mr. martin: you know, i never change my opinion on objectivity. objectivity does not prohibit you from having a point of view. you know. i mean, i will admit it. when the u.s. military is involved in a war, i want the u.s. military to win. i am not going to say that on television, but i'm going to say that i will be reporting from a point of view that if the u.s. military takes an objective without any losses, that is a good thing. and i am going to report from the point of view that if they take an objective with prohibitive losses, that is a bad thing. and that will be exactly opposite of what reporters in other countries might do. and i think one of the biggest changes has happened in the press corps in the last 40 years. first, the biggest change is women. there was one woman on the beat when i started in 1983. now on any given day there are more women than men in the pentagon briefing room, and that is a good thing, because basically what has happened is now the recruiting pool has doubled. you are just going to get a better press corps. and

mr. martin. i agree with the new people is doing a little bit of nobody's getting. so what's the reason i didn't yet you should say this, but what somebody moves and you have somebody look at the body and sports like more like the push the limits. they do it, but i'm going to see much sort of somebody with us for the yeah, near the phone on the foot. so was one of the most like you do by the 1st special great. it goes to the, the, to the vehicle engineering for the little blue is ready for me to look. let's just put on the do so i was reading it on. is this the pumpkin one that's like a little but i mean the, you would have put them through this to the other one was that there was a little frustrated with that. we're going to ship, i'm sure, but i'm usually close to what i'm. well, there is no other way i should or i'm, well that was well monday who the menu by that he can use, i guess a lot more than you know, of the menu. and then if we set up a recorded boy, i'd say that the list due to the auction block that just let me near it when i have that old you must see.

mr. martin head of the north american regional office because it's their support that made this event and the publication possible, martin the, over to you. [applause] >> well, thank you robin, thank you, the wilson center, i think this is a great corporation that -- cooperation that we would like to continue and great day to present the paper on eu and the commission because you might have read it, there was a breakthrough in the negotiations after 25 years, so i think this is a really important because some consider and i know the u.s. this image is also widespread, some consider the eu an inefficient organization that is difficult to understand and prefer by electro relations i think the deal is a proof of concept that the eu is really beneficial even though i'm aware that minor things, like national -- they'll be done but i think a special day for the eu as a whole. your guest thank you for introducing the paper from the u.s. perspective i will naturally take a more european perspective, the foundation here in washington is strictly part of an organization because we share even though

mr. martin is because the schools chief has blocked the mayor's desire to pay off his benefactors at the more benefits, but the district with a budget gap of more than $500 million for the current fiscal year cannot afford it. i just want to put one more statistic here up on the screen. these are the third to eighth grade proficiency rates in chicago. look at this. reading. 30.5%. math, just 18.3%. so, somewhere in this whole debate, this whole controversy is the most important thing right here those numbers? >> absolutely. we hear so much talk about pedro martinez, so much talk about migrants, the things that are happening here in chicago. when are we going to have some conversations about the children? when are we going to have some conversations about the fact that our kids are reading below the national norms of most of the people in this country? those are the kinds of conversations we need to be having. we need to be finding out who do we need to put in place to ensure that our kids are getting what they need? that our kids are learning, that they are growing. we have yet to find a

mr. martin, we see exactly what a lot of people didn't anticipate at the beginning of this year and thato close above 45,000 for the first time. let me just say though we are getting the november jobs report on friday. that may be if it comes in too hot or cold spook the markets a little bit, but what do you see for early 2025? >> well that's what the market really ought to be focused on after we get through december here, and you know, you see double-digit earnings growth in the s&p 500 and a broadening out of the sectors that have over 10% growth in 2025, so when you have that, along with some pe expansion that's when you get growth in the market that we seen today. its been a combination of that. so those numbers still look like they are pretty reasonable, and the economy looks like we're going to get this soft landing and not even a no landing, so 2025 is looking pretty promising, and that's what the market looks like it's looking out to as it just keeps on going up in the month of december. liz: well, keeps on going up is what we at least are seeing for the moment. tom great to see

mr. martin, thank you so much for joining me. really appreciate it. thanks for having me, manu. absolutely. so you've been talking about the need for a rebranding effort in the democratic party. so what is alarming you right now about the democratic brand? >> yeah, i mean, there was some disturbing news this last spring, which really should have been the canary in the coal mine for all of us. >> a big red flag for democrats that showed for the first time in modern history, the perceptions of the two political parties has actually changed. now, the majority of americans believe that the republicans best represent the interests of the working class and the poor, and democrats are the party of the wealthy and the elite. that is a indictment on our brand and something we have to fix. you know, the reality is, if you look at our policies or our policies are very popular throughout the country, they're passing in wide measure through, through up and down the ballot and ballot initiatives, minimum wage increases, paid family leave, abortion protections, you name it, they're passing. th

james bradlee's biography of martin van buren is the first full scale portrait of the eighth president in four decades. mr. brady is the coeditor of the martin van buren papers and teaches in the public program at the state university of new york at albany. in his introduction, james bradlee writes, as this biography will reaching the nation's highest office was not van buren's greatest achievement. he built and the party system that defined how politics was practiced and power in the united states, unquote. van buren is known as the principle founder of the democratic party. james bradlee. his book, martin van buren america's politician. on this episode of book notes pl wh our host, brian lamb, footnotes plus is available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever yoget your podcasts podcasts. for more than 45 years, c-span has been your window into the workings of our democracy, offering live coverage of congress open forum, calling programs and unfiltered access to the decision that shape our nation. and we've done it all without a cent of funding. c-span exists for. you viewers who value transparen

mr. martin. >> what the film tells you is george bailey is us. and his experiences are ours. and that what we want to create is a community where we lift people up. hi, george. >> merry christmas. >> so the ultimate question comes down to where do you, as an american, want to live? do you want to live in bedford falls, the town that jimmy stewart is desperately trying to keep going? or do you want to live in pottersville, where there's nothing in it for anybody except what they can get for themselves? and so we feel our own selves on a kind of cusp today of of what kind of choices are we going to make? i can't imagine there is an american within the sound of my voice that doesn't want to live in bedford falls. >> welcome to times square. >> it's the biggest party of the year. >> happy new year with the biggest guests. >> we have even more amazing guests lined up for you with performances by music's biggest stars and appearances by comedians, celebrities and more. >> yes, anything can happen on new years eve. oh my gosh. >> wow. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. l

mr. martin scott norton from washington, d.c. >> thank you. mr. dejoy, i have written to the postal service many times in recent years about issues and the district of columbia including mail being stolen, burned, otherwise destroyed, lost, or not delivered. recently i asked that the postal service hold a community meeting with me and my constituents in ward 5. the postal service waited for weeks before responding and told my office it was in the so-called black period before the election and could not hold a community meeting with an elected official even though my request was placed weeks before the blackout period started . i then requested that the postal service contact the relevant stakeholders to hold the meeting without me during the blackout period. this never happened. my office has contacted the postal service since the end of the blackout period and has still not received a substantive response about this meeting request. post office -- postmaster dejoy, will you direct the postal service to work with my office and hold this meeting as

mr. robert lightfoot, president of lockheed martin space for opening remarks and introduce our first fireside chat. thank you. [applause]. >> well, good morning, everyone. it's certainly an honor to be here today for the first of a find event hosted by csis and among so many distinguished leaders and carry carrie mentioned several of those folks. and their shared interest across the spacek tore, your work has been pivotal to all that we've become here in the part of space force and how it's playing into our eco system now, more than it ever has. so, thank you for that, we really appreciate that. as a proud partner of the space force, and part of what they're taking every day. and a part of this important milestone. as we think about the lead for robust capabilities in space, i think where we were five years ago, so for that, i think we should give a round of applause for space force and what they've accomplished in five years. [applause] >> you know, as we all know, there's still a lot more to do. and today is one example of how we can continue to engage in the substantive discussions around

mr. robert lightfoot, president of lockheed martin space for opening remarks and introduce our first fireside chat. thank you. [applause]. >> well, good morning, everyone. it's certainly an honor to be here today for the first of a find event hosted by csis and among so many distinguished leaders and carry carrie mentioned several of those folks. and their shared interest across the spacek tore, your work has been pivotal to all that we've become here in the part of space force and how it's playing into our eco system now, more than it ever has. so, thank you for that, we really appreciate that. as a proud partner of the space force, and part of what they're taking every day. and a part of this important milestone. as we think about the lead for robust capabilities in space, i think where we were five years ago, so for that, i think we should give a round of applause for space force and what they've accomplished in five years. [applause] >> you know, as we all know, there's still a lot more to do. and today is one example of how we can continue to engage in the substantive discussions around

mr. speaker, in february of 1967 the reverend martin luther king jr. wrote, his famous book, "where do we go from here." in that book he pondered upon the question of whether or not america was prepared to choose community over chaos. and whether this nation so long protected by the cross winds of two oceans, was finally prepared to rid itself of the impediment of bitterness and hatred. or whether the malignant sicknesses of racism and sexism were so intrinsic and interwoven into the american fabric we would never be able to rid ourselves of it. and today, mr. speaker, i submit to all of my colleagues that this question is is still before us. that is to say, some 60 years later we are still trying to decide who we are as a country. 60 years after the historic civil rights voting rights act, we are still trying to figure out in everyone still should have a vote that counts. and still trying to determine if we will choose progress over regression, tomorrow over yesterday, truth over falsehood. and in spite of the gains of the civil rights movement, the a

so were going to martin luther king the 30 to human rights advocates. and mr. king if you think of two names that come out of the state of georgia carter and king are right up there. what did president carter mean for human rights? what did he mean for civil rights? >> president carter was clearly a leader in our nation and world. as it relates to human rights. i must first send my condolences to his entire family. we are praying for his family. but also, president carter was a very close friend of my mom's as well as my father and attempt to get past and of course it did not pass then but it was passed passivecourse under the leadersf president reagan in 1983. when you think about president carter and i hope the world is looking at him as one of the greatest human as a personable moral and spiritual human rights leader of all time. after office building houses all over our nation. when you look at democracy going to over 100 countries to observe elections and further democracy, he is certainly the example for our whole nation and much of the world for one who

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mr. mike smith who after starting his group in the u.s. navy served as in various roles in uap systems, lockheed martin, as president hii nuclear power business and in our conversation he helped establish joint venture in india. he is now defensive usa president and ceo. in terms of her plan for today i plan to kick off the conversation with a few questions for panels and opening it up to questions and comments all of you may have. my first question asked before each of you please of the topic of the unique contribution allies can bring. mosier conversation today's focus on what can allies bring in terms of defense and social capacity? driven by the war in ukraine and the prospect of a potential conflict with china we're looking to allies contributions to either excellent defense and doesn't capacity here or across the broader defense industrial space. i think it's fair to say allies have unique perspectives, either their geographic situation, security circumstances, technology basis can differ and that tends to bring different ideas regarding operational concepts what's promising of works. wanda asked did you what are your observations been

. >> martin out from scott bessent president-elect donald trump's picnic to be treasury secretary in his own wor mr. bessent was a speaker at a manhattan instut discussion of fiscal policy, the economy and the biden administrationcomic policy. [background noises] hello everyone. is my pleasure to introduce scott bessent the founder and ceo chief investment officer of key square group of global investment firm he launched in 2015. prior to that he served as chief investment officer at fund management healed a number of roles in the 1990s into thousands among them overseeing investments in europe. outside the world of finance, he's taught history at yale, his alma mater been a prolific philanthropist including his home state of south carolina. please join me in welcoming scott bessent. [applause] scott, even respected voice in financial markets for decorative only recent sort of waiting and publicly on larger questions of u.s. publicns policy and the stakes of the 2024 election. what motivated you to start speaking out about the direction of american economic policy? >> first, thanks to the manhattan

martin and esteban grassi — acted recklessly by allowing the singer to be taken to his room. another hotel worker, ezequiel pereya, and a waiter, braian paiz, are accused of supplying him cocaine. mr them, and he questions why there are manslaughter charges for those accused of simply not looking after liam payne. translation: what happens in these cases is that there is a witch hunt. they search for people to blame where there are none. people are charged with things they did not commit, or at least people are held responsible for more than they should be. # the story of my life... liam payne's death left his fans distraught, so this is a high—profile case. police gathered hundreds of hours of cctv footage, phone messages and hotel records. what's not in doubt is that the singer's life in the spotlight left him struggling with addiction. when we were in the band, the best way to secure us because of how big it got was just lock us in our rooms. and, of course, what's in the room? a mini—bar. so, at a certain point, i thought, i'm gonna have a party for one, and that just seemed to carry on throughout many years of my life. the argentinejudge overseeing this case has said no—one i

martin and esteban grassi — acted recklessly by allowing the singer to be taken to his room. another hotel worker, ezequiel pereira, and a waiter, braian paiz, are accused of supplying him cocaine. mrll them, and he questions why there are manslaughter charges for those accused of simply not looking after liam payne. translation: what happens in these cases is that there is a witch hunt. they search for people to blame where there are none. people are charged with things they did not commit, or at least people are held responsible for more than they should be. # the story of my life... liam payne's death left his fans distraught, so this is a high—profile case. police gathered hundreds of hours of cctv footage, phone messages and hotel records. what's not in doubt is that the singer's life in the spotlight left him struggling with addiction. when we were in the band, the best way to secure us because of how big it got was just lock us in our rooms. and, of course, what's in the room? a mini—bar. so, at a certain point, i thought, i'm going to have a party for one, and that just seemed to carry on throughout many years of my life. the argentinejudge overseeing this case has said no—

mr. mom before it was cool. >> crystal's big break came in 1976 when the young comic was tapped to perform at the dean martin celebrity for all of us. i loved him for that. everybody is talking about joe frazier. it ended, big applause, ali grabs me and whispers in my ear, you my little brother. and that's what he called me for 42 years. >> the next year, he landed his first starring role in the groundbreaking series "so." >> clean hair? carol, i'm a homosexual not an asthmatic. >> and a memorable season on "saturday night live." >> you look marvelous. >> crystal had made a name in comedy by the late 1980s when his friend, director rob reiner, insisted he could be a movie star. >> men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way. >> that's not true. >> 35 years since "when harry met sally," you and rob worked together. people knew you in comedies, in television series but this was something else. this had a life of its own. >> and it still does. suddenly you're told you're a romantic lead. that took a lot of adjustments for me. even to this day, 35 years later, people come up and they want to

i'm going to talk to jonathan martin, senior political columnist at politico, about just that coming up next. columnt just that coming up next >>> i walk into my meeting with mrn open mind. i can tell you this, i have reached one conclusion. he should fire his lawyer, the one that -- that petitioned the fda to get rid of the polio vaccine. the polio vaxepe has saved hundreds and hundreds of millions of lives in the world. >> that was senator john kennedy, republican of louisiana, talking today to his meeting of robert f. kennedy jr., no relation, to head up health and human services. rfk jr. is on day two of a four day blitz in which he will sit down with republican senators and try and convince them he is the right man for the job. now, if all democrats hold firm, kennedy can only afford to lose three republican votes. joining me now is jonathan martin, senior political columnist for politico. j. mart, president kennedy is out there saving lives, how in danger do you think rfk jr.'s nomination is in here? >> i think it depends on two factors. number one, how much does he put back in the bottle some of the more extreme views or the extreme views of those arou

martin, i remember well your mother talking, glowingly about jimmy carter, the whole family, i know your grandfather became close with him, and i remember you going to mrsuneral. the bond between the king family and the carter family was real and it was personal. how do you want the world to remember someone you got to know, and your family got to know? >> well, first of all, i have to say that president carter showed us, and i first need to see -- say my condolences to his family, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and all of the family members, but the world needs to understand, here's a man who once he left office, he was involved in building houses for people, he was probably the greatest humanitarian that our nation and the world has seen, certainly one of them. i consider him one of the greatest of all time, because a president who serves has the right to just not have to do much, but he opted to continue, he and his wife, setting an example for all of us to help make the world better. going around democratic countries and observing elections, hundreds of elections. these are also important and as you stated, he was very close to my grandfa

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mrs. carter had been the county nurse that had delivered all of the babies, black and white, and that she considered them all her children. >> it reminded me of a quotation that martinr king used to use. you've got to have a tough mind and a tender heart. and that's what i saw in jimmy carter. >> he was very good with people. he would immediately connect with them, look them in the eye, reach out, shake their hand, give them that big jimmy carter smile. and this was not a race he was supposed to win. >> but he does win. on january 12th, 1971, jimmy carter is inaugurated as georgia's 76th governor, bringing a changing tide to the south. >> i say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over. >> and then he hangs a portrait of martin luther king jr. in the georgia state house, and he becomes the cover of time magazine. carter, as dixie whistles a new tune, a new progressive governor from georgia. >> as carter is changing georgia. his aspirations change as well. he begins eyeing the national stage. >> and to meet the great challenge in 1972, i went to the democratic national convention in miami. when george mcgovern was nominated and a lot of p

mr. olivas to seat two. reappoint raquel redondo to seat three. reappoint norman linde to seat four. reappoint christian martinon to seat seven and appoint henry cornelius to seat one and tanya reyes to seat five. and would you like to make the regency waiver for christian martin? yes, please include the residency waiver. thank you. yes. on that motion, member ronen, i ronen, i member peskin, i peskin i chair walton a walton i that motion passes without objection. thank you. motion passes without objection. thank you so much, mr. clerk. do we have any other items before us today that completes the agenda for today? thank you. we are adjourned. [music] san francisco emergency home program is a safety net for sustableable commuters if you bike, walk, take public transit or shares mobility you are eligible for a free and safe roadway home the city will reimburse you up to $150 dlrs in an event of an ergenc to learn more how to submit a >> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, suc

. >> james and bradley's biography of martin van buren is the first full-scale portrait of the eighth president in four decades. mrs the co-editor and teachers in the public history program at the state university of new york at albany. in his introduction james bradley writes as this biography will show reaching the nation's highest office does not van buren's greatest achievement. he built and designed the party system the defined how politics and power wielded in the united states. van buren is known as the principal founder of the democratic party. >> james bradley with his book martin van buren: america's first politician. on this episode of book notes plus. book notes p available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back we are joined by david bob, the president of the bill of rights institute. welcome to washington journal. can you tell us a little bit about your organization, what you do and why it was needed to set up. guest: the bill of rights institute teaches history, we equip young people to be able to live out the principl

. >> james and bradley's biography of martin van buren is the first full-scale portrait of the eighth president in four decades. mry's the co-editor and teachers in the public history program at the state university of new york at albany. in his introduction james bradley writes as this biography will show reaching the nation's highest office does not van buren's greatest achievement. he built and designed the party system the defined how politics and power wielded in the united states. van buren is known as the principal founder of the democratic party. >> james bradley with his book martin van buren: america's first politician. on this episode of book notes plus. book notes plus is available on than now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back we are joined by david bob, the president of the bill of rights institute. welcome to washington journal. can you tell us a little bit about your organization, what you do and why it was needed to set up. guest: the bill of rights institute teaches history, we equip young people to be able to live out the princi

mr. hegseth was listed in tax filings as the outgoing chief executive officer. >> let's bring in senior politico columnist, jonathan martin say this is like john tower in '89, but this is john tower -- this is like john tower squared. he did make the tower-esque declaration, i shall not drink if i'm sec def. you look at joni ernst, who is, you know, she's a vet, she's been a champion of women in the military. she's talked about sexual abuse. >> right. >> in the military. you go down the list of things and then the financial -- he took an organization that was bringing in $8.7 million a year and drove it down to $18 a year. and then did the same -- and then you go to the new yorker piece with all of the whistleblower complaints. these are all things that senators are going to hear in what would be a dreadfully ugly senate confirmation hearing. >> yeah. and it's like with matt gaetz, they don't want to have the hearing. they want to kill it in the crib and never have to cast or record a vote in committee or on the floor because they don't want to have to vote against trump's appointee. classic trump, he names hegseth becaus

martin luther king, jr. said, everybody can be great because everybody and serve. as my friend and classmate in the house of representatives along with my classmate mr.fume, john lewis said we should all be willing to get into good trouble. and as a famous philosopher from baltimore, babe ruth stated, never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. i often speak about the need for value-based approach to policymaking. this has rung true in health care and the environment, promoting a dignified retirement and creating economic opportunities for all. perhaps nowhere has this been more fundamental than when it comes to foreign policy and national security. president biden got it right when he spoke about our international engagement picky said we must start with the policy rooted in america's most cherished democratic values, defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law and treating every person with dignity. as chair of the senate foreign relations committee i made promoting value-based foreign policy decisions a top priority. in addition to the magnitsky act i am especially proud

mr. burchett: this is a post office i'd like to name in honor of harold middlebrook. he's a well phone figure and a close friend of dr. martin luther king. matter of fact, he was part of the memphis sanitation workers strike in memphis, tennessee. he was arrested multiple times for alleged violations but as we know, those weren't real violations, he was exhibiting his constitutional right. he was at the lorraine motel when king was assassinated. in 1986 he founded the dr. martin luther kingdom emrace commission in knoxville. and for the record, every year they have that march, it is the coldest day in knoxville. i'll always remember that because it is always cold. and dr. middlebrook has been a dear friend. i will say for the record he's never voted for me and he probably never will vote for me but he's still my dear friend. when i was mayor, i had him come speak to the kids in my office, we took him to lunch and just described -- because i wanted them to know what they endured during the civil rights moment and think it's better to see it and hear it from his eyes than read it in a magazine. he spent his whole life mentorin

mr. president, today, as a result of massive consolidation in the defense industry, a large portion of the pentagon budget now goes to just a handful, huge handful of huge defense contractors, like lockheed martinormerly raytheon, general dynamics, and northrop grumman. that consolidation has been extremely profitable for the industry. since 2022, these four contractors have brought in over $650 billion in revenues, including $350 billion in u.s. taxpayer funds and recorded billions in profits. during that same period, they have spent $61 billion on dividends and stock buybacks to make their wealthy shareholders even wealthier. that's just four companies over less than three years taking $353 billion in taxpayer money and handing $61 billion back to wealthy shareholders. mr. president, it is worthwhile listening to what navy secretary carlos deltorro said earlier this year to a defense industry convention. this is the secretary of the navy. quote, many of you, speaking to defense contractors, many of you are making record profits as evidenced by your quarterly financial statements. you can't be asking for the -- the american taxpayer to make greater public investments while you continue to goos

take a listen to mr martin. has shared an image of keir starmer plummeting approval ratings, with the prediction that all establishment parties in the uk will get crushed in the next election. might the uk be his next target? he is now is friends with nigel farage. elon musk has been very , very musk has been very, very outspoken of his disdain for our prime minister, sir keir starmer over southport over free speech arrests. he called him two tier keir over the farmers protests over the allison pearson incident. putting all these dots together, could britain be suddenly a new project for elon musk ? well, should such an musk? well, should such an intervention occur, what form would it take? well, with stringent rules around donations to uk political parties and previous accusations of labour interfering in the us election, after bussing activists to campaign in key states, how would musk get around this? well, his father spoke to gb news yesterday on nana akua show and suggested this good idea. >> if it's not so

james m bradlee's biography of martin van buren is the first full scale portrait of the eighth president in four decades. mr. brady is the coeditor of the martin van buren and teaches in the public history program at the state university of new york at albany. in his james bradlee writes, as this biography will show reaching the nation's highest office was not van greatest achievement. he built and designed the party system that defined how politics was practiced and power wielded in the united states, unquote. van buren is known as the principle founder of the democratic party. james bradlee with his book martin van buren america's first politician. on this episode of, book notes plus with our host, brian lamb, footnotes plus is available on c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. c-span's washington journal are a live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and public policy from washington and across the country. coming up monday morning notice politics reporter chris gorman discusses the latest in the trump transition and the week ahead in congress.

. ♪ >> james bradley's biography of martin van buren is the first full-scale portrait of the eighth president in four decades. mrbradley is the coeditor of the martin van buren papers, and teaches in the history program at the state university of new york at albany. in his introduction, he writes, "as this biography will show, reaching the nation's highest office was not van buren's greatest achievement. he built and designed at the party system that defined how politics was practiced and power wielded in the united states." van buren is not as the principal founder of the democratic party. announcer: james bradley with his book "martin van buren, america's first politician." on this episode of booknotes+. it is available on the c-span now free mobile app, or whatever you get your podcasts. ♪ announcer: on thursday, v.a. officials testify about recent multibillion-dollar technology modernization projects. watch live coverage of the subcommittee hearing beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. announcer: are you a nonfiction book lovers looking for a new podcast? this hol

deeply disappointed by the move, with the deputy premier, micheal martin stating there are no plans to close the irish embassy in israel. mrris also said he utterly rejected the assertion that ireland is anti—israel. elsewhere, at least seven tourists in fiji are fighting for their lives after a suspected mass alcohol poisoning at a luxury resort. witnesses have described the scenes as terrifying, claiming up to 12 people collapsed. one victim was seen suffering seizures and foaming at the mouth, while a young girl who took a sip of her mother's drink is reportedly fighting for her life. four australians, aged 18 to 56, are among those rushed to hospital. the incident comes just weeks after the deaths of six tourists in laos, also from suspected alcohol poisoning, with british tourist simone white among those killed. and two russian oil tankers have sunk in the black sea, spilling oil and leaving 29 crew members stranded. the incident took place amid a heavy storm in the kerch strait, which separates russia from the occupied crimea. at least one crew member is believed to have died and authorities are investigating crimina

mr barnier bite the bullet? get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay. now here's your headlines with that man, the magnificent lewis mckenzie . the magnificent lewis mckenzie. >> martinyou're far too kind. good afternoon. it's just after 3:00. here are your latest headunes 3:00. here are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. what was he thinking? that was kemi badenoch challenge to sir keir starmer over his decision to appoint a, quote, fraudster as his former transport secretary. the conservative leader wasted no time at pmqs, accusing starmer of making a major mistake. >> the truth is he appointed a person convicted of fraud to the cabinet. the first thing she did was hundreds of millions of poundsin was hundreds of millions of pounds in pay rises to her trade union friends. wasn't this a fraud on the british people? >> well , fraud on the british people? >> well, moving on from louise haigh, kemi badenoch claimed to the commons that labour's budget is an even bigger fraud on the british people. >> she accused sir keir starmer of refusing to listen to businesses who are calling his plans catastrophic. however , in plans catastrophic. however, in a heated resp