p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." tonight, on american history tv on c-span3, the 1999 interview with the rate -- late senator robert byrd prior to the impeachment trial of president clinton. senator: we have a great body of evidence, much of which is sworn testimony already. it has not been cross-examined, but it would be possible, in my own mind, for us to conduct a trial without having witnesses called. easternht at 9:00 p.m. 8 >> author and former classical musician jonathan rosenberg discusses his new book , "dangerous melodies: classical music in america from the great war through the cold war," which explores politics in music in the first half of the 20th century. mr. rosenberg describes how music can serve as a tool of outreach and xenophobia , depending on the political climate of the era. >> good afternoon. hello, everyone. i am amanda sciandra. on behalf of smithsonian associates, it is my pleasure to welcome you here today for classical music and american foreign relations, the complicated duet. thank you

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >> author and former classical musician jonathan rosenberg discusses his new book "interest melodies: classical music in america from the great war through the cold war" which explores politics in music in the first half of the 20th century. he describes how music preserves -- music can serve as a tool of outreach and xenophobia depending on the climate of the era. >> hello, everyone. smithsonian associates, it is my pleasure to welcome you here today for classical music and american foreign relations, the complicated duet. support keeps us going all year-round. thank you very much. we are going deep into december before the holidays, so it is a pleasure to have you. if you are not yet a member and are curious about our membership

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." n joining us from missouri this morning, law professor at the missouri of auckland, author of the book "high crimes and misdemeanors, the history of impeachment from the age of trump." let's begin with what we know will happen today. the speaker has announced that she will let us know who the house managers are soon, around 10:00

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." announcer: the c-span cities tour is exploring american history in chapel hill, north carolina. coming up, we visit the morehead planetarium and learn about a decade that put more than a decade of astronauts into space. >> at morehead we still talk about the role we played on the front lines of the cold war, because the space race was a major major initiative within , the cold war. ♪ >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition. >> we are in the campus of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. i am standing in front of the morehead building, home of the morehead planetarium, which is now the morehead planetarium and science center. john moreahead, iii is from a famous north carolina family. his family was the governor of north carolina. john morehead the third attended carolina for undergraduate school and chemistry made an , accidental discovery in a chemistry lab as an undergraduate that ultimately led to the founding of union carbide and he became an extremely we

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p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. massachusetts representative hit the campaign trail on behalf of presidential candidate elizabeth foreign. in concord, new hampshire, he hosted a canvas kick off event urging voters to support war in. -- elizabeth warren. [applause] everyone, and thank you for being here. thank you for supporting elizabeth warren and thank you for being here again to me congressman jim mcgovern. [applause] as you all know, we cannot achieve our goals of making elizabeth warren the first woman president without all of us working hard as we can in the final weeks to achieve a win. thank you again. [applause] i am representing district 17 here in concord. i'm in this fight 100% like you all. elizabeth has a great plan that resonated with many people like me. , proudformer refugee u.s. citizen and a mother of three beautiful babies. [applause] message speakss to me and many people from all walks of life who want to live the promise of america. when i met elizabeth for the first time i knew she was the one

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> at the end of this week's house session, republican leader steve scalise and majority leaders any hoyer -- leader steny hoyer talked about the upcoming agenda and what is ahead for impeachment, including the judiciary committee's appointment of managers for the impeachment trial. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. scalise: i rise to ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring the schedule to the majority leader. without objection. mr. scalise: i ask unanimous consent to revise and stepped my remarks. i would be happy to yield to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it meet on monday next when it shall convone at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. on monday, the house will meet at 12 p.m. for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. with votes

p.m. eastern on c-span q and a. gabbardtative tulsi spoke with voters at a town hall event in new hampshire. good evening and welcome. would you all please join me in the pledge of allegiance? i pledge allegiance, to the

eastern on c-span's "q&a." our campaign 2020 coverage continues today live at 3:00 p.m. eastern was senator michael bennet in bedford, new hampshire. and at 4:15 p.m. eastern, mayor pete buttigieg from las vegas. tuesday, live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, president donald trump is in milwaukee, wisconsin at a keep america great rally. what's on c-span, c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> with a little more than a month to go before the new hampshire primary, jill biden was there on behalf of her husband. afterwards, she took photos with attendees. [indistinct conversations] [applause] >> hey, everyone. who is excited for dr. biden? thank you so much for coming. we really appreciate your support. my name is sierra and i am an organizer. for the past four years of my life, i have witnessed my best friends question their worth because their abusers pushed them around, told them what to wear, or posted naked photos of them online. our current administration proposed weakening policies , because attitudes that disrespect

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." wednesday morning, british prime minister boris johnson fielded questions from members in the house of commons on a range of domestic and foreign issues. he answered questions on trade with europe after brexit, leebility benefits, and u.k.'s universal credit system. this is half an hour. number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i had meetings with colleagues and others. suchll have further meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome an announcement from the government this week that end to sentences, and early release, and a complete of the management of convicted terrorists are among a range of measures designed to strengthen this country's response to terrorism, a promise made by this prime minister and a promise delivered. comments made -- would the prime minister agree with me that we need to do everything we can would the prime minister agree with me that we need to do everything we can, whatever it takes, to stop the sickening terrorist attacks taking pl

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. earlier today house speaker nancy plosive called on the senate to have witnesses and new evidence in their impeachment trial. while speaking to reporters on capitol hill. she also reacted to a new report from the government accountability office that found president trump violated the law by temporarily withholding aid to ukraine. >> good morning everyone. how are you? to say over and over again, every day we are involved in impeachment is a sad day for america. and yesterday was one the winner given no choice but to send to the senate to articles of impeachment against donald trump, the president of the united states. for his president's acetate does by his abuse of power and obstruction of congress. and his actions that undermine our national security. he violated his office to protect and defend the constitution and jeopardize the integrity of our elections. every day, new incriminating evidence comes forward, you are well aware of the hearings last night i think that only speaks ve

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> book tv features three new nonfiction books. ay night at 11:00 p.m., university of texas professor michael lind on his new book, the new class war. >> the elites in the western world today, wealth and power and status tends to come from position in a large bureaucratic organization. it can be a corporation, a law firm, a nonprofit, the military. and access to those lucrative, influential positions is largely determined by education. >> sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern bernsteinrds, andrea chronicles the trump and kushner families in her latest book, american oligarchs. >> the president as a private businessman was adept at fending off criminal investigations, so he made sure he understand who his friends were and they understood who he was. and he was able to make it work for him. anyas never charged in criminal case. it is interesting to have that background in the rearview mirror, we go into this impeachment case where he is being called to account and there is a public reckoning, and in some ways even though he's president, he is n

p.m. eastern on "q&a." the house will be in order. c-span hasears, provided america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from washington, d.c. and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1970 nine, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> from the late 1970's through the 1980's, variety clubs international hosted an annual televised tribute to a hollywood celebrity that contributed to the children's charity. honorees included lucille ball, john wayne, frank sinatra, ingrid argument and carol burnett, next on "reel america." 1985, "all star party for dutch reagan." hosted by frank sinatra, the tribute includes appearances by nancy reagan, dean martin, charlton heston, steve lawrence and eydie gorme, and variety clubs chairman monty hall. ♪ ♪ host: welcome to our all-star party for dutch reagan. a variety clubs, monty hall. clubs -- forty variety clubs, monty hall. >> welcome. join

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. er today house speaker nancy plosive called on the senate to have witnesses and new evidence in their impeachment trial. while speaking to reporters on capitol hill. she also reacted to a new report from the government accountability office that found president trump violated the law by temporarily withholding aid to ukraine.

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. massachusetts representative hit the campaign trail on behalf of presidential candidate elizabeth foreign. in concord, new hampshire, he hosted a canvas kick off event urging voters to support war in. -- elizabeth warren.

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers into archives, mu seems and historic sites around the country. we visit the international spy museum in washington, d.c. to tour their exhibit on cold war berlin. our guide is lead cure art alexis albion who explains, and shows us artifacts used by the east germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens. >>> hello, i'm dr. alexis albion and i'm a cure art here at the international spy museum in washington, d.c. we have the largest collection of espionage and intelligence-related art facts in the world. and today we're going to be looking at cold war berlin. now, after world war ii ended, germany was divided between the victors. that's the united states, france, united kingdom and the soviet union. soviet union occupied the east and the other three countries the west. and that included the capital city of berlin which was also divided into four sectors, one for each of the victors, again with the soviets occupying the eastern zone of berlin and the three western powers occupying the western zone of berlin. and

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> a live picture this morning from the white house briefing room were shortlyspect to hear from secretary of state mike pompeo and treasury secretary steven mnuchin. they are expected to address the situation in iran. we got a two-minute warning about a minute ago, so we do expect to hear from them shortly. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> lawmakers windows classified briefings. they heard nothing of -- [inaudible] >> good morning, everybody. thank you for being here today. just like to make a brief comment before we talk about iran sanctions on sorry everybody saw that the dow hit 21,000 the present economic plans are clearly working there were looking forward to the china signing usmca and very strong economy this year. as prettily announced by the president we are announcing additional sanctions against the iranian regime as a result of the attack on u.s. and allied troops. first, the president is issuing an executive order

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. and now, you're watching american history tv. every weekend, beginning saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern, we bring you 48 hours of unique programming, exploring our nation's past. american history tv is only on c-span3. steve: in the early 1950's, u.s. army major martin manhoff was stationed in the soviet union and served as a military attache for more than two years. he was also an avid photographer, taking hundreds of color slides and shooting reels of 16mm color film inside the soviet union, including the only known footage of general stalin's funeral. stalin's'joseph funeral in 1953. the neglected and forgotten film was sitting in cardboard boxes for many years until our guest helped to identify them. historian douglas smith is the author of a book, "the russian job: the forgotten story of how the united states saved the soviet union from ruin." how did you come across these? donald: luck. i was asked to go through the manhoffs' things after they died. they had no children, and i was called in, and pretty much everything in the h

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a."cer: the c-span cities tour is exploring american history in chapel hill, north carolina. coming up, we visit the morehead planetarium and learn about a decade that put more than a decade of astronauts into space. >> at morehead we still talk about the role we played on the front lines of the cold war,

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> now, to a discussion on u.s.-iran tensions and the trump administration's foreign policy approach in the region. this two-hour discussion is hosted by the middle east policy council.

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. this week, live coverage of the house debate to limit u.s. military action against iran. california democratic representatives have introduced legislation to repeal the 2002 congressional authorization for the use of military force against iraq and to block federal funding to be used against taking action against iran without congressional authorization. live coverage this week on c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org, listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. for the next several hours, we will show you highlights from the impeachment trial. argueimpeachment managers whether former national security advisor john bolton should testify. house managers and the president's legal team also witnesses.oenaing later, the closing arguments before senators and the first day of statements from the president's lawyers. now the debate on whether john bolton should testify. are you a proponent? mister schiff you may proceed you may reserve time for rebuttal

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. mccain, the widow of senator john mccain, discussed human trafficking and its laboring at the -- and slavery at the international florida state of the world conference in miami. this is 45 minutes. i'll start by congratulating fiu together at the mccain institute and the american as you for organizing such a great event and bringing such expertise and talent to miami. i'm impressed i the turnout in the audience and by the impressive lineup of speakers you have attracted here to fiu and to miami. this is an intellectually stimulating way to start the new year on some of the most pressing issues facing us as a nation, and as a community. issues involving latin america and the caribbean are of obvious interest in getting our immigrant population in miami the very things that formed who we are today. >> immigration policy in this country is of great interest. but, also given the globalized world we live in, are matters involving transatlantic relations, threats from russia, and china. the

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> we have the votes.once the impeachment trial has resolution,ss a essentially the same, very similar to the 100-0 vote in the clinton trial. >> under the rules for the clinton impeachment trial, house managers under the president's lawyers each had 24 hours to present their cases. to asks were also able questions for up to 16 hours before debating and voting on whether to dismiss the case altogether or call witnesses. was all of the evidence presented, senators deliberated behind closed doors, leading to a final vote on each article of impeachment. senate minority leader chuck schumer responded to senator mcconnell. republicanw, the leader and i have very different visions about what it means to conduct a fair trial. a fair trialieve means that all the relevant facts come out and witnesses and documents are part of that trial. whoever heard of a trial without witnesses and documents? it is unprecedented, but if you are afraid of the facts, if you are afraid of what would come out, if you want to cover it

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. mccain, the widow of senator john mccain, discussed human trafficking and its laboring at the -- and slavery at the international florida state of the world conference in miami. this is 45 minutes. i'll start by congratulating fiu together at the mccain institute and the american as you for organizing such a great event and bringing such expertise and talent to miami. i'm impressed i the turnout in the audience and by the impressive lineup of

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> c-span's campaign 2020 differs from all other political coverage for oneeason, it's c-span. the people who brought you your unfiltered view of governments since 1979 are bringing you an unfiltered view of people seeking to steer that government this november. in other words, your future. see the biggest picture for yourself and make up your own mind with c-span's campaign 2020. brought to you by your cable television provide. >>> next, democratic legislative campaign president jessica post, she discusses the states the committee will be targeting in the 2020 election. she talked about the committee's flip everything campaign targeting pennsylvania, arizona, and texas.

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> next on american history tv, west point history instructor major davidas outsourced and manufactured in the mid 19th century. the new york military affairs symposium hosted this event. it's about an hour and 40 minutes. >> major david lambert is a native of chicago, illinois, following high school he enrolled in the united states military academy at west point, new york, and there he majored in history and graduated with honors in 2007. he commissioned as an officer and served as a tank platoon leader and company executive officer at ft. hood and in mosul, iraq, fr

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." democraticrmer presidential candidate leon candidate juliÁn castro joins elizabeth warren at a rally in brooklyn, new york. his appearance came a day off he endorsed senator warren to be the democratic nominee following his own departure from the 2020 race. from earlier this month, this is an hour. mr. castro: hello, brooklyn! are you all ready to elect a new president? [cheers and applause] all, i wantfirst of to thank each and every one of you for being here. it is a pleasure to be with you here tonight in the heart of new york city. i want to thank you for coming tonight and participating in our democracy and making your voice heard. [cheers and applause] mr. castro: now, just really quickly, y'all, i know all of us have our phones, and we follow what's going on in the news, i wanted to just begin by saying that tonight we're thinking about our men and women in uniform, especially those who are stationed in iraq. [applause] mr. castro: and we're praying for their safety. we're also

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." body, thisell: this chamber exists precisely, precisely, madam president, so we can look past the daily dramas and understand how our actions will reverberate for generations. so that we can put aside animal reflexes and animosities and coolly consider how to best serve our country in the long run. so that we can break factional fevers before they jeopardize the core institutions of our government. it, only theut senate, with "confidence enough in its own situation," can preserve uninfluenced the necessary impartiality between an individual accused and the representatives of the people, his accusers. house'sesident, the hour is over. the senate's time is at hand. it is time for this route body-- proud body to honor our founding purpose. sen. schumer: here is what alexander hamilton warned of in federalist 65 -- "the greatest danger is that a decision in an impeachment trial will be regulated more by the comparative strength of the parties than by the real demonstration of innocence or

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." next, members of the house pay tribute to retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott r. scott: madam chair, i have a lot to say. my colleague, mr. hice, has a lot to do. to mr. hice yield so he can speak briefly and go back to his committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hice: thank you, madam chair. i thank my good

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." next, members of the house pay tribute to retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott r. scott: madam chair, i have a lot to say. my colleague, mr. hice, has a lot to do. to mr. hice yield so he can speak briefly and go back to his committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hice: thank you, madam chair. i thank my good friend for moment. a quick there are few people in washington, d.c., and in america had the impact of senator johnny isakson. think of senator isakson, no question, there are come to our s that mind. senator, you are, you have been incredible statesman, a phenomenal leader, both in here in the united states senate, and in our country. thank you t to say for all that you have done for us. first personally when i came to congress, you were one of the first individuals to and to give me advice and encouragement and to day, every time i see you, you do that. and you will never know how much

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> next senator elizabeth warren meets voters at a town hall in cedar rapids iowa, running fourth in several polls collected by clear politics. iowa holds it's first in the nation caucuses on february 3rd. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hi, everyone. i am one of the organizers here in cedar rapids. hello. thank you so much for being here >> hi, everyone. my name is maggie, i'm one of the organizers here in

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> former national security advisor susan rice joined a panel with obama administrationfficials to discuss the national security priorities a progressive government should focus on during its first 100 days in office. >> good morning. cap nationale security conference.

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> former national security advisor susan rice joined a panel with obama administration officials to discuss the national security priorities a progressive government should focus on during its first 100 days in office. >> good morning. cap nationale security conference. it is wonderful to see so many friendly faces, former officials, advocates, congressional staff, and thought leaders. thank you for joining us this morning. it feels a little bit like a family reunion, but this is more than a reunion. it is more than an average think tank conference. we all have an urgent task before us, to be ready to advance the progressive national security and foreign policy agenda on day one of a new presidency, should we be so lucky in november. it is obvious there will be a lot of repair work to restore america's leadership in the world after donald trump. the last couple weeks have shown what danger might lie ahead. it will be no small task to fix from the has broken, erosion of our national security institutions, to our credibility around the world, to the rampant corruption acr

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> at the end of this week's house session, republican leader steve scalise and majority leaders any hoyer -- leader steny hoyer talked about the upcoming agenda and what is ahead for impeachment, including the judiciary committee's appointment of managers for the impeachment trial. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. scalise: i rise to ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring the schedule to the majority leader. without objection. mr. scalise: i ask unanimous consent to revise and stepped my remarks. i would be happy to yield to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it meet on monday next when it shall convone at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. on monday, the house will meet at 12 p.m. for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. with votes postponed until 6:30. tuesday and wednesday will meet at 10:00 a.m. morning debate and on thursday the h

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> we're asking students to tell us the issue they want the presidential candidates to address in the 2020 campaign. and with the january 20th deadline for this year's student cam competition approaching, students from across the country are putting the final touches on their entries. $100,000 in total cash prizes plus a $5,000 grand prize. for more information, go to studentcam.org. >>> next, idaho governor brad little. he gives his state of the state address from the state capitol in boise. the governor talks about his administration's efforts to cut regulations, bring more transprnsy to the budgeting process, education, and infrastructure. >> mr.

p.m. eastern on c-span q and a. gabbardtative tulsi spoke with voters at a town hall event in new hampshire. good evening and welcome. would you all please join me in the pledge of allegiance? i pledge allegiance, to the flag, of united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. in february 2016 i was a married school board member working a part time id job without health insurance i was a small democrat feeling a little left out of obama's change narrative and had real changeout any to hillary's campaign. bernie was on my radar is a long shot. then i heard about a member of the dnc that she resigned her position to support and endorse that underdog candidate. i am excited and that is when tulsi came on my radar. i realized that to be a good democrat was not just to drink the kool-aid but to get involved and work to change the flavor. i have ever since. fast-forward to december 2018 and i hear tulsi gabbard will be in claremont at the addict

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." n joining us from missouri this morning, law professor at the missouri of auckland, author of the book "high crimes and misdemeanors, the history of impeachment from the age of trump." let's begin with what we know will happen today. the speaker has announced that she will let us know who the house managers are soon, around 10:00 a.m. eastern time. and then around 12:30 p.m. eastern time the house is going to vote on these house managers, run a 10-minute debate and then vote. why is it that the house votes on impeachment managers and then you see that procession on your full screen happening after 5:00 p.m. eastern time, that procession of the house managers from the house to the senate. why does that happen? guest: taking the last point first, i don't know that a procession is entirely necessary but it does emphasize the solemnity of theo cakes and also there's a tradition here that goes back literally centuries because this whole idea of having house managers, that is to say represe

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> the first votes of campaign 2020 are just days away. watch our unfiltered coverage of the iowa caucuses, live monday, as we follow the candidates on the campaign trail, take you inside caucus voting sites, and show live caucus results beginning at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> now west virginia republican governor jim justice delivers his state of the state address from charleston. he spoke about education funding, health care, and investing in the coal industries in the state. this is an hour and 20 minutes. [ applause ] >>> ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct privilege to welcome this evening his excellency james justice jr., the governor of the state of virginia. [ applause ] >> okay. if y'all don't want to be here all night, sit down. they've got me wired every way you can wire somebody up. which is good. you know, the first thing i would tell you is, it's a great, great evening in the state of west virginia. and i bless you in every way and i thank you in every w

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. next, historians james holland and richard frank discussed two grim events that took place in june and july of 1944. a hitler's youth's division of executions in the north of france and the mass suicides of japanese civilians who jumped off cliffs to avoid capture in the battle of saipan. >> the next session is kind of a tough one, as the allies made great gains, the axis powers responded not just through combat, but also retribution and reprisal. to lead our panel's descent into barbarism, it's my pleasure to turn the stage over to dr. jason dossey. he is a valued member of our institute. with special partnership for the defense pia and accounting agency where he worked on cases to bring unaccounted service members home for identification and burial. there are roughly 80,000 americans still missing. he has moved into a new role as research historian where he spent the majority of his time helping family members discover their loved one's world war ii stories throughout our services.

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> the first votes of campaign 2020 are just days away. watch our unfiltered coverage of the iowa caucuses, live monday, as we followth

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> c-span's campaign 2020 differs from all other political coverage for one reason, it's c-span. the people who brought you your unfiltered view of governments since 1979 are bringing you an unfiltered view of people seeking to steer that government this november. in other words, your future. see the biggest picture for yourself and make up your own mind with c-span's campaign 2020. brought to you by your cable television provide. >>> next, democratic legislative campaign president jessica post, she discusses the states the committee will be targeting in the 2020 election. she talked about the committee's flip everything campaign targeting pennsylvania, arizona, and texas. >> hey, everybody. thanks for coming out. i'm the national press secretary excited to welcome you to our first major press event at the headquarters. having a room full of reporters and national coverage an event is a milestone for us. and quite frankly it's attention that the dlcc wasn't getting two or three cycles ago. the major driver of our growth has been our president jessica post who

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> next senator elizabeth warren meets voters at a town hall in cedar rapids iowa, running fourth in several polls collected by clear politics. iowa holds it's first in the nation caucuses on february 3rd. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hi, everyone. i am one of the organizers here in cedar rapids. hello. thank you so much for being here >> hi, everyone. my name is maggie, i'm one of the organizers here in cedar rapids. hello, hello. thank you so much for being here. we're going to get business out of the way with ravel tickets an then we'll get started with the practic program. so we had people handing out ralraf raffle tickets. if you hear your name, come over here to elizabeth, she's raising iowa for warren sign. i'm going to dahl five numbers. look at your tickets. here we go. okay. the first number, 6695340. sorry. right here. love it. oh, my gosh, i only had to read it once. second number. here we go. 66952 6695259. yes? 259 are the last three numbers. the whole thing, 6695259. anybody? i will pick a new one. okay. big bummer. okay. we're going to pick a new

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p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> next week, live coverage of the house debate and vote to limits u.s. military action against iran. california democratic representatives barbara lee and ro khanna have introduced legislation to repeal the 2002 congressional authorization for the use of military force against iraq and to block federal funding from being used to take military action against iran without congressional authorization. live coverage next week on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org. listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. next a discussion from the arab center on the implications of the u.s. drone strike that killed iranian general qassem soleimani. other topics addressed include the trump administration's policy toward iran and the impact of u.s./iran tensions on security in iraq. >> good afternoon. my name is tamara kharroub, i'm the assistant executive director and senior fellow at the arab center in washington, d.c. thank you for joining us for this important and timely discussion focusing on the implications, regionally and internationally, of the recent devel

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> now, to a discussion on u.s.-iran tensions and the trump administration's foreign policy approach in the region. this two-hour discussion is hosted by the middle east policy council. >> there are still a few seats up front. come on up. good morning, everyone. and welcome. thank you for joining us this morning for what i am sure will be a very, very interesting discussion on a very timely topic. my name is richard, i am the chairman of the board of the policy council and we are holding our 99th capitol hill conference. as you know, the topic today is u.s.-iranian confrontation, domestic, regional, and global mplications. we have a full house and there are a few seats in the back, if you want to try to find one ver there. we do have a full house, so i apologize for those who are not able to find a seat. before we begin, as you saw in the announcement, i'm a former ambassador to oman, and i would like to note the end of an era in the region, and that was the passing of his majesty on anuary the 10th. for almost 50 y

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p.m. eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> next on american history tv, west point history instructor major david lambert discusses how gunpowder was outsourced and manufactured in the mid 19th century. the new york military affairs symposium hosted this event. it's about an hour and 40 minutes. >> major david lambert is a native of chicago, illinois, following high school he enrolled in the united states military academy at west point, new york, and there he majored in history and graduated with honors in 2007. he commissioned as an officer and served as a tank platoon leader and company executive officer at ft. hood and in mosul, iraq, from 2008 to 2010. in 2011, he deployed to the republic of korea and commanded a tank company and a batallian headquarters company on the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. in 2014, he was selected for advanced civil schooling at georgetown university in washington, d.c. he graduated with a masters degree in history in 2016, and assumed the position as an instructor in the department of history at the united states military academy. at usma, he tau

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> victory is not winning for our party. victory is winning for our country. >> president trump delivers his state of the union address from the house chamber, live, tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern followed by the democratic response with michigan governor gretchen whitmer and texas representative veronicas escobar. live coverage on c-span, on demand at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> live coverage now on c-span 3 of a senate armed services committee hearing getting under way with the commanders from africa command and southern command to discuss the department's '20/ '21 budget request. >> weapon sales to buy influence, exploit africa's natural resources and prop up leaders sympathetic to russian interests and hostile to the united states. the nds states that a competition with russia and china should be d.o.d.'s top priority. it maintains we must maintain pressure on radical groups like al qaeda and isis. today more than a dozen terrorist groups with ties to al qaeda and isis are operating across africa.