." in other readers to discuss the book on book ttv.org. over 30 five years, c-span brings public affairs event from washington directly to you putting him in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch as in hd. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. advisor susan rice talked about foreign policy on such topics as the russian intervention in ukraine, syrian civil war amanda search for kidnapped schoolgirls in nigeria. she is questioned by cbs -- cbs woodruff.nchor judy this is hosted by the women's foreign policy group. -- pbs "news hour" anchor judy woodruff. >> the person you are waiting for has arrived and we will get started. we are so delighted to have this program today with the women's policy group. i have to say at the outset, as someone who worked at t

that is next on c-span. on this morning's "washington journal," a look at today's primary elections and an update on the mers virusat the top of the hour. guest: >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs in washington directly to you. we offer complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hdmi cuts on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the justice department filed charges against five members of the chinese military unit for hacking into the computer systems of five u.s. companies and one labor union in order to allegedly steal trade secrets. we will hear from attorney general eric holder and officials from the fbi in this 30 minute news briefing. >> good morning. in the 2013 state of the union address, president obama called theft of corporate secrets to foreign countries and companies " a real

on c-span. on can check it out c-span.org. that is our show for today. make sure to join us back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] ♪ >> a picture of a fountain in front of the u.s. capitol. this is a live picture this morning. the capital itself is half empty this week as the house is in recess all week for meetings with constituents. they will return on monday, may 19. the senate is at work this morning, lawmakers gaveling in a.m. over a-- 9:30 package of expired tax breaks. you can see the senate right now live on our companion network, c-span2. of course, the house, as always, when they returned. down for anill sit interview with the coanchor of news hour, judy woodruff. she is likely to be asked about the russian intervention in ukraine, iran, the aftermath of the benghazi terrorist attacks also. we will have that live for you starting at one :00 eastern here on c-span. sylvia burwell appears before the senate finance committee as part o

you can see his remarks live on c-span at 11:50 a.m. in the afternoon, i discussion on russia intervention in the ukraine and the role of a nato. that is live from the center for strategic and international studies. you can see it at 1:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> sundays at 8:00, a collection of interviews. >> in the beginning of the war, when you are put into it, you are a freight of holding the gun. when we went to the first battle and we fought, i shot somebody. it does something to you. to say to yourself, it is very difficult and in the beginning. as time went on, it became easier. normalized. this what happens when you normalize a situation, you actually die. bean, one of 25 unique voices. sundays at eight, now available. c-span "q&a,"n , with myra macpherson, author of "the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age." then from the british house of commons, prime minister's questions. and then the house hearing. >> this week on "q&a," author and journalist myra macpherson discusses her new book, "the scar

eastern here on c-span at 3 p.m., state department, treasury, and defense department officials will testify for the senate foreign relations committee on the russian intervention in ukraine live on c-span three at 3 p.m. eastern. bring our viewers up to date on what's happening this week on capitol hill. i am joined by christina marcos. .it mourned to you guest: good morning. host: start with the house expected to come in tomorrow. what is on tap this week? guest: it's a busy week on capitol hill. the house is expected to hold former irs official lois lerner in contempt of congress for her role in the alleged targeting of the irs of nonprofits applying for tax exempt status. the house will also go -- vote on a resolution to have eric holder appoint a special counsel to investigate the case. the house will also consider a standalone bill to extend the research and development tax credit has championed by the business community. they will also go on a charter school -- vote on a charter school reform bill. host: some of the votes you're --king about it is talking about how some of the boats w

latest on what's happening in that country and the u.s. response. c-span'sinder on "book tv" and c-span 3's thisican history tv" weekend we are focusing on mobile, alabama, part of our ies tour as we look at the life and history of mobile, a look at theding south during the civil war captain, a back ground object his story and a preview that you on our later today c-span networks. >> i read something one time. the south he was looked at as a hero. time of crisis y crisis, your people are always looking for someone that they to.d look up the fetes that sims did on the high seas, he captures the of people in england, france, everywhere. and people were constantly writing about him. if you were from up north, you hated him. just like anybody, you're going him, if you hate him, the lowest names that you can think of, which they did. host: the story of captain semmes and his role during the civil war. you can check it out as we focus on mobile, alabama, part of our c-span2's "book tv" and american history tv weekend as we focus cities.ca's mid-sized also you ca

on c-span two. one american history tv, a look at the newly unveiled restoration of george washington's mount vernon dining room, sunday night at 9:30 on c-span three. book "sundayswest at 8:00," a collection of interviews with top storytellers. >> this country was built on people who have emigrated to this country, some of them legally, some of them he legally. with nose i came documentation or ability to get a job or education, so when i first came in to the united states and the late 1980's and cross the border between mexico and the united states, i ended up coming into the silicon valley to work as a migrant farm worker. there was no challenge to find a job. there were not a lot of thousands of people trying to heatthe jobs of pulling w with the very same hands i am now doing brain surgery. >> 10 41 unique voices from 25 years of "book notes" and q&a conversations. now available at your favorite bookseller. >> the house foreign affairs committee held a markup on a series of bills. one condemning

that is on our campania network, c-span three. esident obama is leaving washington and on his way to new york for several fundraising events. he is expected to call on congress to address the nation's aging infrastructure. the president's remarks are set for 3:25 p.m. eastern this afternoon. you will be able to watch them live on c-span.org. also her reminder, tomorrow the president and first lady will attend the dedication of the september 11 museum. that will be live tomorrow. >> again, awaiting her marks by national security adviser susan rice. she will be interviewed by judy woodruff from pbs. we expect this to get underway in a few moments. earlier this, morning we spoke with edward alden, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations on the history and role and mission of the council on foreign relations. post: ukraine is an issue that has been talked about for most -- for months. what is your role when a less familiar foreign-policy issue comes up, like poker over home -- ook over rom host: we continue to spotlight the

live coverage begins at 2:00 2.stern on c-span on wednesday, several manufacturers called on congress to protect intellectual property and address trade secrets theft. the problem is out of control and companies are being attacked every day. congress is examining how companies are affected, and whether there are sufficient laws to punish violators. this is about an hour and a half.

eastern and pacific on c-span. the british parliament is in recess for local and european elections. it returns wednesday july 11 one week after the state opening and queen's speech. you can watch at c-span.org where you can find prior episodes. next, secretary of state john kerry and british foreign secretary william hague on syria. >> telecommunication policy has not been reformed since 1934 so there was really a compelling need in 1995 to begin a process of massive telecommunication reform and at that time you basically had boxes, you had a box for broadcasters, a box for telephone companies, a box for long-distance, you know, cable,

at the other saturday morning programs, guests and topics, all of which can be heard later today on c-spanadio. >> good morning, steve. today, some of the topics on this memorial day weekend include veterans service and health care, today's vote in ukraine, and politics. you can hear rebroadcast of the programs you getting today at 1 as "meet the press was quote is preempted by formula one auto racing. replace today begin at 1 p.m. with "this week your code guests include general martin dempsey, , and former utah republican governor, jon huntsman. at 2 p.m. eastern, fox news sunday with kelly ayotte, derek bennett, and tom day, of bugles across america. pence,ng with mike .ernie sanders, and westmore at 4 p.m., "face the nation," with john thune and richard blumenthal. finkel,zinger and david the author of "thank you for , the author of "brothers forever," and dr. ben carson. the sunday network tv talk shows are on c-span radio, rock you as . public service by c-span they begin at 1 p.m. with "this "statefox news sunday," of the union," and finally at 4 p.m. "face the nation." listened to

live coverage on c-span continues. also testifying representatives from veterans groups and from the departments inspector general's office. also asking you what you think of the hearing on social media platforms through our facebook page and on twitter using #cspanchat. also a schedule note, a hearing on the va will re-air tonight at eight eastern on c-span. this afternoon also on c-span the senate health committee will be examining the food and drug administration's recent proposal to control e-cigarettes and other currently nonregulated tobacco products. live coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. eastern. >> c-span's newest book, "sundays at eight," a collection of interviews of the nation's best storytellers including david mccullough. >> we are sitting here today in a city designed by a frenchman, the french engineer and architect. the great symbolic work of sculpture at the gateway to the country in new york, the statue of liberty, a gift from france by france sculpture. countless rivers and towns and universities and co

on c-span2 in ten minutes or so. [inaudible conversations] >> a quick reminder of others live coverage on the c-span networks, later today at 12:3 the congressional internet, this advisory committee will meet to discuss the fcc and the internet, yesterday the fcc voted in favor of a proposal allowing internet service providers to charge websites for faster video streaming. we have that live again starting at 12:30 eastern. the secretary of state hillary

general and out american taxpayer dollars are spent on reconstruction in afghanistan tonight at eight on c-span's q&a. >> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. is know about book fairs and festivals in your area and we will add them to our list. e-mail them at c-span tv.org. spent book tv asks what are you reading this summer? >> i brought some books that i've recently read that i thought people might really like. the first one is by scott berg called wilson. is a new biography of woodrow wilson. actually a very favorable and thoughtful volume. scott berg took 13 years of meticulous scholarship to write this book, and it shows. it's one of the most thoughtful, balanced biographies of this very complex figure in american history to lead his own contradictions. what i think it gives you some really new insights and new appreciation for woodrow wilson, a very pivotal figure in history of american presidents. just a delightful read and i recommend it to come one of the best biographies i've read in a long time. another book is by professor at university

sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. ing at this landing, all of this stairwell and bannister that you see, they were the original banisters and steps from when clara barton was here. i am walking on the same stairs that clara barton did for that eight year period of time when she lived in the building. found the envelopes for a stationery set, a military portfolio, as it is called. clara used these as a fundraising product while the civil war was going on. you can see how nice and fancy the engraving work is done. it lists what was in the kit. she tied this together to hang up for when she was trying to sell these. where sheld come by was and take a look at what she had. thehe life and work of american red cross founder, clara barton. starting saturday, we will visit the clara barton missing soldiers office museum. at 11:00, your calls and tweets for george wunderlich. it is part of our three day memorial day weekend. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we are joined by louis gohmert. i want to start with the question

part of book tv this weekend on c-span 2. and our book is "it calls you back." join other readers to discuss the book at booktv.org. >> florida senator marco rubio was in new hampshire this weekend, a state that traditionally holds the first presidential primary. the republican lawmaker spoke at a fundraising dinner hosted by the rocken -- rockingham county republican committee. it's 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. i know you had to stand up to get these circulation going. but sit down now and relax. if you look at your programs, the next thing on the program is the introduction of our keynote speaker, but for those of you who don't know, i am not kelly yotte. i actually feel like a utility infielder. every time there is a problem, i get a call, and tonight i have been asked to come in and do a little bit of substitution because kelly is on a plane that got rerouted or derouted or whatever and she's going to be extremely late and we wanted to get you guys home in time to see the rest of the football draft tonight. one of the things that kelly told