i'm not going to dc to win a popularity contest. i'm going to dc to get something done. put out a 10 point plan that i believe in. i know they decided not to read it or spend any time on it. we all know change is never popular especially when you talk about how you are going to change government but i brought a business perspective to tallahassee eight years ago and tried to use every effort i could to change the direction the state of florida and together we did. together we reinvented state governments in florida and we will do the same in dc. the federal government is frustrating. it is outdated. it is wasteful. it is an efficient. state governments have dealt with the federal government over the last eight years and we could tell you story after story after story. i am just one individual but there are a lot of individuals in dc that want to do the same thing and i will work with them and we will change like we did in florida the direction of washington dc. [cheers and applause] >> we didn't accept government incompetence in tallahassee and we are not going to accept

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dc is expensive. we see other companies like amazon and walmart raising their pay period is a difficult for a small business owner to compete with that? how do you set your wages? >> it is. it's one of the things that i can do to maintain talent. i pay more than the minimum wage because i think it's fair. i also acknowledge that dc is an incredibly expensive place to live and i'm lucky i can do that. it comes out of my bottom line and it's a huge expense. every two weeks when i do payroll it is a big expense. i also want to be fair. >> are there any concerns -- the panel was asked about raising the federal minimum wage which has been that $7.25 an hour for many years. is there a concern you would have if it went to a certain level? a lot of people are pushing for 15 -- with that make a difference? that's what i pay right now. >> so you think it's doable. >> what about you? this whole debate -- if the minimum wage goes up can the economy handle that? >> i will leave that to another division of our exec

crazy summer hot day in dc.some academy members present there and he is talking to players and you can see his connection there with his team—mates. and at the end of the session he carries equipment, grabs it, walks it into the equipment room. we don't have a lot of first—team pros that do that. just shows that he is prepared to roll up his sleeves and get prepared to work. i think he has been a perfect fit. you don't know what you would get in a forward defensively. he is here to win and perform and do whatever it takes to win a game. that resume. he does what he does. he trains hard, he makes the right play, he is super talented a player. a player with a large amount of experience. it was pretty seamless. he just fit in. instantly he became one of the guys, he did not ask for special treatment. and i think the guys took the him fairly quickly. i think it is important you are part of the team and you do with your team—mates are doing and you don't start demanding things. it's not a big issue to be honest. i th

we will not accept that in tallahassee or not in dc are not as your senator. [cheers and applause] four weeks ago we had a horrible hurricane that hit our state storm surge 150 mile-per-hour wind but you know, what i saw? people who came together to came down to help us. are you republican or democrat no. do you need a tarp or water or food or generator? that they did. all over the state and the country people came together. we can do the same thing in washington. [applause] we all of this to be a better place for each of our families. we can make change we did this in tallahassee we can do it in washington d.c.. i will never give up on this country i was blessed with my family growing up i will never give up god bless everyone of you god bless our great country let's get to work. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ . >> good morning.

who blew thene whistle on dcs losing children in the dcs. that's the reason we have a new secretary of the dcs. decimated by the brownback tax experiment. they don't have social workers at the back end. give them the resources that they need to take care of our kids. this is a life-and-death issue, as we have seen. >> i want to ask you about some issues impacting kansas. >> are you for or against legal marijuana and in what capacity? legalizingosed to marijuana in kansas. when it comes to medical marijuana don't think the time is right. approve thebout to chemical component form of marijuana. let's use that first. we have found that in every state that has tried medical marijuana there is a doctor somewhere who will write a prescription for anybody and it becomes a gateway into recreational marijuana. i would say let's let science advance, and go from there. legalizationrt the of medical marijuana. it has been clearly shown that there are benefits for young people with certain disorders and for end-of-life use. it is also incredibly helpful

washington dc, did that play a part?e first of we made was to talk about our infrastructure and transportation. and we were each able to put $154 million of dedicated funding for metro, which is important to our economy, not only in virginia but also maryland and washington dc. there will be other improvements in our transportation in this area, but we agreed along the way that this would be good for maryland, washington dc and virginia. and we are happy they have chosen virginia. guy: governor, one of the opinion pieces i read today compared the site selection process to a reality television show. did it feel like that during the process? >> no, i would not say so. we have always had a great relationship with amazon. they have about 8500 employees in there for film and centers throughout virginia -- fulfillment centers throughout virginia. we have had discussions with them, as well as other sites, so it has been a good relationship we have had. and this is a cooperation between the state level and local level here in ar

and i were talking this morning recalling a couple months ago i spoke about this book in washington dc at an event hosted by the u.s. senate library. a nice event in the capitol visitor center, good audience, good questions and towards the end a young gentleman raised his hand and he said he worked in the us senate gift shop, said they are carrying the book and he heard enough he would like to promote it, we have a long complex story, could you boil it down to a quick summary, and elevator version. as a book author that is sort of like mana from heaven, the hanging -- i absolutely. i started talking and talking and talking and i looked over and saw him squirming in his chair thinking this is a long elevator ride. what i would like to do in terms of my brief summary of the book is it is about a 10 week period in american history between john f. kennedy's election on november 8, 1960, and his inauguration on january 20, 1961. this was a ten week period which is interesting for a lot of reasons, and outgoing republican administration and incoming democratic administration. it was an impor

your parents move your family to the dc area and you called yourself dc hillbillies. how important was that? because that's not going to happen that much anymore and there's a lot of pressure on members of congress to stay in their districts for political reasons. i would imagine that decision really shaped your whole life if you went to school around here and you have a funny story in the book about going to a bring your pet to congress day but i thought that was funny.can you describe the kind of feeling of growing up as a congressman's daughter and what that's like in dc? >> guest: my parents, when my dad was elected to congress they got a lot of good advice from people and specifically the quails for the one who told them that they should if they could, they should move us to dc, to the dc area just because otherwise, they knew maybe on the weekends, when he would travel home which a lot of congressmen and women do,, and i think that it was a really good example of these for our family because i knew i was always invited to travel with my dad and go to things with

we were supposed to have this all-powerful city in washington dc. but it's changed so much.ashington is the richest region in america, the 5 richest county are all suburbs of washington and where the average income is twice that of what maine people are. if were going to fix this we have to have power to the states, we needto make decisions that work for maine people, not have things imposed from washington dc eliminate the electoral college would move us in the wrong direction . >> these is our question from jack noris who writes police asked the candidates how they would limit or identify outside money used to fund individuals. when they support strict, clean funding for all elections to control the use of dark money -mark . >> jack is my youngest son's name by the way. but i like you because i am, that's the whole point of my race is that we can have someone who is clean and uninfluenced representing the people's interests here in the state of maine for once. we had a corporate establishment that runs on money. i'm not a free politician, everyone knows that and thank god

that's an existential fear too many in washington dc many in washington dc.nese politics are not like that in germany or japan. rise comes with a bunch of geopolitical baggage. has china become good at compared to the rest of the world? why are countries worried? tom: they have gone head to head with germany on autos and taiwan on semiconductors. one of the oddities is that in most of the sectors china is targeting, the u.s. is not a major player. carol: bloomberg businessweek e he isith kai-fu le funding and china -- about artificial intelligence companies he is spending in -- funding in he spoke with us china. spoke with us before the official release of his book. >> china has more or less caught up with the u.s. and i ai. beyond the theory tendcompanies like google to be focused on. jason: i have to go back and read about techno utilitarian policy. it encapsulates what he's trying to do. >> command and control policy. china will put its weight behind companies it thinks will be world leaders. the government has invested significantly in infrastructure, par

and we are not hiring in washington dc.arlier this year, the metropolitan police department begin an innovative partnership with the local university, the university of the district of columbia. a partnership with the museum of african-american history, and culture. this partnership shares a mission with this museum. to help strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the communities that they serve. we know that the building of sustaining this trust with this community is critical to the work that the officers do every day in our city. and, we know how important it is to invest in these relationships each and every day. now, visitors from across the nation and across the globe, will be able to come to this museum and have this experience. more than 20 million people visit our nation's capital each and every year. and this museum is a perfect addition. it adds to the portfolio of course of world-class museums that we offer. but this one focus is on world- class policing. we want to thank you for this many year i

and you kind of called yourself the dc hillbilly. how important was that. that doesn't happen that much anymore. and there is a lot of pressure on members of congress. i imagine that decision shaped your whole life. and you a funny story in the book about going to the pet congress. can you describe the feeling of growing up as a congressman's daughter and what's that like in dc. they got a lot of good advice from people. the quilts were the ones that kind of told them if they could or should move us to the dc area. they knew that my dad would not really see us very much maybe on the weekends when he would travel home. i think it was a really good decision for our family. i knew i was always invited to we would go and get takeout and take it to the capital we were very much a part of his life. in was always doing that as much as any other role. it impacted me. and obviously had my dad there and raising me and teaching me but it was definitely impactful also because we were in an environment that was very different from necessarily the community that probably

your parents move your family to the dc area and you called them the dc hillbillies. how important was that? that doesn't happen that much anymore and there's a lot of pressure on them to stay in the district for political reasons. was that like, i can imagine that decision shape your whole life because you went to school around here and you have a funny story in the book about going to a bring your pet to congress day. but i thought that was funny. can you describe the kind of feeling of growing up as a congressman's daughter and what that's like in dc? >> my parents, when my dad was elected to congress they got a lot of good advice from people, especially the quails were the one that told them that they should, if they could, they should move us to the dcarea , just because otherwise they knew that my dad would not really see us very much. we would be maybe on the weekends when he would travel home with a lot of congressmen and women do , a lot of people go to their district on the weekends and i think that it was a really good decision for our family because i knew

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public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> next on the presidency, we continue our coverage from the white house writers group with the cold war partnership between ronald reagan and pope john paul ii. callista gingrich is a u.s. ambassador to the vatican and she talks about the diplomatic relationship between the two leaders. this is about 15 minutes. >> the chief operating officer of the hudson institute and the director of the lesson is to program and the program for undergraduates that addresses the holes in education that we have been talking about today. during the bush administration, mister walker served as see rector of the white house for drug policy and as the nations drugs are -- zar. imagine trying to keep bill bennett in order and on time. ladies and gentlemen, the man who runs the hudson institution, john walters. [ applause ] >> thank you peter for your kind introduction. my colleagues and i at hudson are proud to be cosponsors of this program and

coverage of congress, the white house, and the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc from around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> next, on the presidency, former czech republic president vaclav klaus offers his thoughts about the cold war politics and the personality of the reagan era, and his assessment of their historical importance. this is from a conference organized by the white house writers group titled ronald reagan and john paul second, the partnership that changed the world. calling his remarks, we continue the conference coverage with a discussion about the cold war legacies of the president and the pole. later, remarks from the u.s. ambassador to the vatican. but first, vaclav klaus and his remarks are about 50 minutes. [ applause ] >> with the soviet union invaded czechoslovakia in 1968, our next guest was forced out of the academy of sciences. to anyone years later, he became a member of the civic form. three years after that, he became the first non-communist czechoslovakian minister of finance. to call him a

it is -- it is bigger than we thought on election night, suburban wipe-out in new jersey, virginia, dcdewater, charleston, south carolina, miami suburbs, detroit, chicago, oklahoma city, houston, dallas. paul: that's a lot of cities, karl. >> i mean, it's just -- you go to suburbs of those places every one of those republicans lost seat some of which they held for decades and, yeah, in fact, it's -- my sense it depends on what base you use, 193 democrats and 235 republicans on election day in the house, 10 vacant seats, democrats are approaching should be 34 so, you know, that's a big chunk of gains and most of them virtually all of them were in the suburbs. paul: what is the lesson you take away from that, one lesson from the people i'm talking to is a shrinking republican coalition, trump is realigning the gop but realigning it as minority party, a lot of viewers who don't like to hear that but the you look at the election results honestly that seems to be happening. >> well, i think it's a little bit more complicated than that, but, yes that's the fundamental truth, we have people w

[theme music] ♪ >>> welcome to "kasie dc." i'm kasie hunt.e're live every sunday from washington from 7:00 to 9:00. breaking news at the border. a port of entry near san diego is shut down as demonstrations break out and hundreds of migrants try to cross into the united states. >>> plus, thank you, president t. his words, not mine. president trump uses the holiday break to give thanks for himself. and to attack his own government in unprecedented ways. >>> and roger stone is just one of several former trump confidantes the special counsel appears to be closing in on. we'll dive into the latest developments out of the mueller investigation when senate intelligence committee member angus king joins me live. >>> we want to begin with the breaking news. hundreds of mile rants rushing the u.s. border near san diego. pedestrians and road crossings have been closed in both directions at what is the world's busiest border crossing. and it comes as we are hearing two different stories from the u.s. and mexico about a supposed deal requiring asylum app

capitol in washington, dc. maya shwayder is in washington.his is coming the day after the midterms. what do you make of this? maya: this was something that had been rumored for a while. people had been guessing whether or not sessions was going to be out after the midterms and if so how long after. looks like we now have the answer to that question. it took rarely hours after the ink was dry on the paper the results for him to step down. what this now is is a way for the president to not only replace sessions but replace sessions with someone who trump might view as more sympathetic to the way he wants to run the justice department that pertains to the ongoing investigation into the alleged meddling by russia in the 2016 election, led by robert mueller. brent: we know sessions recused himself when this investigation began, a move that donald trump was openly -- he certainly didn't approve of this. he publicly humiliated sessions because of that. did sessions jump or was he pushed out? maya: humiliated him not just then but many times. over th

in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. here we are now, entering copper canyon. copper canyon is rich in history , the largest producing copper mine along the colorado river during the mining and steam boating era. best days a bit -- it is known for being the original party destination on lake have a soup. the miners started to arrive in 1854. the miners would have called their or many miles from their camps. they would take them to collection points established along the river. this is where they would meet the steamboats. paddleboats would travel from the sea of cortez several hundred miles up the river to the black canyon, located near las vegas. >> up next, we visit the lake havasu museum of history to hear more about the area's history prior to the settlement of the city. >> i think our early history is important because everybody heres, there were people long before mcculloch was even born. recognizetant that we that our history didn't start in 1963 when h

perhaps, it is a spirit we need to think about how we can recover in washington dc. as i bring my comments to a close, i want to thank all of the active soldiers and veterans here in the room, because of your sacrifice and inspiration, i think this museum , which you see depicted on the cover of my book, is really a memorial in part to you as it is a memorial to so many that have sacrificed and served this great nation. >> it has been a long road, there are many hard truths, the other things you see depicted on the cover, the cabinet had been built and inhabited by slaves in south carolina, which the smithsonian found and dismantled and brought it board by board to washington dc and redirected it, you can see it inside the museum. i thought this was a good depiction of that hard truth of the long road are people have tried and -- trod. it is the story of victory ultimately. the story of us, as african- americans, working to make america really america and make the country live up to those solemn and important words you find in the constitution and those founding docu

we're talking in washington, dc.n nicaragua making the case for democracy for early elections, for end of repression, for all of these changes and reforms you want to see? you should be back home making that argument. i fully agree with you, and i hope that mr 0rtega watches this interview so that he will hear that i will go back to nicaragua, but as many other members of the opposition, we have not gotten any fair chance. as soon as we try to make a case for democracy, we are arrested. by the way, i am here in washington because there is a meeting of the nicaraguan diaspora, so we have a meeting... i understand you're here for a particular meeting in washington. but essentially you are in exile. you have fled your country, and you face charges in nicaragua, very, very serious charges. because the allegation from the government is that there is evidence that you were the mastermind behind what they call a criminal terrorist coup d'etat — you organised much of the violence, they say, that came after april 18. well, th

governor scott is in dc for orientation.both show up for the same class photo for the new senate class it will be an interesting time. jillian: that will be interesting. rob: i look forward to that. jillian: key leaders up for grabs on capitol hill, all eyes on the house republican leadership race. kevin mccarthy is favored to stay on as minority leader despite a challenge from jim jordan. the house speaker vote won't come until later this month. nancy pelosi fighting to hold off a rebellion from incoming lawmakers hoping for a fresh face and commitment to end bipartisan gridlock. the 78-year-old pelosi was speaker of the house from 2007 into 2011. the senate votes today, major changes are not expected. incoming democratic lawmakers could pose a major roadblock for house leadership urging the party to take a hard left. california are in c committeewoman harmony dylan says this could sink their agenda. >> it is wacky and alarming from nancy pelosi and other senior leaders of the democratic party because they won the election

, dc, has been republican ha ndful close washington, dc, has been republican handful close to a0 yearsh and tumble politics is a turnoff here. in america today, crudely speaking, the rural areas are more conservative. the city is much more liberal. so the key battleground in these elections is here in the suburbs. in 2016, they voted for donald trump. but the hope of the democrats this time round is that the well heeled middle classes will vote for them. the democratic party candidatejennifer vote for them. the democratic party candidate jennifer watts and is perfect material. married with two sons, a form of prosecutor, and politically moderate. is it about the anti— donald trump or about being pro— democrat? is a referendum on him? it is definitely come is a factor, there is no question about that. i think in the wake of a 2016 elections, a lot of people have realised that democracy is more fragile than anyone cared to admit, and they cannot just fragile than anyone cared to admit, and they cannotjust sit on the sidelines and assume that everything will be ok. the choice is clear. ba

were talking this morning and calling a couple of months ago, i spoke about this book in washington dc at an event posted by the us senate library it's this nice event at the capitol visitor center and a good audience and for the end, a young gentleman raises hand and said he worked at the us senate gift shop and said there carrying the book and had heard enough that you'd like to promote it but he said, it's even kind of a long complex, could you boil it down to a quick summary, kind of an elevator version so for a book author, that's matter from heaven on a kind of a hanging curveball . i started talking and talking and then i looked over and i see him squirming in his chair and i'm thinking this is a pretty long elevator ride, isn't it. where son of the top ofthe washington monument by now . but what i would do in terms of my brief summary is that they can we train a in american history between john f. kennedy's election november 8 1960 and his inauguration on january 20 1961. this is a can we train a that's important for a lot of reasons but particularly because it was an important

know a bit about who is who and i got into hot water earlier when i suggested superman but that is dc favourite superheroes proably superman, but then i grew up with christopher reeve in various movies that gorgeous female journalist. lois lane. absolutely, indeed. so many people have been in touch with us, it has been great to hear from you. tanya says my favourite has a lwa ys you. tanya says my favourite has always been incredible hulk, i grew up always been incredible hulk, i grew up in the 80s watching it and also she says, wonder woman, but that is dc, not marvel. and the actor who depicted the incredible hulk in that american series, which i was watching when i was a young girl. i do remember that too. thanks for being with us. it has been great to have you with us here. and thank you too. the incredible hulk seems to be one of the favourites for now. i will see very soon, goodbye. —— see you. hello. many of us started the new week with frequent and heavy showers, and that brought some impressive cloud formations. an excellent example of a mammatus cloud here in somerset on mon

well, my guest today here in washington, dc is leading nicaraguan dissident and leader of the oppositionn exile, felix maradiaga. is change finally coming to nicaraguan nicaragua? felix maradiaga, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is now seven months since popular protest erupted in nicaragua and for a time it seemed there was a real chance of change coming to your country. do you feel that window of opportunity has now closed? i think that the window of opportunity for a quick fix has ended. ifeel the window of opportunity for a quick fix has ended. i feel the situation is more complicated. on the other hand, the average citizen of nicaragua, the average nicaraguan is still interested in transition towards democracy. so i think that we have not only a chance but a firm commitment to move towards democracy. would you accept that perhaps you and others in the opposition, if we can loosely quality opposition, you overestimated your ability to be the agents of change? am thinking of juan sebastian, he talked of a civic insurrection that will unite a clear majority of nicaraguans around the

through the streets of washington dc.concept of the unknown soldier being honored come about? really goes back to the beginning of the mechanization of warfare that you see expand during world war i. you have a lot more unidentifiable remains. thele were struggling with fact that they could not figure out who many of these casualties were. so great britain and france, in 1920, their aid and unknown soldier in each of their countries. the u.s. decided to do something similar. by adea was started representative from new york who submitted legislation to bury an unknown soldier from the u.s. the streetsthrough before and it is interesting to me to see how many people turned out. their civilians showing honor and patriotism toward american soldiers and really supporting the role the americans played in helping liberate france. >> now we are seeing the caskets being carried on board an american ship? >> yes. a naval ship. it had a storied history. >> there we see the disembarkation at the naval yard and washington dc. that was

>> i've been to dc before but not enough to know enough about the cultural differences.i can tell you there is a big difference in terms of people who work in the private sector and what i encountered working at the regulatory sector more customers means more money which means everybody in the bank is better off. people from the industry colleagues i spoke to were shocked to see how it was and how unfair it was for all the other banks and the systemic risk without having to comply with the american rule of law and what kind of systemic risk does that create. so i can tell you about the difference in those cultures but i can't tell you about dc. so he was the head of the federal reserve and also -- >> i confess i have not read your book. >> i haven't either. [laughter] >> can you be a little bit more concrete end of systemic corruption can you give concrete examples because i think at least i speak for myself i don't knoknow material enough to image or to know what you are referring to. that's one question. the other part, what is the system of incentive and motivation th

i'm not going to dc to win a popularity contest. i'm going to dc to get something done.perhaps the biggest shocker. the race for governor. they were having a lead over congressman ron desantis. here is now governor ron desantis. the government was energized. people get to speak. it doesn't matter what the pundits say. the people of the state of florida had the opportunity to set the agenda. and they responded to our message. not every democrat lost. they want a house seat down in the miami area. take a short break. when we come back most of the results are in. republicans lost the house but the gain ground in the senate. more on that coming up. and then oil on the brink of a bear market this morning. they are searching for direction as u.s. sanctions i ran. iran. that story coming up ray after this. your new car? you'd be better off throwing your money right into the harbor. i'm gonna regret that. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ and all through the house 'twas the night before chri

he's been living in the fishbowl of washington dc leading an exemplary life. that is the point i am trying to make. the entirety of this record, the full body of work as they say, in football, seeing who is going to get into college playoffs. watch the entire body of work and i hope we will not lose our perspective and we are getting our perspective back. and is being deliberative about this and -- >> caller: mister starr, as far as what does the mail that is being accused of alleged acts to turn out to be false? does he have any recourse? and i would like to tell you i come from a small town back in new york and the next town was a high school football star and his girlfriend, they had consensual sex but ultimately he was charged with rape, sent to prison for ten years and was put on the national registry for sex offenders. that to me is wrong. >> guest: there is no remedy in this arena but we are seeing in college and university arena lawsuits being brought by individuals we call respondents in the title ix area who believe their due process rights were viol

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right along western avenue, awe busyoad onhe dc ae ae maryland line. a neighborhood full of homes off a road that has lots of homes. i spoke with the neighbor across the streetho says she called ew1 when she first saw a sparks showing from this home close to 1:00 this morning. by the timehe she said got on the phone with dispatch, this house behind me here was fully engulfed with flames. we do have video now showing you the latter half of that firefight. heavy smoke showing the two story home. this is the 4900 block ofn westenue here. it was called in close to 1:00 thismorning. it was a very heavily involved fire. the crews are arriving to the scene. specifically ln the lowerel that spread up to the upper level of this home. the chief spoke with us about the fight to knock this fire down as well as the effort to save lives inside. take a listen. >> crews were operating from the front. crews wereperating from the rear in such a coordinated fashion that they ridly found one victim removed that person, then shortly thereafter found the second and removed

much anticipated announcement amazon said this week that it plans to open two new headquarters in the dcuburbs of arlington, virginia and the queens in new york city but outrage is growing as details of the deal emerge with new york state alone offering more than a billion and a half dollars in tax breaks and incentives to the retail giant in return for bringing a promise 25,000 jobs to its new campus. mayor bill de blasio called it a great day for new york city and newly elected congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez democratic socialist called the taxpayer subsidies extremely concerning. we are back with dan henninger, wall street journal bill mcgurn and editorial board member allysia finley. bill, my favorite part the pad, this won't be available to everyone. is this a good deal for new york and virginia? >> no, it's not, it shows that the real threat to the economic world isn't socialism it's corporatism, few you are going to have welfare it should be for the poor and not the world's richest man, that seems to be uniting people. governor cuomo's defense is extraordinary. anyone in th

it is not really about any particular person there are supporting in washington dc, you have to look at the totality of their attacks. there are throwing everything at this group of candidates and the challenge they are having is that this group of candidates cannot be fit into an ideological box. they come with amazing records of service come at whether they are see at a operatives, small business owners who have served their countries, went to a terrific school, moved home and build businesses. so the republicans are running a that theyhat era -- are struggling with to define our candidates. >> will talk about the president , which he has written about immigration, caravans, birthright citizenship, the liberal mob, he seemed focused on getting the republican base out. that hasoncerned that the potential to turn the selection into a 2016-type situation, where you get a grip of voters on the right coming basically changing the outcome of the selections? that is a great question. to keep points are important. first, he is doing that because they have nothing else to talk about. as a m

gone through i do it again because we have a rare opportunity i think to really make things happen in dc. i can't wait to be a part of it. [applause]. my campaign team in my family everybody that was with me from the beginning thank you so much and all i can tell you is i'm not let you down and medical there to represent the hoosiers and hopefully make you proud of me as your next senator from indiana. thank you so much. [applause]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] tonight book tv is a prime time with a look at recent biographies. we will start with lisa mccubbin then yell university professor. talks about so for social --dash make a social reformer. and later it is david levering lewis' book. book tv all this week on prime time. starting eight eastern. we brought you candidate debates in the most competitive races only on c-span over 160 races from across the country. they have now decided on a new congress. watch the process unfold on c-span. they did pick up a senate when we will get the whole family appear.

in washington dc congress is welcoming new members this week after the midterm elections. it could turn out that two californians end up in the top leadership jobs in the house.  wear washington dc it may be thousands of miles from california but the golden state is poised to have two of its politicians in positions of power. republicans kevin mccarthy of bakersfield won the job of house minority leader wednesday. >> we serve in a divided country. our goal is to unite as back together. reporter: uniting the republican party could prove difficult. mccarthy is a loyal trump supporter who faced a challenge by jim jordan, the founder of the freedom caucus in a vote of 159-43. >> i was encouraged by the fact that we got as many votes as we did. pour for the democrats nancy pelosi is vying to take back the job as a speaker. >> it helps that you have these powerful voices within both parties.>>reporter: this science professor said pelosi faces a changed party from when she became the first woman for this position in 2007. >> there is a group of primarily conservative democrats

i believe there is a new crop of leaders coming to dc. --we are not honest, successful, the answer is not that different. a new crop who are outside of the political realm. i don't think there is a big change in terms of what the president trump will have to deal with, a series of nude faces and candidates. >> if you win, you will have more rational oversight against the president? >she seemingly becoming more worried. what with this new crop of leaders do from your perspective? checks and balances against the president or shake things up in washington? >> putting the president himself aside, you would see campaign finance reform. we have several candidates who are going to win next week who took a no corporate pledge. they have a different view of money and politics. campaigns are focused on the grassroots. the health care fight, in particular, is a fight this new candidate crop will continue to push. >> what group of voters do identify as having the biggest potential to make a difference? doing?cc >> we have to understand the magnitude,

we visited woodrow wilson's house in washington dc, where the 20th president retired in 1921, after leading the nation through world war i and its diplomatic aftermath. he died here three years later. executive director robert and homer leading us to the house, highlighting objects that provide a window into world war i, as wilson experienced it. the united states entered the war on april 6, 1917, as an ally of britain, france, and russia. 2 million american soldiers saw combat in france. >> i am the executive director of this, president woodrow wilson house, the site of the national trust for historic preservation here in washington dc. this home is the home to which president and mrs. wilson moved to the very day that they left the white house in 1921. the home itself was built in 1969 the wilson's acquired it in december 1920, knowing that they would be leaving the white house and decided to remain in washington dc. this home is a time capsule, basically taking us back about 100 years, and it allows us to see the way that the world was then, we sometimes have the illusion that people in

leland that it is live in washington dc where republicans control the senate 53-47. >> reporter: goodns a filibuster proof majority but mitch mcconnell has a little more wiggle room on the closest of those which makes things like approving judicial nominees a lot easier. look at the race board, cindy hyde smith won by 8 points which is less than donald trump's 18 point victory in mississippi in 2016. he tweeted congratulations to cindy hyde smith on your big win in mississippi. we are all very proud of you. >> this win tonight, this victory is about our conservative values, the things that mean the most to all of us mississippians, faith, family, this is things i will take to washington dc, to represent all of mississippi, and our fight for it. every single day. >> reporter: former clinton cabinet member, and earlier in the night easy best buy conceded earlier than expected. >> not the result we were hoping for. this historic campaign. i am grateful for the support we received across mississippi. >> if he invited me to a public hanging i would be in the front row, changing dynamic in

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he came back to washington dc to prosecute murder cases in washington dc. this is a guy who just loves doing this. that's both good news and bad news for the president, right? think he'sing it, i a generally fair guy, but he loves it. he's a killer. if he has you in his sights and believes you have done something wrong, he will envelop the information to take you. he won't hesitate. but i believe him to be fair. the last point i will make is, you haven't seen anything leak out of his office. no leaking. that doesn't happen by accident, everybody. you have to work hard to make sure people inside your office know, if they leak, they are out. that's another indication about how fair robert mueller is. we should have some degree of confidence in it. i spoke with the president about this, he has a different view. given him the same advice all along. i said, when it comes to investigations there is nothing you can do to make it shorter but there are lots of things you can do to make it longer. and he has been pretty good at that. [laughter] he hasn't listened to

welcome. >>> welcome back to "kasie dc."ng me is newly elected south carolina congressman joe cunningham. he pulled off one of the biggest upsets when he defeated trump-backed republican katie arrington to flip mark sanford's seat. it's great to have you on the show. i am surprised, of course, i'm sure as many people are to call you that. but thank you for being here. my main question for you to start this off is, and i realize you may say, oh, well, you know, i'm good looking or just that wonderful, but how did you pull this off in this district? >> well, i mean, we weren't surprised. we had a strong message. this is a district that, you know, went for trump by 13 points in 2016. it's a district that mark sanford won by 22 points in 2016. it's a district that is, obviously, been gerrymandered, but through that gerrymandering, we had a strong message that cut to the core of it. and that was defeating this political tribalism that's, you know, that's ripping us apart at our moral fabric across this country. and that's what we