on c-span3 starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern or listen on the free c-span radio app. the last time we heard from robert mueller was in may when he delivered his first public statement on the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. here is what he had to say at the time from justice department headquarters. >> robert mueller. mr. mueller: good morning, everyone, and thank you for being here. two years ago, the acting attorney general asked me to serve as special counsel. and he created the special counsel's office. the appointment order directed the office to investigate russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. this included investigating any links or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the trump campaign. i have not spoken publicly during our investigation. i'm speaking out today because our investigation is complete. the attorney general has made the report largely public. we are formally closing the special counsel's office and as well, i'm resigning from the department of just

a.m. eastern on c-span. download the free c-span radio app to listen live wherever you are. if you missed our live coverage, watch on-demand at c-span.org. now a roundtable discussion on the robert mueller hearing that will be taking center stage on capitol hill tomorrow. joining us for this discussion this morning is morgan chalfant, national security reporter for the hill. andrew desiderio congressional reporter for a p olitico. explain what the judiciary committee is going to be covering and why. it will focus on volume two that focuses on the idea that the president was seeking to obstruct the robert mueller investigation. have of democrats so far said essentially that the evidence is clear that the president at least sought to of shut the i

c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> live friday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house continues work on the 2020 defense programs and policy bill at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 6:00 p.m. on c-span, former vice president joe biden takes his presidential campaign to portsmouth nanch where he joins the young democrats at their summer barbecue. on c-span 2, the house over sight and government reform committee holds a hearing on the treatment of children in custody at the u.s.-mexico border. on c-span 3 at 9:30, cyberthreats to the u.s. electric grid. 12:30 p.m., the federal society hosts a review of the supreme court's term. friday, the house plans to vote on whether to reauthorize the 9-11 victim compensation fund. the fund was created to provide financial support for people suffering medical issues as a result of the 2001 terrorist attacks. the legislation would extend 19. ing through 20 the house speaker announced the house will vote tuesday on a criminal contempt of congress resolution for attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross regarding the census citizenship question. you can follow the floor debate and final vote li

eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> live friday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house continues work on the 20 defense programs and policy bill. that is at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 6:00 p.m. on c-span, former takesresident joe biden his presidential campaign to portsmouth, new hampshire, where he joins the young democrats of new hampshire at their summer barbecue. , the house oversight and government reform committee holds a hearing on child separations, and the treatment of children in custody at the u.s.-mexico border. on c-span three and 9:30 a.m., the house energy committee examines cyber threats. at 12:30 p.m., the federal society hosts a review of the supreme court's term. friday, the house plans to vote on whether to reauthorize the 9/11 victim compensation fund. the fund was created to provide financial support to people suffering from medical issues as a result of the 2000 one terrorist attacks. the legislation would extend funding through 2090. legislative debate gets underway at 9:00 a.m. eastern. also, house majority leader steny hoyer and speaker nancy pelosi announce the house will criminalvote on a contempt of congress resol

eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. announcer: live, wednesday, on the c-span networks. the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. that is 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 9:30 a.m. on c-span two, the u.s. senate continues work on judicial and executive nominations. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the house financial services committee see hears from jerome powell -- on monetary policy. at 2:30 p.m., house oversight subcommittee examines the conditions of migrant children in federal facilities and of the u.s. mexico border. next, the oral argument in a case challenging the affordable care act. specifically the legality of the individual mandate, which requires all americans to have health concerns. the

eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. wednesday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span2, theon u.s. senate continues work on traditional and executive nominations. on c-span3 at 10:00, the house financial services committee years from federal reserve chairman jerome powell on monetary policy. later at 2:30 p.m., the house oversight subcommittee examines the conditions of migrant children in facilities at the u.s./mexico border. "q&a," formert on new york city police deputy inspector corey put these talks about his book "once a cop." >> when i was young, i grew up on welfare, a family of 6, five girls and myself. my father left after the third grade. in my book, i have a picture of me in the fifth grade. i'm sitting indian style in the front holding my feet, because i had holes in the bottom of my shoes. i had cardboard so my socks would not get what. i had a rough upbringing. i got involved in the streets. i met some friends and they were selling drugs. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. announcer: next, the oral argument in a case challenging the a

a.m. eastern on c-span. pulled the campaign rally in cincinnati ohio, watch live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> federal reserve drum powell iand outs in interest-rate cut since the 2008 financial crisis. following the announcement he took several questions from reporters including on whether he caved to political pressure from the president. >> good afternoon and welcome. we have decided to lower the target for the federal funds rate by quarter of a percentage

a.m. eastern on c-span.etwork with small an unusual name rolled out a big idea, let viewers make up their own minds. c-span opened the door to washington policy, bringing you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. a lot has changed but today that idea is more relevant than ever. online, c-spannd is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. brought to you as a public service by your cable or saddest -- satellite provider. >> earlier today, the chair of the national republican congressional committee talked about the 2020 campaign and the chants of president trump's recent rally in north carolina of send her back, directed tour -- toward congresswoman until her nomar. it was hosted by the christian science monitor. it is an hour. linda: it's a little after 9:00. we're going to start and i'm going to talk a little bit and let the congressman eat quickly. i'm linda feldman from the "christian science monitor" washington bureau chief. our guest is congressman tom emmer of minnesot

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. as the u.s. house begins its summer recess, we're showing you american history tv in prime time. events that focus on the holocaust. how the u.s. responded to the nazi era refugee crisis and after that, interviews and real-life stories from holocaust survivors. it airs tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> i live in a country where there are no public transportation, where there are nowhere i can walk. a woman to leave her house, she needs a car and to function, to drive this car, she needs a man. >> saudi arabian women's rights activist manal al-sharif "daring to drive." the ban on women's drivers. >> the right to drive is more act of civil disobedience because women is not supposed to drive. we show that we are able, we are capable of driving our own life and being in the driver seat of our own destiny by doing this act of civil disobedience. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> a former u.s. army psychiatrist and retired u.s. marine lieutenan

on c-span, the u.s. house continues on the 2020 defense program and policy bill at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span. as 6:00 p.m. on c-span, former vice president joe biden takes his campaign to portsmouth, new hampshire, where he joins the young democrats of new hampshire at their summer barbecue. 10 a.m., thet house oversight and government reform committee hold a hearing on child separations and the treatment of children in custody at the u.s.-mexico border. housepan 3, at 9:30, the energy subcommittee examines cyber threats to the u.s. electric grid. at 12:30, the federal society hosts a review of the supreme court's term. the house plans to vote on whether to reauthorize the 9/11 victim compensation fund. provide was created to financial support to people suffering from medical issues as a result of the 2001 terrorist attacks. the legislation what extent funding through 2090. legislative debate gets underway at 9 a.m. eastern. also, house majority leader steny hoyer and how speaker nancy pelosi announced the house will vote tuesday on a criminal contempt of congress resolution for attorney gener

a.m. eastern on c-span2. ono monday, a discussion sanctions against north korea, hosted by u.s. institute of peace. it starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. then panelists examine the findings of a report on authoritarian governments and national security threats held by the american enterprise institute at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. presidentrks from trump at a july 4 celebration at the lincoln memorial. he spoke about the history of american independence, while highlighting u.s. accomplishments over the last 243 years. this is an hour. ♪ pleasees and gentlemen, rise and remain standing by the -- for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem as performed by the united states army band pershing's own, and the united states army chorus, under the direction of colonel andrew ash. ♪ >> present arms. o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched streaming?lantly and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there -spangl

a.m. eastern on c-span2. also monday, a discussion on economic and financial sanctions against north korea. u.s.is hosted by the institute of peace and starts live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-spanitarian governments and national security threats. that is held by the american enterprise institute and live coverage gets underway at 3:00 eastern on c-span three. >> there has been discussion about an appearance before congress. any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. it contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. we chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself. .he report is my testimony i would not provide information beyond that which is already appearance before congress. >> robert mueller is set to appear before to committees of congress on wednesday, july 17. that is 9:00 a.m. eastern, testimony for the house judiciary committee. he will take questions from the house intelligence committee. both are open sessions. his report into russian interference in the 2016 election will air live on c-span three come on c-span.org or listen with the free radio app. bread: joins us -- brent cohen joins us. he serves as

eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> live friday on the c-span networks. the u.s. house continues work on the 2020 defense programs and policy bill at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 6:00 p.m. on c-span, former vice president joe biden takes his presidential campaign to new hampshire where he joins the young democrats at their summer barbecue. on c-span 2 at 10:00 a.m. the house oversight and government reform committee holds a earing on child separations on the border and the house energy subcommittee examines cyberthreats to the u.s. electric grid and at 12:30 p.m. the federal society hosts a review of the supreme court's term. friday, the house plans to vote on whether to reauthorize the 9-11 victim compensation fund. the fund was created to provide financial support for people suffering from medical issues as a result of the 2001 terrorist attacks. the legislation would extend funding through 2090. debate gets underway at 9:00 a.m. eastern. also house majority leader steny highwayier and house speaker nancy pelosi announce the house will vote tuesday on resolution for william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross regarding the census cit

eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> c-span's road to the white house coverage continues this morning with minnesota senator amy klobuchar. she is being interviewed and we start live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. also today the casket of the late retired justice john paul stevens will lie in the supreme court for most of the day. he died on july 16 at the age of 19. watch on c-span 2. >> minnesota congressman serves as chair to have national publican congressional committee and talked about the 2020 campaign and the chance for president trump's recent rally in north carolina of send her back, directed toward ilhan omar. it was hosted by the christian science monitor. this runs a little more than an hour. linda: it's a little after 9:00. we're going to start and i'm good to talk a little bit and let the congressman eat quickly. i'm linda feldman from the "christian science monitor" washington bureau chief for our guest is congressman tom emmer of minnesota the chairman of he national republican ampaign committee. this is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast so welcome. now we will give you bennett queue ground. he was born in south bend indiana and grew up in the dina minnesota

eastern this morning. joined the discussion. -- join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the u.s.n c-span2, senate continues work on judicial and executive nominations. the house, at 10:00, financial services committee hears from federal reserve chair jerome powell on monetary policy. examining the conditions of migrant children and facilities near the u.s.-mexico border. >> next, lawyers and legal scholars review the supreme court's just completed term, including decisions on the senses citizenship question -- census citizenship question, gerrymandering, and the death penalty. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >

a.m. eastern on c-span three, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. before the hearing, listen to the complete mueller report on c-span.org on your laptop or mobile device. the mueller report audio in search box at the top of the page. here is some of what is coming up tonight on c-span. "q&a" is next. political science professor benjamin ginsberg talks about his book, "what washington gets wrong: the unelected officials who actually run the government and their misconceptions about the american people." prime minister's questions begins at 9:00, and after that prime minister may gives a speech on the state of politics in the u.k. and abroad. brian: benjamin ginsberg, author of "what washington gets wrong," can you tell us your story that you open up your introduction with? prof. ginsberg: absolutely. this is a true story and those who live in washington have probably heard versions of the story. i was at a dinner party and sitting next to me was a pretty senior hhs executive, someone whom i have known for a long time, very nice person. and she said t

our live coverage on july 24 starts at 8:30 a.m. eastern. watch on c-span three or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> house minority leader kevin mccarthy defended president rally whenction to a supporters began chanting "send her back" about ill omar. his briefing was about 15 minutes. mr. mccarthy: all right, i'll be a little slower here. good morning, i guess, still. no, we're past noon. good afternoon. two nights ago, i hosted a telephone town hall, something i do quite often with constituents. i believe in this job, we all understand we are here to serve our community. it's important to know exactly what's on their mind. i take an hour to talk with them, listen to their questions and answer them. now, when you listen and you do these telephone town halls, it's

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. on c-span.org or listen wherever you are with the freem c-span radio app. and before the hearing listen to the complete mueller report on c-span.org on your laptop or device. the audio is courtesy of timberlatimbe timberlane media. >>> administration officials testified recently about the president's agriculture trade policy. the u.s.-mexico-canada trade agreement, trade assistance payments and the impact of tafrs on farmers and

a.m. eastern on c-span2. ono monday, a discussion sanctions against north korea, hosted by u.s. institute of peace. it starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-spants examine the findings of a report on authoritarian governments and national security threats held by the american enterprise institute at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. presidentrks from trump at a july 4 celebration at the lincoln memorial. heke

a.m. eastern on c-span. president trump pulled the campaign rally in cincinnati ohio, watch live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> federal reserve drum powell iand outs in interest-rate cut since the 2008 financial crisis. following the announcement he took several questions from reporters including on whether he caved to political pressure from the president. >> good afternoon and welcome. we have decided to lower the target for the federal funds rate by quarter of a percentage point to 2% to two and a quarter percent. the outlook for the u.s. economy remains favorable in this action is to support outlook. to help offset the effect factors were curtly having on the economy and to promote a faster return of inflation to the percent objective. all of these objectives will support achievement of our goal sustained expansion closer objective for the benefit of the american people. we also decided to conclude the runoff of our securities portfoli

on the c-span networks, the u.s. house continues work on the 2020 defense programs and policy bill. that's at 9 a.m. easternc-span. at 6 p.m. on c-span, former vice president joe biden takes presidential campaign to portsmouth, new hampshire where he joins the young democrats of new hampshire at their summer barbecue. at 10 a.m., the house oversight committee and government reform committee holds a hearing on child separation and the treatment of children in custody at the u.s. -mexico border. on c-span3 three at 9:30 a.m., the power subcommittee examines cyber threats to the u.s. electric grid. and that 12:30 p.m., the federalist society hosts a review of the supreme court's term. friday, the house plans to vote on whether to reauthorize the 9/11 victim compensation fund. the fund was created to provide financial support to people suffering for medical issues as 2001 terrorist attacks. the legislation would extend funding through 2090. legislative debate gets underway at 9:00 a.m. eastern. also, house majority leader steny hoyer and house speaker nancy pelosi amounts the house will vote tuesday on a crimin

a.m. eastern on c-span three, online at c-span.org, or listen wherever you are with the free c-span radio app. before the hearing, listen to the complete mueller report at c-span.org on your laptop or mobile device. audio intor report the search page. announcer: next, remarks by supreme court justice kagan. she talks about her disagreement with the court's decision in the gerrymandering cases, and the passing of retired justice john paul stevens. georgetown law center hosted this hour-long event. [applause] david: welcome, justice kagan. we are glad to have you here. justice kagan: it's great to be here. thank you to all of the members of the washington council of lawyers for all of the great work they do promoting pro bono and promoting public service. it is an and or mostly important -- an enormously important role in the legal profession so i thank you for what you do and i'm glad to be here. david: we are so delighted you are here and so delighted to cosponsor with the washington council.

a.m. eastern on c-span two. our watch it sunday night at on0 p.m. pacific here c-span.can go to c-span.org and find past prime minister's questions and british affairs programs. we will return to london to hear remarks from british prime minister theresa may on the state of politics in the u.k. and abroad. it is her last major speech before stepping down as prime minister. she spoke about the dangers of populism, lack of compromise around the world, and expressed e

eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> c-span's road to the white house coverage continues this morning with minnesota senator amy klobuchar. she is being interviewed and we start live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. also today the casket of the late retired justice john paul stevens will lie in the supreme court for most of the day. he died on july 16 at the age of 19. watch on c-span 2. >> minnesota congressman serves as chair to have national publican congressional committee and talked about the 2020 campaign and the chance for president trump

on the c-span networks. the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. , the u.s. c-span2 senate continues work on judicial and executive nominations. 10:00, the house financial services committee hears from federal reserve chair jerome powell on monetary policy. 2:30 pm, the house oversight subcommittee examines the condition of migrant children in federal facilities near the u.s.-mexico border. an hour, former north dakota senator heidi heitkamp and jd shelton both board members of the one country project discussed the groups grassroots campaign to reinvigorate the democratic party's relationship with rural issues and voters. at 9:00 a.m., ohio congressman bill

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the washington, d.c. lawyers chapter of the federalist society held a discussion on cases that have had an impact on the supreme court during the last year. speakers discussed cases on jer gerrymandering, the 40 foot cross and the census citizenship question. >> the d.c. lawyers federalist society annual supreme court line up. it's great to see such a robust gathering for this event. please keep in mind there will be an opportunity for q&a after the remarks from our speaker. i want to ask you to line up at the mics here and here in order to ask questions. i'm tom hungar and i have the honor to introduce today's speaker who will be regaling us with his always fascinating insights on the supreme court's just completed term. it was certainly an eventful term, so there should be no shortage of fascinating material. for example, as you know chief justice -- i mean roberts continued his solemnonic approach to controversial

a.m. eastern on c-span. a former mexican ambassador to the u.s. kes part in the discussion on migration and security issues along the u.s. southern border. the american enterprise institute, tuesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. whorks from a navy admiral serves as commander of the u.s. southern command on the current national defense strategy. he testifies before a subcommittee, starting at three: p.m. eastern -- at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> there has been discussion about an appearance before congress. any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. it contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. we chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself. testimony.is my i would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. torobert mueller is set appear before to committees of congress on wednesday, july 17, at 9:00 a.m. eastern. this testimony to the house judiciary committee, and later in the day, he will take questions from

a.m. eastern on c-span to onwatch it live at 9:00 p.m. sunday night. on tuesday, itv hosted a debate british foreign secretary boris johnson enda curran foreign secretary -- foreign secretary jeremy hunt. debate,portion of the the candidates discussed their plans for britain to leave the european union. >> i am as keen as boris and as you to leave by october 31, but, you know, we've had a breach of trust in politics by not leaving at the end of march as we promised we would do. and no politician should make a promise unless they absolutely know they can deliver it. parliament took no deal off the table at the end of march. it's trying to do that again. the way we get out by the end of october is send to brussels someone who can negotiate a deal with the european union. willmeans someone they talk to, someone they will engage with and then we can get a deal that gets to parliament. i'm the person who can do that. >> thank you very much. i think it's absolutely vital we come out on october 31. otherwise, we will continue to , not just inust the party but

a.m. eastern on c-span two. our watch it sunday night at on0 p.m. pacific here c-span. you can go to c-span.org and find past prime minister's questions and british affairs programs. we will return to london to hear remarks from british prime minister theresa may on the state of politics in the u.k. and abroad. it is her last major speech before stepping down as prime minister. she spoke about the dangers of populism, lack of compromise around the world, and expressed the brick wet that she was not able to deliver on brexit. this is 45 minutes. p.m. may: this will most likely be the last time i speak at length as prime minister. i would like to talk about this around the world. i have lived politics for half a century. from stopping envelopes to my local party. in my school years to serving as a local counselor, winning a seat, serving for 12 years on the opposition front bench, and for nine years in the cabinet as home secretary and prime minister. everyhout that time, in job i have done, i have been inspired by the enormous potential that working in politics and takin

span networks. the u.s. house begins work on the u.s. house begins work on a 2020 defense authorization bill. ont is 10:00 a.m. eastern c-span. at 9:30 a.m. on c-span2, judicial and executive nominations. on c-span three at 10:00, the house financial services committee hears from federal reserve chair jerome powell, on monetary policy. p.m., the house oversight subcommittee examines the conditions of u.s. migrant facilities near the mex go border. faller,vy admiral craig the united states other drugnd, testifies and interdiction

a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org. listen to the complete mueller report on your laptop or mobile device. type mueller report audio in the search box. the audio is courtesy of timer lane media. >>> a new c-span poll shows that a third of americans have a favorable view of the trump administration's efforts to create space force. nearly as many americans have an unfavorable view. but the largest group has no opinion about space force at all. despite the near even split there are significant differences when you look at the partisan break down. almost half of republicans see space force favorably. regardless of americans views on space force itself, national security came in second behind monitoring earth's environment when those surveyed were asked to select prietsorities. you can find all of the results at c-span.org. >>> next, a look at

a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen wherever you are with the free c-span radio app. before the hearing listen to the complete mueller report at c-span.org on your laptop or mobile device. type mueller report audio in the search box. the audio is courtesy of timberline media. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years c-span has been providing 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 your up your own mind. created by cable in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> the house modernization of congress committee explored best practices on how to recruit and retain a diverse congressional staff. human resources executives and an author of three books on workplace topics testified and answered questions from committee members. this is about an hour and a half. >> okay. all right. the committee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized to declare a r

c-span products. discussionay, a about the current u.s. saudi arabia relations and what to expect in the future. we'll be live from capitol hill starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. tv, weekend on book saturday at 8:55 p.m. eastern, and author talks about the global backlash against immigrants in his book, "this land is our land." >> it to multi is destiny. -- etymology is destiny. when asked what are you, the difference between refugee and migrant or economic migrant, you know, can mean literally the difference between life and death. >> then sunday at 9:00 eastern on afterwards, in their new mollythe federalist hemingway and judicial crisis networks carrie severino examined the confirmation of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh and the future of the court. by supremeerviewed court correspondent david savage. >> we were trying to figure out -- and we saw a different judge kavanaugh earlier that week, much more the bushy approach. on thursday, when he came out strong, it was fascinating to learn that was the person he really had been early on. >> as the court has become more political in its decision-making, when it makes law rather than interpreting t

a.m. eastern on c-span. download the free c-span radio app to listen live wherever you are. if you missed our live coverage, watch on-demand at c-span.org. now a roundtable discussion on the robert mueller hearing that will be taking center stage on capitol hill tomorrow. joining us for this discussion this morning is morgan chalfant, national security reporter for the hill. andrew desiderio congressional reporter for a p olitico. explain what the judiciary committee is going to be covering and why. it will focus on volume two that focuses on the idea that the president was seeking to obstruct the robert mueller investigation. have of democrats so far said essentially that the evidence is clear that the president at least sought to of shut the investigation. but the decision was made not to charge the president with a crime, in part because of the office of legal counsel opinion that we have been talking about you cannot indict a sitting president. the only way to hold that isting president accountable outside the criminal justice system. those are the issues the committee w

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. also coming up wednesday federal reserve chair jerome powell holds a news conference to discuss monetary policy and the economic outlook in the u.s. he'll be speaking to reporters beginning live at 2:30 eastern on c-span. >>> american history tv continues wednesday night with a look at the civil war. we start with a discussion on civil war artifacts followed by a program looking at the typical civil war soldier. also wednesday a look at the life and career of abolitionist john brown and slave refugee camps. that all starts wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> this weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, comparisons between abraham lincoln and andrew johnson on the constitution. >> you take a look at the whole cartoon it's a very different impression. not that he was a defender but that he did not understand the constitution, it was above his ability and that he was acting in unconstitutional ways. >>> sunday at 6:00 on american arfacts a preview of th

a.m. eastern on c-span three. also today, the casket of the late retired justice john paul stevens arrives at the supreme court, where it will lie in repose most of the day. justice stevens died july 16. watch live on c-span2. ♪ >> benjamin ginsberg, author of what washington gets wrong can , you tell us your story that you open up your introduction with? prof. ginsberg: absolutely. this is a true story and those who live in washington have probably heard versions of the story. i was at a dinner party and sitting next to me was a pretty senior hhs executive, someone whom i have known for a long time, very nice person. and she said to me, "well, what are you writing these days?" so i said, "a colleague and i conducted a survey of washington officials." because everyone is always surveying americans to see what they think of washington, we said, "let's survey washington to see what it thinks of america." so we surveyed officials and what i will call members of the policy community, that is the contractors, who often

a.m. eastern on c-span's "washington journal" with cliff young, public affairs. be sure to read the complete results of c-span ipsos survey on space exploration on c-span.org. >>> this is kimberly whaley, a professor of law at the university of baltimore and author of the book, "how to read the constitution and why." thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i'll start with a question you posed for your title. why is it important to read it and how do you read something like the constitution for the average lay person? >> it's important to read it because we see almost everyday issues of massive constitutional importance in the headline news, the presidency and congress. we have calls for concern over the constitution. as an educator i thought it was important to produce a book accessible by regular people to educate how the constitution functions as well as their constitutional right and get on that bike and ride it themselves, make their own decisions how things are going on in this country. that's the why part. many constitutional scholars includin

our live all day coverage on wednesday, july 24 starts at 8:30 a.m. eastern. watch on c-span 3, at c-span.org, or the c-span radio app. freencer: in c-span's presidential leadership survey taken between 2000 and 2017, woodrow wilson drops from six to 11th place and bill clinton rives from 21st to the 15th spot. what is your -- where does your favorite president rank? learned that and more of the 44 chief executives in c-span's the president. it is great vacation reading. available wherever books are sold or at c-span.org/the presidents. announcer: president trump hosted american-based manufacturers at the white house monday to highlight products made in the u.s.. and he signed a proclamation declaring july 15 as made in america day. the president also responded to criticism he received for tweets he posted over the weekend about freshman democratic lawmakers which some members of congress described as racist. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪

a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks. the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. they30 p.m. on c-span2, are sitting continues work on judicial and executive nominations. on c-span three at 10, the house financial services to many hears from federal reserve chairman durham powell on monetary policy. at 2:30 p.m., the house oversight subcommittee examines the conditions of my grandchildren in federal facilities near the u.s.-mexico border. during an oval office meeting with the american qatar, president trump was asked about the role of labor secretary alex acosta in the case of jeffrey epstein back when he was the it u.s. attorney in for to. house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are calling for secretary acosta's resignation. president trump: thank you very much, it is a great honor to be with the america to our, a highly respected man and a huge later. we have known each other a long time. we have been friends for a long time. a

eastern on c-span q&a. . former special counsel robert mueller testifies on wednesday before the house judiciary committees and intelligence committees. watch coverage on c-span3 starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern or listen on the free c-span radio app. the last time we heard from robert mueller was in may when he delivered his first public statement on the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. here is what he had to say at the time from justice department headquarters.

on the c-span networks. the u.s. house begins work on the 2020 defense authorization bill. that is 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. at 9:30 a.m. on c-span two, the u.s. senate continues work on judicial and executive nominations. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the house financial services committee see hears from jerome powell -- on monetary policy. at 2:30 p.m., house oversight subcommittee examines the conditions of migrant children in federal facilities and of the u.s. mexico border. next, the oral argument in a case challenging the affordable care act. specifically the legality of the individual mandate, which requires all americans to have health concerns. the fifth circuit court of appeals in new orleans heard from lawyers on opposing sides of the case. this is an hour and 45 minutes. you may proceed. thank your honor and may it please the court, i will be sharing my time with mr. letter from the house of representatives and dividing rebuttal time. to start with the issues raised in the court in the supplemental briefing order, we think the states were clearly injured by the judgment below and are aiming to appeal

on c-span.org. here is a look at wednesday's live programming. c-span, a.m. eastern on former special counsel robert mueller testifies before the aboutjudiciary committee the special causes investigation into whether president trump obstructed the probe into russian interference in the 2016 campaign. we will show you as much of that hearing as possible until the house gavels in at 10:00 a.m.. at noon, the house will consider several bills on the suspension of rules, including one authorizing state park programs for fiscal year 2020, and another making text changes for married same-sex couples. the senate returns to take up several executive and judicial nominations including the head of the federal aviation administration. you can watch about on his bantu. on c-span3, live coverage of special counsel robert mueller's testimony before the house to do year he committee in its entirety. then at noon, the former special counsel will testify before the house intelligence committee. >> i was on an airstrip in the havingjungles of guyana just concluded a congressional deleg

on child separation policy. representative will be testifying this morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern time. you can watch on c-span 2 or you can listen along with free radio app. >> we're concerned. impact inpiered greater than southern than western states. we have to do something about it. that many false sense want open borders. rt borders have sma and be able to mend happening on our borders. er o question is not wheth that we have border security, but what happens had people do lves?nt themse what can you do with people in the country right now? these are problems we need to be able to deal with and i don't it's. >> 11 victim passed away since testifying. at testimony?h today?w will you vote >> this is a shame. this is a problem we're going to re e for as long as victims a around, permanently operating funds.e we just thought back then during the moment of national crisis, we ought to be there for them. and we do not have any uncertainty and i'm going to vote yes. something we ought all.ettle once and for are you expecting this to take place? will you have a, will there abe special recognition on the floor? th

c-span radio app. today a discussion of the current state of u.s. saudi arabia relations, what to expect in the future. live on capitol hill starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up in one hour, robert bixby discusses the debate over federal spending and raising the debt limit. a chief historian on this week's 50th

a.m. eastern on c-span's washington journal with cliff young, president of u.s. public affairs. be sure to read the complete results of c-span ipsos survey online at c-span .org. >> c-span 3 presidential leadership survey taken between 2017, woodrow wilson dropped from 6-11 place and bill clinton rises from 21st to 15th spot. it is your favorite president ring? rain? learn the end more about the lives and leadership skills of the 44 chief executives in c- span's the presidents. great vacation reading available wherever books are sold or at c- span .org/the presidents. >> now, the discussion with house democratic freshman women, hosted by the is hosting this discussion without democratic women. speakers include michigan, we will be getting underway shortly.

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online on c-span.org or listen wherever you are with the freem c-span radio app. and before the hearing listen to the complete mueller report on c-span.org on your laptop or device. the audio is courtesy of timberlatimbe timberlane media. >>> administration officials testified recently about the president's agriculture trade policy. the u.s.-mexico-canada trade agreement, trade assistance payments and the impact of tafrs on farmers and ranchers. republican pat roberts chaired this hearing of the senate agriculture committee. it's about an hour and 45 minutes. >> morning. i call this meeting of the senate committee on agriculture under order. we are happy to have you back here again before the committee to discuss the need for certainty in our global agriculture markets. international trade policies and their impacts on the united states agriculture economy has been a topic of great interest over the last few years and more particularly the last few months. in fact, this is the second t

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the washington, d.c. lawyers chapter of the federalist society held a discussion on cases that have had an impact on the supreme court during the last year. speakers discussed cases on jer gerrymandering, the 40 foot cross and the census citizenship question. >> the d.c. l