mr. wright turki told the host there's no political reason he wants to step aside instead he's looking toake offense at some opportunities in the private sector. you can read the rest of the story in today's "washington examiner." a couple of programming notes to pass on. sec republican chair chairman pai will hold a news conference today you can see that life at 12:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. also president trum donald trums meeting with the italian prime minister today. they will speak to reporters in a joint news conference starting at 3:45 p.m. eastern and we will have that for your life when it starts on a companion network c-span. coming up tonight on c-span2 its part to a special program looking at the trump cabinet. we will show you portions of hearings featuring education secretary at the defaults epa administrator scott pruitt and others. it's tonight at eight eastern on c-span. here's a preview. >> russia, more than anything, wants to reestablish its role in the global world order. they have the view that following the breakup of the soviet union, they were mistreated in some re