we will be joined by jacob rubashkin of inside elections. we will get to that right after the break. ♪ >> for the past 20 years, dr. thomas fisher has worked in the emergency department at the university of chicago medical center, serving the same southside community in which he was raised. during the past two years of covid-19, he decided to write about his experience in a chicago emergency room. he says he was haunted by the confusion in the eyes of his patients. he asked a couple questions they are probably thinking. who is this man treating them from behind a mask? why did they have to wait so many hours to be treated? dr. fisher attempt to answer these and many other questions in his book, about a year of healing and heartbreak inside a chicago er. >> dr. thomas fisher with his book, the emergency, on this episode of book notes plus. it is available on the c-span now free mobile app. >> c-span brings you an unfiltered view of government. our newsletter recaps the day for you, from the halls of congress to daily press briefings to remark

we are talking about all of them in this 45 minutes with jacob rubashkin of inside elections. let me invite viewers to join the conversation. democrats, it is (202)-748-8000. republicans, it is (202)-748-8001. independents, (202)-748-8002. let us know what races you want to focus on and what you are watching, especially in some of these key states holding primaries this month. we mentioned ohio, we mentioned georgia. pennsylvania having its primaries this month as well. that will be may 17. what are you watching for in that senate race? guest: pennsylvania is one of the few states on the map where we have competitive primaries on both the democrat and republican side. democrats have done a good job of avoiding competitive primaries but wisconsin and pennsylvania, they do have competitive primaries they are sorting through. in addition to the republican race which has seen a surge in celebrities with dr. oz and david mccormick, each spending millions of dollars of their own personal funds on nasty >> you can watch today's "washington journal" on www.c-span.org or the c-span now

host: jacob rubashkin, the conservative, the antitax club for growth with that add. guest: the club for growth and donald trump has had this very fractious relationship over the course of the last half decade. originally the club wasn't of the most prominent anti-trump groups in the 2016 republican primary. they butted heads quite a few times in that race. after trump won, like the rest of the establishment, the club came around and became one of his most -- supporters. however, the club does still adhere to a greater degree of ideological rigor than president trump, when selecting candidates and the club has been on board for josh mandel since the beginning of this race. they were clear that no matter who the president endorsed, they would be sticking by josh mandel. this has become one of the few races on the map where the club and trump have to verged and they are very much going at it in a public way, like we are not used to since 2016. host: georgia republican senate state -- debate is being hosted by the atlanta press club. you can watch it on c-span, c-span.or