the hill,or and of bob cusack, thanks. >> congress returns tuesday. the house plans to debate a bill that would require companies to disclose where their workers are country, and lowering prescription drug costs. follow the house live on c-span. the senate also returns tuesday, when lawmakers plan to debate the nomination of the next airport secretary. the chamber also plans a debate on district court nominations. see the senate live on c-span2. listen live on the go using the free c-span radio app. eastern, at 9:00 obama administration national security advisor susan rice talks about her life, career, and foreign diplomacy. she is interviewed by robin wright of the new yorker. >> were you worried about russian intervention in the 2020 election? >>she is it hasn't stopped. this is constant. they were actively involved in 2016, as we saw through hacking and stealing emails from the dnc and others on the clinton campaign. they tried to install trade -- they tried to infiltrate our electoral system. they put out false information and were very active on

host: editor in chief at "the hill," bob cusack. thanks so much for joining us. bob: thanks. >> now president from to speak at a campaign rally in lake charles, louisiana. this is live campaign 2020 coverage on c-span. ♪ ♪ ]man" ♪ing "macho ♪ ♪ >> while we wait for the president, a source familiar with homeland security secretary says the secretary is resigning his post. the acting secretary felt he had accomplished all he could given the political realities of today, specifically the unlikelihood of any legislative deal on immigration will happen in an election year. the number of undocumented immigrants apprehended or turned away from the border coming down for the fourth consecutive month. a 65% drop from may. the lack of crisis is this waiting members of congress to act. daughterss two young and a wife with whom he wants to spend more time. the announcement has been planned for weeks, sources close to him say, and has nothing to do with the ukraine scandal in which trump and other cabinet officials are enmeshed. a source told cnn white house officials tried to

.: -- bob cusack, thanks. congress returns tuesday. the houseplants to debate a bill that would require companies to disclose where their workers are by country. lowering prescription drug costs, follow the house live on c-span. the senate also returns tuesday, to return --s plan to debate the nomination of the next airport secretary. the chamber also plans a debate on district court nominations. see the senate live on c-span2. earlier today, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chairman mark milley held a news conference at the pentagon. the updated reporters on turkey's military operations in syria and said the u.s. would not abandon the kurdish partner forces. this is 20 minutes. secretary esper: good afternoon. general milley have been working with president -- and i have been working with president trump on the middle east. we will provide an update on changes to the u.s. posture in the region. beginning with syria, we are opposed on greatly disappointed by the turkish decision to launch a unilateral military inc

that will be motivated by bob cusack the editor in chief of the hill eerie at that will be followed by a keynote address by the secretary of state of rhode island. we will start steve clemons. >> good morning. i am editor at large of the hill. it is a pleasure to follow jim. we have a lineup coming up to talk about how the national popular vote would work. what behaviors that would change. we have a wonderful panel this morning. mark, the president of the stack will group. to my far-left is dr. samuel wong. >> thank you all for joining us. we have a task this morning to have fun with this. we're going to engage in conversation and create some hypotheticals that if our system were to change, what sort of behaviors would we see? mark, you and i have done as a couple of times together and i was excited because when we were at the republican convention, we began talking about different flavors of ice cream. you end up with two flavors of ice cream and one may be rocky road. they said oh no, he has moved to fish and chicken worried i said maybe we can talk about varieties of fish and chicke

clear i'm in, michael -- residents collar and jesse wag man up in the new york times editorial and bob cusack, so that is what's up next, thank you fju staying, cnn. it is my pleasure to introduce bob kyslyak the editor-in-chief of the hill. -- he will moderate a panel on how well candidates messages and the platforms change with the popular vote. bob. >> thanks jim. i want to introduce our panel. michael steele, former chair of the rnc. the anna coren, and jesse blackmon a new york times editorial board. i was looking back at the states that we visited most by donald trump and hillary clinton in the last election. not surprised -- florida, pennsylvania. clinton visited wisconsin a bit more. the first question would be if we did change the system, all start with you, what would be the impact of campaign in the strategy. as you mentioned bob this with the large states i was kind of amused when senator cramer of north dakota defending the electric college said this would make north dakota irrelevant. guess what? when it comes to presidential politics, north dakota is irrelevant right now. let's

visit ncicap.org] >>>> bob cusack, editor-in-chief of "the hill," joining us now, talking about the house impeachment inquiry, who is going to testify in the coming week? hill used to be a diplomat for the trump administration. she's going to testify, and that is a concern because she knows what is going on in europe, and it follows on the heels of marie anovitch testifying today. we know the trump administration tried to block her. she is a current state department employee, she wanted to testify and she was subpoenaed, house democrats a the subpoena forced her to testify, but she really wanted to testify. the testify going forward of hill and sunderland, another one whose texts were released recently, he was a trump donor. the state department did block his testimony, but it looks like he will also testify next week. we getting timeline from house leadership on an impeachment vote? >> now, interesting question, that is what members are asking about. certainly, you will see something this year. the question is not only,, but is it going to be about ukraine, obstruction of justice, will i

. >> so it's my pleasure now to introduce bob cusack, the editor in chief of the hill the wmata rate a panel on how will candidates messages and platforms change with the popular vote. bob. >> thanks, jim. i want to introduce our panel. norm ornstein of aei. michael steele, former chair of the rnc. brianna carmen, of vote latino, and jesse wegman of the "new york times" editorial board. i was looking back at the states that were visited most by donald trump and hillary clinton in the last election. not surprisingly it was ohio, north carolina, florida, pennsylvania. democrats wish hillary clinton had visited wisconsin a bit more but the first question would be if we did change the system, norm, would be the impact of campaigns and their strategy? >> as you mentioned, bob, they visited the large states. and i was kind of in use when senator cramer of north dakota defending the electoral college said this would make north dakota irrelevant. well, guess what. when comes to presidential politics, north dakota is totally irrelevant right now. but let's say we had a presidential election th

thank you, james glassman, steve, bob cusack, matt, everybody who put together this conversation today. you know, i am a real big believer that our best policy solutions come when we get together and have a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and perspectives around the policymaking table. and this is a particularly important conversation on a key evolutionary moment for american democracy. now, it might seem quaint to some, but i believe that government should be accountable to the people that it serves and that all voters should feel that their voices are being heard. and i was elected as rhode island's secretary of state in 2014, and i ran because i wanted to make government work for everyone. as a latina, or latinx i guess is the term now, as a puerto rican, as a woman, i am personally aware that u.s. democracy, while wonderful in many, many ways, is definitely a work in progress, and has always been so. and sadly, despite the work done over the past two centuries, that feeling that government can work for everyone is missing in many parts of our country right now. except for in

thank you, james glassman, bob q cusack, matt,bob everybody who put together this conversation today. i am a real big believer that our best policy solutions come when we get together and have a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, perspectives around the policymaking table. and this is a particularly important conversation on a key evolutionary moment for american democracy. it might seem quaint to some, but i believe that government should be accountable to the people that it serves and that all voters should feel that their voices are being heard. 'swas elected as rhode island secretary of state in 2014, and iran because i wanted to make government work for everyone. , as a puerto rican, as a woman, i am personally democracy, while wonderful in many, many ways, is definitely a work in progress and has always been so. sadly, despite the work done over the past two centuries, that feeling that government can work for everyone is missing in many parts of our country right now. ofept for in a handful states, the battleground states. most people do not think their vote really matters i

host: editor in chief at "the hill," bob cusack. thanks so much for joining us. bob: thanks. >> now president from to speak at a campaign rally in lake charles, louisiana. this is live campaign 2020 coverage on c-span. ♪ ♪

there is a lot more that we share then divide us and we will >> bob cusack, editor-in-chief of the hill, the impeachment inquiry ramped up with trump administration officials. who is set to testify in the coming week? bob: we are going to have a number of people. fiona hill is one. she used to be a diplomat for the trump administration. she is going to testify, she knows what is going on in europe. marie yavinovich testified today, the state department tried to block her, she was a career state department employee, she was subpoenaed, the house democrats said the subpoena forced her to testify, but she was clearly eager to testify. the testimony of hill and another person who's texts were released, he is a trump donor and the state department did block his testimony, but it looks like he will also testify next week. host: are we getting any timeline from democratic leaders on an impeachment vote? is a greatat question and something our reporters are asking about. certainly i think you will see something this year. not only is it timing, but is it going to be about ukraine and obstructio

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." >> bob cusack, editor-in-chief of the hill with us to look at the week ahead in congress. the two weeks off, and the impeachment inquiry really ramped up with a foreign affairs committee hearing with trump administration officials. who is set to testify in the coming week? bob: we are going to have a number of people. fiona hill is one. she used to be a diplomat for the trump administration. she is going to testify, she and that's of concern because she knows what's going on in europe, and it follows on the heels of of course marie to yovanovich testifying today. we learned the state department tried to block her. states a current department employee who clearly wanted to testify and she was subpoenaed. the house democrats said the subpoena forced her to testify, but she seemed to want to testify. the testimony of going forward of hill and sondland, another one whose texts were released recently, a trump donor. the state department blocked his testimony, but he will also testify next week. host: are we getting any timeline from house democratic leadership on an impeachment

.: -- bob cusack, thanks. congress returns tuesday. the houseplants to debate a bill that would require companies to disclose where their workers are by country. lowering prescription drug costs, follow the house live on c-span. the senate also returns tuesday, to return --s plan to debate the nomination of the next airport secretary. the chamber also plans a debate on district court nominations. see the senate live on c-span2. earlier today, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chairman mark milley held a news conference at the pentagon. the updated reporters on turkey's military operations in syria and