saturday at noon eastern on c- span 2 book tv and send it 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3 working with our cable affiliate as we explore the american story.>>> president trump nominated him to the third circuit u.s. court of appeals in 2017. after senate confirmation judge bevis joined the appeals court and the author and former university of pennsylvania law professor spoke to a new jersey audience about appellate advocacy. the federalist society hosted this event and it is about one hour 20 minutes.

c-span. see --ekend, c-span's c-span's cities tour takes you to santa monica, california. today at noon eastern on book tv , a visit with journalists, author and professor saul rubin as he describes santa monica's culture, economy, and more. >> santa monica is a progressive southern california beach city. it's a major tourist destination, most well-known for being a place where people might come and enjoy the day. is a popular place for young tech startup companies. at 2 p.m. sunday eastern on american history tv, santa monica. story and jim harris, author of "santa monica." : a century of the last great pleasure p are -- santa monica last a century of the great pleasure pier." >> there's a musas many different reasons to come to the -- there's the almost as many reasons to come to the pier. city tour ofan's said monica, california, today a new eastern on c-span's -- on c-span two book tv. with our cable elliott's we explore the american story. -- cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> much of andrew cuomo's's speech focus on immigration and he knew that president trump's grandfather immigr

. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span tv. >>> former vice president joe biden addressed the nation's mayors during the us conference of mayors annual winter meeting. he discussed the obama admini

eastern on american history tv, a tour of president truman's historic sites including a visit to his home and his library. watch the c-span city's tour of independence missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday on american history tv on c-span tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. for the first time in the state's history, iowa voters elected women to the u.s. house of representatives last november, both are democrats and both defeated republican incumbents. congresswoman sendy axeney earned her, in ba from kellogg's school of management before working under three iowa governors. she and her husband currently own a digital design firm in the des moines area. voters in iowa's first district, ab abby finkenauer. she previously served in the house of representatives. illinois elected two, all democrats and two of whom defeated incumbents and sean represents the 6th district and he's a biochemical engineer of two clean energy firms earlier in his career. >> congresswoman, lauren underwood represents ilno's 14th district and she was senior adviser at the department of h

talk show commentator armstrong williams, live on c-span's washington journal, at 4 pm on book tv on c-span two, discussion on race in america.>> voter suppression, voter suppression is real. let's just name a couple of states, florida, georgia, texas, north dakota. north dakota, yeah. today, in 2019, we're still doing with his issue on dr. king's birthday. >> and in american history td on c-span three, the real america at 8 pm eastern. the 1957 film, a time for freedom, documents the civil rights rally at the lincoln memorial.>> give us the ballot, and we will no longer plead to the federal government of an anti-lynching law, we will, by the power of our vote, right the law on the statues -- and bring an end to the vast dastardly acts of the perpetrators of violence. >> watch c-span, book tv in american history td on monday, martin luther king jr. day. >> up next, newly elected illinois -- inaugural address after being sworn into office he spoke about his estate tax system, and passing a balanced budget in 2019. from springville hanoi, this is about 25 minutes. >> [ music ] >> ar

with american university professor and radio and tv talk show commentator live on c-span's washington journal. >> voter suppression. voter suppression is real. let's just name a couple of dakota.texas, north today in 2019 we are dealing nuclears issue on dr. -- on dr. martin luther king junior's birthday. >> the 18 -- the 1987 film time for freedom. >> we will no longer plea to the federal government. right along the statutes of the south. and the dastardly acts of the hooded perpetrator. >> watch c-span, book tv, and american history tv. >> new york senator kiersten gillibrand visited iowa days after she announced she was running for president. one of her stops was a brewery in des moines for an event hosted by the polk county democrats. she highlighted her policy goals and spent time taking pictures with those in attendance.

. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span tv. >>> former vice president joe biden addressed the nation's mayors during the us conference of mayors annual winter meeting. he discussed the obama administration's outreach to mayors at the time. this is 30 minutes. >>> hello folks how are you? it's good to be back. i have to salute the mayor of boston who is right in front of me here. thank you very much, you are very kind. you must have been sitting a long time that is why you're standing but thank you. that famous phrase i remember as a student reading about adlai stevenson running for president, he had a famous phrase, he said flattery is fine as long as you don't inhale. it's great to be back with you. i have been with you many many times. i want to say thanks to steve. steve and i have known each other for a long time. he has done one helluva job in columbia. i was a local official. ran for united date senate because being a local official was too hard. you will think i am getting. i am not kidding. they know where you all live. they know where you live. you effect not a jo

c-span was created as public service. we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, and court. c-span is brought to you by your cable and satellite provider. >>> you are watching book tv on c-span 2.u' joining us know i jona goldberg. is there a line you can draw between your three books? >> yes, the obvious one is thai all took a lot of work. i often tell people this book is a bit of a prequel to liberal fascism. i have changed some of my views about how intellectual history works. in liberal facism there is a common tendency that's true. a lot of people on the left and right say philosopher a said x. fine hundred years later philosopher b said it. some of that stuff that goes on but the connectioning the dots, you know, blaming it on russo. i don't believe it anymore. one thing i've come around to is i'm a much bigger believer in how our brains sometimes grab the idea we hold onto. it's hard wired and can manifest in different ways and different places. so, that sense of want to be part of a group, a tribe, socialism or fascism. it's not ideas but the restivety of our own brains to those ideas that's important. so, there is a lot of overlap in all three books. i'm a

--ch these man city terror c-span's cities tour on c-span's book tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. coming up next on c-span, a look at global security threats to the u.s. that's followed by discussion on the political situation in venezuela after the national assembly recently declared nicolas maduro's presidency illegitimate. on capitol hill today, national intelligence director told lawmakers it was unlikely that north korea would give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities while testifying before the senate intelligence committee. he was joined by several officials to testify about potential threats to the u.s., including the cia director and fbi director. other topics included a ron, cyber threats and foreign efforts to influence u.s. elections in 2020. th

and other books, watch in depth with david corn live on c-span2's book tv. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, supreme court, and public events in washington d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. provider. >> on the first day of the 116th congress, newly elected speaker nancy pelosi and house democratic leaders spoke to reporters on the government shut down. this is 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> mr. cliburn is in the chair and our appropriators are going to join us. good evening, we're here with the distinguished democratic leader mr. hoyer. our distinguished chair of the appropriations committee. and our chair of the government security subcommittee of the appropriations committee. okay. i didn't know mr. cliburn had come from -- as you are aware, we have -- we are diligent, diligent and persistent in trying to open up government. as i said today on the floor, we will take

you'd get a different reason from each one of them. >> watch c-span's city tower of santa monica california. sunday 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> in her book, "dark commerce" louise shelley talked about how legal trade is going globally with the emergence of new technologies. >> last year 60,000 americans died from buying sentinel. that is not something you pie on every street corner. if you do buy it locally somebody has probably bought it over the www.. it is something that is killing more americans that are dying in automobile accidents. this is something that's a form of elicit trade that is deadly to our population. and if you have your bank account wiped out by somebody who has bought tools that allow them to penetrate financial accounts, it has enormous impact on the ordinary citizen. >> louise shelley our guest on after words sunday night p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> next a discussion about the future of electric vehicles. ride-sharing apps and the effective new amazon offices in new york and northern virginia. this is from a s

lodge c-span cities tour of santa monica, california saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and send it at 2 p.m. on american history tv -- and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv. house debating new rules for the 116th congress. members approved the second section of the bill that creates the new committee on congressional marketization -- modernization. this is 30 minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of h.res.6, title 2, the select committee on the modernization of congress. title 2 establishes a bipartisan select committee on the modernization of congress to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to modernize and improve the way congress operates. this institution has a responsibility to the people, to our constituents, and to this country. to build a congress that works for everyone, not just those at the top. this is not something that will happen on its own. it's going to take hard work, but it is worthwhile work. this is not the first time congress as an institution has wrestled with how to be

eastern on at noon c-span twos book tv. sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. a conversation with a hip-hop , they discusshe

and other books, watch in depth with david corn live on c-span2's book tv. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, supreme court, and public events in washington d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. provider. >> on the first day of the 116th congress, newly elected speaker nancy pelosi and house democratic leaders spoke to reporters on the government shut down. this is 25 minutes.

follow our senate and shutdown coverage on c-span, c-span 2, c-span.org, and the c-span radio app. >> coming up this weekend on book tv. saturday, at 6:45 p.m. eastern california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold -- an american journey.." >> i believe the strongest politics are coalition politics. and that is at its heart about understanding the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. and again rejecting the idea that we live in silos and don't share values and concerns and when we wake up in the middle of the night we don't share the same kinds of thoughts about what we need or what our family needs. the vast majority has so much more in common than what separates us. >> >> if i may say so, with the crisis we've seen growing over the last 30 years, i have rarely ever heard an american leader today addressing the present crises in the light of the founding vision. addressing the better angels of the american nature in the light of liberty and justice for all that comes from the declaration. in other words, there is at the m

and on sunday at 2:00 p.m., on "american history tv," we'll explore the city and history of the region's agriculture and its impact today. watch c-span cities tour of visalia, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 "book tv" and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american history tv" on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> earlier today house speaker nancy pelosi addressed the annual council for christian colleges and universities here in washington. she spoke about the influence the evangelical community has had on humanitarian issues and how she hopes to find common ground on immigration legislation. his is about 15 minutes. the speaker: thank you very much, shirley. thank you for the invitation to be here. i'm pleased to welcome all of you to capitol hill. so many of you, familiar faces, back to capitol hill. certainly among them, gale and kerry. thank you, gale, for your eadership, being a wonderful leader. christian colleges and universities. as shirley says, cccu. shirley, thank you for your leadership as president. my apology for running late. votes on the floor. i don't know who's i

cities tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> illinois businessman j.b. prits kerr is now governor and delivered his inaugural address shortly after being sworn in. he described the state's situation as challenging and vowed to work with the state assembly to pass a balanced budget in 2019. the democratic governor takes over from a republican and told illinois voters that the state's tax system is unsustainable and that change is coming. his speech is a half hour. ♪ ♪ >> please place your right hand and repeat after me. i, at the same time. >> i, j.b. pritzker. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of illinois. >> and the constitution of the state of illinois. >> and that i will faithfully exercise. >> and that i will faithfully

watching c-span's city tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv and sunday on american tv history on c-span3. >> he serves as director, joining us to discuss the u.s. military pullout from syria. threat about the ongoing and the complications of pulling u.s. troops out of syria. >> first of all, it is important u.s.te that while some officials have noted it flummoxed eight has been defeated, what the attacks certainly show is that isis has the ability to conduct attacks in syria. we have seen them conduct attacks in iraq. they are monitoring u.s. activity. whatconduct an attack -- is interesting about this one is they had clearly conducting intelligence and surveillance on u.s. there. it is probably happening in multiple places. this is traditional guerrilla tactics. the islamic state has moved into this guerrilla phase of the campaign. the u.s. is a major target. >> the campaign in a guerrilla phase, how many fighters are left for the islamic state? are there estimates at this point for what they are down to? we always see the maps down to a small am

live, on c-span's washington journal. and 4:00 p.m. on book tv on c-span2, discussion on race in america. >> voter suppression. voter suppression israel. is real. georgia, florida, texas, north dakota. 2019 and the we are still dealing with this issue on dr. king's birth. tv, 1957rican history film "a time for freedom." we will no longer played to the federal government for passage of an anti-law. we will nowe will, by the power southight the law for the and bring an end to the dastardly acts. >> watch c-span's book tv and american history tv this monday, martin luther king jr.. - gillibrandkissing spent saturday in iowa talking about her candidacy for president. she visited several cities, here's a look at a stop in des moines. this is just over one hour. [cheers and applause] >> hello. thank you for coming. thank you for getting the best seat in the house. [indiscernible] >> good evening, everyone. welcome to the paul county democrats. on behalf of our organization, thank you for coming out in joining us this evening. we would like to welcome s

. >> watch book to have this weekend on c-span 2. book tv. >> idaho's new governor brat little was sworn in last week in boise. he outlined his political agenda in brief remarks at this 20-minute event. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is now my privilege to introduce the honorable brad little, his wife theresa and their sons david and adam who will sponsor him for the office of governor of the state of idaho. [applause] [applause] . . . that i will support the constitution of the united states. on the constitution of the state of idaho program will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the governor of the state of idaho to the best of my ability. so help me god. [cheers and applause] . >> ladies and gentlemen, is my distinct pleasure to present the 33rd governor of the great state of idaho. [applause] remain standing for honors to the governor for the idaho national guard for the idaho national guard. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cannon shots] [cannon shots] [cannon shots] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to introduce teresa lewis. [appl

cities tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> illinois businessman j.b. prits kerr is now governor and delivered his inaugural address shortly after being sworn in. he described the state's situation as challenging and vowed to work with the state assembly to pass a balanced budget in 2019.

on c-span twos book tv and at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3 working with our cable affiliates. explore the american history. >> president trump offered a proposal which if approved would end the ongoing government shutdown. his proposal includes funding for a border wall and a three-year extension to the daca program which allows children of illegal immigrants to stay in this country. this is 15 minutes. president trump: just a short time ago, i had the honor of presiding over the swearing-in of five new great american citizens. it was a beautiful ceremony and a moving reminder of our nation's proud history of welcoming legal immigrants from all over the world into our national family. i told them that the beauty and majesty of citizenship is that it draws no distinctions of race or class or faith or gender or background. all americans, whether first generation or 10th generation, are bound together in love and loyalty, friendship and affection. we're all equal. we are one team and one people, proudly saluting

you'd got a different reason from each one of them. >> watch the tour of santa monica, california c-span book tv and sunday on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> president trump made an appearance in the white house briefing room thursday to congratulate nancy pelosi on her election as house speaker. the opening day of the the 116th congress and marked the days of shutdown and called on the wall at the u.s.-mexico border. this is about ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> here we go. >> good afternoon, give a few of my friends a minute to get in. thank you all for coming on short notice, and certainly happy new year, welcome back. it's good to be back. we're going to kick 2019 off just slightly differently and i'd like to welcome a very special guest for an appearance here in the briefing room, our very great president,

. >> louise shelley is our guest on afterwards tonight at 930 -- 9:00 eastern on c-span's book tv. ♪ournal'ss washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, washington post national political reporter and host previews the week ahead in washington. they will discuss a federal rule requiring hospitals to post prices of procedures online with a president of a nonprofit consumer group they are help -- fair health. be sure to watch 7:00 eastern on monday morning. join the discussion. announcer: president trump is spending today at camp david for meetings with senior white house staff members on border security, china, and other issues. on his way this morning, he spoke to reporters and responded to some questions. >> [inaudible] president trump: the job numbers were fantastic. the best numbers we have had in many years. it shocked wall street, it did not shock me. i know what is going on. but the job numbers were beyond anybody's expectations. really, hundreds of thousands, the top six, that was a great thing. one of the elements of job numbers is

literature philosophy and other disciplines and for the people of massachusetts we are pleased to have c-span book tv and when asking questions please know you will be recorded and wait for the overhead microphone. we will conclude with time for questions and then a book signing at this table and we have copies of invisible for sale. the future - - the feature title is 20 percent off that is how we say things for buying books here at harvard book store and supporting the author series and ensuring the future of the independent bookstore. thank you. a quick reminder turn off your cell phones before the talk i pleased to introduce tonight speaker professor of law at yale university where he has taught for over 30 years serving as a law clerk for thurgood marshall, eight honorary degrees and delivered w e-b to boys lecture at harvard. the author of 15 books of nonfiction which include the confirmation and the emperor of ocean park spending 11 weeks on "the new york times" bestseller list. tonight he is here to present his new book invisible the forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down the

eastern on c-span book tv. yesterday was the first day of the 116th congress and in the house, a new democratic majority took control, electing nancy pelosi speaker. members took the oath of office, newhouse leaders were announced, and the house rules package was approved. ears the opening of the house as they gaveled in at nn.

c-span 3. >>> coming up, this weekend, on book tv, saturday, at 6:45 p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold," an american journey. at 11:00 p.m. eastern, actor os guinness, talks about his latest book "last call for liberty." and then on sunday, on afterwards, at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist nalikqua allen talks about "it was all a dream," the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle veldman. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >>> texas sent nine new members to congress in the 2018 elections including four democrats. colin allred represents the state's 32nd district, a former linebacker for the tennessee titans and left the nfl for law school after which he worked as an attorney in the obama administration's department of housing and urban development, then later in private practice. voters in the 16th district elected veronica escobar, she previously has been elected el paso county commissioner, and county judge. earlier

. >> in american history tv on c-span three unreal america at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in 1957 film, time for freedom documents the civil rights rally at the lincoln memorial. >> give us the power, and we will no longer plead to the federal government of passage of a law, we will by the power of our vote fight the law in. [inaudible] watch c-span book tv in american history tv this monday martin luther king jr. day. >> new york governor andrew cuomo skivvies stated address after his third term. his speech included a call for the legalization of marijuana for recreational use and raising the age to buying tobacco products to 18 to 21. this is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you there very, very much. thank you very much, good afternoon, happy new year. this is going to be a great one isn't it. it sure is. let's talk to you about the governor, she is a superstar. [applause] >> we have a great controller, 32 years of public service and he is only 36 years old. thank you very much. we have our new

are watchingu american history tv on c-span three. >> this year, c-span is touring country -- cities across the country. next, a look at our recent visit to independence, missouri. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. while in independence, we took a wagon tour of the city with ralph of pain your adventures. >> thank you for showing us around independence today. instead of the driving tour, we are doing the covered wagon tour. what is the significance of the covered wagon? >> this is the original motorhome. >> this is where the trail system began. >> this is where the trails began and the buck stopped. anne.s frank and we will see the actual oregon trail. exactly how the border war began between kansas and missouri. >> let's learn about it. >> here we go. right across the street over there where i picked you up, that is the 1859 home. we will be referring to this building throughout our tour. frank and jesse were the most notorious outlaws in our nation because they got away with it for almost 16 years. that is where they held frank james. they a

cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c- span 2 and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c- span three working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> indiana governor eric holcomb gave his annual state of the state address earlier this month in indianapolis. he talked about hate crime legislation, increasing teacher pay, and the completion of a highway infrastructure project. governor holcomb has held the office since 2017. prior to that he served as lieutenant governor and state chair of the indiana republican party. applause >> >> thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, madam chief justice, lieutenant governor, members of the general assembly, my fellow hoosiers. it is indeed an honor to stand before you for the third time to discuss the state of our state and the work we will do together to make life better for all hoosiers. i can tell you this much. it doesn't get old. for, i know just how fortunate we are to occupy our respective offices. now therefore, to have the opportunity and duty to make a positive impact on the people whos

are watchingu american history tv on c-span three. >> this year, c-span is touring country -- cities across the country. next, a look at our recent visit to independence, missouri. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. while in independence, we took a wagon tour of the city with

. >> this is all happening tonight on c-span 2's book tv, television for serious readers. here's a look at the battle of antietam with justin martin. >> hello everybody, welcome. i'm john.

cities tour of independence missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos tv and sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> up next a discussion on technology politics and society with journalist kara swisher and sam altman. this was held at manny's. >> so we are going to kind of move chronologically here i want you guys for those in the audience that haven't been to conversations with me already and haven't met you talk a little bit about the utopia that the early technologists were thinking about when they thought about how technology and the world wide web would interact with politics. what did people think was going to happen with intersection of tech and politics? >> well i don't think they were thinking at all, i think that one of, a lot of things get written after people become billionaires or after they become successful. but having been there at the very beginning actually, lived in washington i worked for the washington post when the internet was actually born, not

eastern on c-span twos book tv -- 2's book tv. announcer: thursday was the opening day of the 116th congress. kevin mccarthy and incoming speaker of the house nancy pelosi gave her marks as they passed the gavel. this is about 30 minutes. americans, it is an honor to serve with you and to welcome you to the first day of the 116th united states house of representatives. we are here in this chamber because the faith of your neighbors and support of your family. we are here today to represent the voice and the vote of 325 million americans. now i would like everyone to pause. i want you to reflect on this fact. in the last 230 years dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans had the privilege to stand here as a member of the house, just as you do. chosen by their fellow citizens to represent them in washington. what an amazing, invigorating, and yes, frustrating experiment that is, representative democracy. the ink was barely dry on the constitution when ben franklin wondered out loud, whether this new n

eastern on american history tv, a tour of president truman's historic sites, including a visit to his home and his library. watch the c-span cities tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> the senate special agent committee held a hearing on combatting scams that target the elderly. over the next two hours. members hear from the daughter of fraud victims, state and

with american university professor leonard stein horn and radio and tv talk show commentator armstrong williams. live, on c-span's washington journal at 4 p.m. on book tv on c-span2, discussion on race in america. >> voter suppression. butter suppression is real. -- voter suppression is real. , north, georgia, texas dakota, north dakota, -- today in 2019, we are still dealing with this issue on dr. king's birthday. >> tent on c-span3 on railamerica at 8 p.m. eastern, the 1957 film "a time for freedom," documenting the civil rights rally at the lincoln memorial. lead to theo longer federal government of passage of law, we will buy the power of our boat, -- our boat vote.vo ot -- our >> watch c-span book tv and american history tv this monday, martin luther king jr. day. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. created as aan was public service by america's cable television companies. bring youcontinue to unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. life come up or b

eastern on c-span c-span2's book tv. >> we're thrilled to have kurt involved here who will be talking to us about his memoir a mind unraveled. and let me just say a little bit about him before we get started kurt in "new york times" best selling author of four previous nonfiction books. his second informant made into a movie starring matt damon and in addition to distinguished work as senior writer at news woke and contradicting editor at vanity affair at "new york times" where he was a two time finalist for the pulitzer proiz and a of the george award as well as the winner of the pain award for ethics and journalism enemmy award nominee. he lives with dallas and liveses in there's a with his femme and please join me in welcoming him here to philadelphia. [applause] thank you, thank you i want to thank book center for sponsoring this. thank you for all coming out here tonight. hopefully this is going to be an important discussion because you're going to start by talking to me and the book and move on to talking a topic that is not discussed very often which is epilepsy. i want to star

cities tour of independence, missouri, saturday at noon eastern, on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> the government shutdown now in its 27th day, six days longer than any previous shutdown. funding for nine federal departments expired on december 21st including homeland security, the treasury department, state department, coast guard and secret service. democrats not agreeing to the nearly $6 billion in funding for a southern border wall. the administration has called nearly 50,000 formerly nonessential federal employees back to work without pay and house speaker yesterday nancy pelosi yesterday asked president trump to postpone his state of the union address until after the shutdown ends or submit his address to congress in writing. no official word from the white house yet. we'll take you live now to an event with president trump. he's over at the pentagon this morning where he's expected to join in the announcement of a new strategy for a more

c-span city tour saturday noon eastern. c-span twos booktv. sunday 2:00 p.m., american to history tv on c-span three. we explored the american story. in pr legal affair correspondent, talked about covering the supreme court at the annual national additional conference in washington. she discussed president trump's criticisms of judges in the federal courts. this is 40 minutes. >> is truly a pleasure to be here and have an opportunity to have a talk with a legend, icon, someone -- [laughter] someone i think loved by both sides of the aisle. i think you might be one can bring us together. one of our members actually to start with joe biden, wanted to pass on -- he couldn't be with us today. what is your favorite moment covering the supreme court? >> i can't say there is a moment but it was probably best symbolized by the court announcement of its decision in the affordable care act case. i'm one of the various, very few journalists who continued to go up to the courtroom to hear the announcement. the reason most people don't is they have to get something out right away. if you are in the pressroom, you

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. >> large c-span's the tv and american history tv this monday, martin luther king jr. day. susan: our guest on "newsmakers" this week is tim chapman. he took over the lead role of action for america, the advocacy arm of the think tank heritage foundation. we are pleased to welcome him. questions are scott wong for the hill and al weaver from the washington examiner. mr. chapman, i want to ask you to describe to people watching around the country what it is like in this town and how you would characterize the state of affairs in our national government. tim: it is discombobulating, it's a little bit tense. everything is high-stakes. i think the great frustration for myself and many people in the kind of conservative policy world is the politics are overwhelming the conversation about policy. we certainly are engaged in politics. we live here and are part of this and a sense, but with five to find a way to appeal back those political layers and get to the bottom of what the policy issue should be. scott: there has been a ton of news this week. buzzfeed had a bombshell report

here i appreciate that and everybody joining us here today a special welcome to our audience on c-span book tv we will be featured on and off the next six months deservedly so. but i will start off by giving a personal anecdote. many years ago i did international relations of public speaking and i started my first class to give serialism of studies first published in 19 oh two just to give a left-wing economist a member of the independent labour party from that point of view probably was not a sound man but in my addition nationalism is a high rate internationalism that manifest divergence a perversion of that nationalism is a plain highway to internationalism our guest today i don't know if he would agree with that is not to agree or disagree but to make the point there is a world that we lost that nationalism was respectable and constructive belief we lost track of the ideas that made the claim incorrigible on page 11 so the readers would understand what he was saying without a lot of preliminary introduction but how many today understand what he was saying? in my years of teaching, only one

. >> louise shelley is our guest on afterwards tonight at 930 -- 9:00 eastern on c-span's book tv. ♪ournal'ss washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, washington post national political reporter and host previews the week ahead in washington. they will discuss a federal rule requiring hospitals to post prices of procedures online with a president of a nonprofit consumer group they are help -- fair health. be sure to watch 7:00 eastern on monday morning. join the discussion. announcer: president trump is spending today at camp david for meetings with senior white house staff members on border security, china, and other issues.

get a different reason from each one of them. >> what c-span city tour of santa monica california, saturday at noon eastern on c- span twos book tv and sunday it number two p.m. on american history tv on c- span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> georgetown university hosted a form recently were civil rights advocates talk about movement started by the

we have c-span book tv with us. you do not want to be the person whose phone goes off on national television. when we get to the question and answer time i will have a microphone. if you have a question, raise your hands and i will him into the microphone. we want to make sure it gets picked up on the recording for c-span. tonight we are here with seth in his new book, children of the silent majority. the rise of the republican party 1968 - 1980. 1968 is seen as your turbulence, many younger people were leery and helped pave the ground for the rise of the reagan republicans. in his political history of conservatives that came of age, blumenthal senior lecture shows how under the nixon party they developed an innovative and effective model for youth campaign. according younger voters with an agenda and others thinking on issues such as marijuana, the environment, and the draft. please help me welcome seth. >> think you. thank you for the introduction. i want to start off by thanking politics and prose for having me.

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