orch anytime on c-span.org, listen on the free c-span radio app. jake tapper spoke recently at the american society of travel agents convention in washington about his novel and about the trump presidency. this is 45 minutes. ♪ ["my type" by saint motel plays] jake: her son's jason sedate is, but i think we all know who the real star of that family is -- is jason

eastern here on c-span. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a, historian john furling talks about his book, apostles of revolution, jefferson, paine, monroe and the struggle against the old order in europe. >> if they can see america today, and see that the most important play on broadway now and for the past several years has played, lionize hamilton, vilifies ne andson and ignores pai sees the maldistribution of wealth in the united states and the amount of money's of using american politics today, they would fear that many of these things that are going on in the united states today bore uncanny resemblance to the england they had revolted against. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> in the seventh congressional district of massachusetts, incoming congressmen michael capauno debated the boston city councilmember ayanna pressley ahead of the september 4 primary. from boston, this is a half-hour. ♪ greater boston, the final debate between michael capauno and ayanna pressley , for the seventh cong

eastern on c-span 3. c-span, where history unfolds daily.n 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. the u.s. senate returns from its august recess early. senators are back in town on wednesday the consider judicial nominations for the richmond, virginia, based fourth circuit court of appeals. we are expecting the senate to move on to a spending bill for the pentagon and the departments of labor and health and human services. when the senate comes in a session at noon eastern on wednesday, you can watch live coverage on our companion 2.work c-span the house is in recess all month with pro forma sessions only. the house comes back into session for legislative business on september 4. live here on c-span. the coordinator for u.s. global aids policy as well as other doc

eastern on c-span or to any time on our website at c-span.org. today in washington, president trump announced a new trade deal with mexico. the deal does not yet include canada. here is what he had to say about nafta and what the new and greed -- what the new agreement entails. president trump: hello, everybody. it's a big day for trade, a big day for our country. we negotiate tough, so it is mexico and this is a tremendous thing. they used to call it nafta, we're going to call it the united states mexico trade agreement and we will get with -- rid of the name nafta, that has a bad connotation because the united states was hurt very badly by nafta. for many years. but now it's a really good deal for both countries. and we look very much forward to it. and i believe the president is on the phone. enrique? you can hug him up. tell me when. him up. tell me when. it's a big thing, a lot of people are waiting. >> hello. president trump: you want to put that on this phone? hello? that would be helpful. >> president trump. president trump, how are you,

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. up next, the group reporters borders posts an opening reception for the children of syria exhibit featuring the work , a freelancee journalist who had been chained -- been detained in syria since 2012. >> good evening, everybody. good evening. i am the executive director of the national press club. i want to welcome everyone here tonight and want to say, it is great to see such a full room. hello to everyone watching on the webcast. you may think we are here to mark the sixth anniversary of austin tice being taken. that is partly why we are here. you may think we are here to recognize his outstanding photography. that is partly why we are here. why we are all really here today is to bring austin tice home. we pledge at the press club to make that happen. austin has a special connection to the press club, one of the honorees.dom we had three honorees this year. soon, we hope austin will have been released. with austin, this has been harder because we do not know exactly who is holding

this is some of the "american history tv" programming normally seen weekends here on c-span 3. to show it to you this week while congress is on its august break. >> this week on "american history tv" on c-span 3. watch the first of the nine part series 1968, america in turmoil. each night we look back 50 years to that year and starting tonight we'll discuss the vietnam war. on tuesday, a look at the presidential campaign of that year. wednesday, civil rights and race relations. thursday, a discussion on liberal politics. friday, conservative politics. saturday, women's rights. watch 1968, america in turmoil this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span 3 and all nine programs available on spotify as a podcast or watch on c-span.org on the page. >> a supreme court justice are expected in september and senators likely to question him about roe versus wade. on tuesday 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span's landmark cases presents an in-depth look of roe versus wade and a court reporting discussing the issue. >> 1968 considering a turning point in the vietnam war. c-span p

onouncer: watch in primetime c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white , and, the supreme court public policy events in washington dc and around the country. you byis brought to your cable or satellite provider. announcer: president trump awarded the medal of honor to the family of an airman killed in afghanistan. sergeant john chapman was killed in action by enemy fire in 2002. several of sergeant chapman's teammates within the day he was killed were present for the ceremony. this is 20 minutes. ♪ >> for those who desire, may you join me now in prayer. holy father, we thank you for this day, for this national recognition for sergeant john chapman. lord, we enter this esteemed a ceremony with hearts filled with grief and pride. our grief stems from the pride pain of john's sacrifice along with six other courageous americans who lost their lives in noble service to our nation in the cause of hu

live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span. this week and on book tv, author interviews from the freedom fest conference in las vegas. there will be a discussion on the book "failure, the federal miseducation of america's children." "rethinking america's infrastructure." been a look at a north korean girl's journey to freedom. how humans will colonize planets, moons, and a streets. life after, the book " google, the fall of big data and the rise of the block chain economy." then a discussion on the book "automotive, what drives the things we do." this we can on c-span2's book tv. we do not live in the same part of the country or have the same vocation. .e don't have the same outlook but where we are all the same is , men of color, women of color, is the way we try to instill a at the sobering consequence of what could happen . >> sunday night the comedian and actor d.l. hughley shares his thoughts on race in america with his book "how not to get shot and other advice from white people." >> a police department that is respectable

transitioned from what has always been a typically to somethingature more openly hostile. >> watch on c-span and c-span.org and listen to the c-span3 radio app. >> president trump held a cabinet meeting today and commented on the death of aretha franklin. the opioid epidemic. economic growth. and western wildfires. not a global warming thing. president trump: hello. thank you for being here. i think we will start with secretary pompeo saying a prayer. secretary pompeo: thank you.

eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> tonight, a look at the general data protection regulation, privacy laws and how it will impact companies like google and facebook. program,s on the president and ceo of the software alliance. >> we need to think of our data custodian responsibilities. every company is a tech company. people are using and analyzing and amalgamating data. i think this signals a real change in our thinking in the private sector and government about the race of an individual in his or her own data. person has ongoing rights even when used legitimately by corporate actors. if we want all the innovation that the united states is so good at. to have the right rules underneath that. >> watch the communicators tonight at eight eastern on c-span two. >> tonight, american history tv with a look at the vietnam war. from the tet offensive to the mainline massacre. we will hear from vietnam veteran jim west. as well as david marinus. tonight at 8ory tv p.m. eastern on c-span three. with a look at books written about congress. first south carolin

once on c-span, c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. tonight on "after words," retired marine corps general kate germano. she is interviewed by "new york times" reporter taught south. -- todd south. todd: this is not really cater to in terms of the developer going into boot camp, coming out of boot camp. how does it affect the perception by your colleagues? are slowerar men that told that they are women, that they are the p-word, so it becomes normal to say derogatory things about women. that is part of the dilemma that women have in the marine corps wednesday graduate -- when they graduate. tonight oner words" c-span at 9:00 p.m. eastern. the c-span bus has arrived by for the 39th stop about 50 capitals tour, along the island of oahu, visiting the capital of honolulu. to have youited here. i think this is a great opportunity for showcasing hawaii across the nation. welcome and aloha. >> i want to give a warm welcome to the cable satellite network, better known as c-span. while in hawaii, i know c-span will enjoy the beauty, the sunshine

every weekend here on c-span 3. >>> this sunday on oral histories. we continue our series on women in congress. with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my entrance, my service in -- and even my members resistance to me but finally -- their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there to make a contribution. also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them accepted me as their superior. it allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennely and nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv "reel america," give yourself the green light. a 1954 general motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. the film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestion and then documents the results of a nationwide gm

eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> every spring the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania, posts a living history event featuring several hundred reenactors from all eras of american history. next, on american artifacts, we visit a mock world war i trench to hear from two u.s. army veterans who specialize in portraying french soldiers of the great war. this is about 20 minutes. >>> good morning, my name is carter bertone, i portray a first lieutenant in the 18th infantry regiment french army 1917/1918. we're sitting here at carlisle barracks at the army historical education center and we're giving presentations on the french army and its role in the world war i and its links to the american forces. 23 you take a look here at this trench system, you'll see it's riveted with wood. this is actually -- this was actually taken off the u.s. army manual dated 1917 of how to build a trench system copied from the british manual but you can see this is very well built, very well constructed. you probably would not have seen

on c-span. o senators at the senate finance committee on paid family leave. >> we've been exploring on how parents can elect to receive paid benefit through social security. would defer collection of the social security upon retirement. we are working through, but i'm hopeful we can craft a policy that will benefit the most families and those who need it the most. >> the family act is really affordable. it is about the cost of a cup of coffee a week for you and your employer. ,wo dollars a week on average that is not a great deal of money to know if your mother is dying, you can be by her side or if you have a new infant or a special needs child, you can be there. >> on friday at 8:00 p.m., new york times white house correspondent maggie haberman talks about covering the trump white house. >> the relationship between this iste house and the president more or less what you see if you watch these press briefings, they are combative and they have transitioned from what has typicallyn a adversarial n

common to see a great local community support for their allies. [ bell tolling ] >> this morning on c-spannd c-span3's american history tv >> this morning on c-span and tran -- and c-span3 we are looking back at the first major engagement of world war i. to do that, we are joined by edward lengel, author of thunder and flames: americans in the crucible of combat, 1917- 1918. mister lengel, those military battles were 100 years ago, but america declared war on germany in world war i in april 1917, so what was happening in the 13 months between that and the battles we are talking about today? >> we didn't have any real industrial infrastructure. our army was small. it took a lot of time, just to bring together the first regular army divisions, preparing them. and the fourth division as well. sending them overseas. training them. giving them equipment. most of the equipment that they used beyond their rifles were french designed, french manufactured. and shipping them overseas was a big issue, because of german submarines. getting them on the ships, getting them to europe. and trying to teach

eastern on american history tv on c-span 3 and all nine programs are available on spotify as a podcast or watch any time on c-span.org on our 1968 page. on september 12, 1918, under the command of general jon jay per shing the u.s. army launched their first independent offensive of world war i. ext on "reel america." historian mitchell yackelson and gion mozan provide commentary sink me or i'll drive." mihel is about 175 miles east of paris. >> so it's september, 1918. the americans are about to undertake their first dependent action against zit mihiel sailian. and that was formed in 1914, is that correct? >> yeah, exactly. the germans have a big offensive. >> there's per shing in his headquarters. this would have been before soui. so it would have been there before that. >> correct. >> this was a surprised attack against the germans who were actually vacating the salient. >> here's a map of the offensive. bridge which is down west of that map. this is the landscape. >> it's looking like a bigger town. >> they showed us now where the american monument which commemorates the actual camp

eastern here on c-span 3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. tonight on a special edition of american history tvs lectures in history we take a look at the presidency of andrew jackson. arizona state university professor jonathan barth joins us live to take your calls and questions on air. watch american history tv in prime time at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> join us this evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3 for a special call-in edition of an american history tv feature, lectures in history. our topic is the presidency of andrew jackson with arizona state university professor jonathan barth leading the conversation and answering your questions. watch lectures in history tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> listen to lectures in history on the go by streaming our podcasts anywhere, anytime. you're watching american history tv, only on c-span 3. >>> sunday night on q & a, national constitution center president and ceo jeffrey rosen talks about his wieg gr

watch on c-span and c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight, on the communicators, former fcc chief economist thomas talks about his book the political spectrum. the tumultuous liberation of wireless technology from herbert hoover tilde smartphone. -- to the smartphone. >> we really only scratched the surface. the great majority of the airways are still squandered. they allocated things that were set aside 60 years ago. the technologies are gone. butapplications are moot, we are blocking the stuff that awaits. we need to come up with better mechanisms. things to have regulators have done to come in without the micromanagement of a federal communications commission in washington. >> must the communicators tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. join us tomorrow for a pair of congressional hearings looking at our relationship with russia. on c-span, we have testimony from state and treasury department officials who appear foreignhe senate relations committee. it starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the senate banking committee look

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, www.c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. senate chuck schumer talked about his meeting with judge brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominate to replace anthony kennedy. senator schumer said he remains unsatisfied by judge kavanagh's answers, particularly those related to abortion rights protected under the roe v. wade decision. >> ok, good afternoon, everybody. before i begin, i have been meeting with judge kavanaugh until about 45 minutes ago. so i have not had a chance to view all the details of the plea deal and the verdict today. say this -- i understand the president is on his way to a rally. he better not talk about pardons for michael cohen or paul manafort tonight or anytime in the future. now i will tell you about my meeting with kavanaugh. i've just concluded that meeting. we met for an hour and a half and i asked for extra time and he gave it. the conversation was cordial, it was direct, but unfortunately, judge cabinet refused to answer even the most they sick questions about -- even the most basic questions abo

. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks, on c-span at 10:30 a.m., the senate rules committee holdseeting marking up the secure elections act. that legislation is an election

watch on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. on the communicators, former fcc chief economist -- talks about his book, the political spectrum, the tumultuous liberation of wireless technology, from herbert hoover to the smart phone. >> we have only scratched the surface in how much spectrum we put out in this way and the great majority of the airwaves that are valuable for communications are still squandered, their allocated to things that were set aside 50 years ago, the technologies are gone, the applications are moved, but -- are moot, but we are blocking. when he to come up with better mechanisms, talking about things regulators can do to unleash even more

on c-span3. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> president trump>> president a roundtable discussion with administration officials and republican members of congress yesterday protecting u.s. intellectual property and technology from theft from countries like china. this is just over 10 minutes. president trump: thank you very much for being here this morning and thank you to secretary mnuchin for joining us. i want to welcome senators john gordon, who has been working so hard at the border. things nobody else that we could do with very bad legislation. cotton, marco rubio, and a tremendousis thing that we are sort of announcing today. each of you was instrumental in foreign investment act. this new authority will enhance our ability to protect cutting edge and intellectual property. we have all been reading that intellectual property and also sorts of different things of that nature being stolen from us by other countries. we are putting a lot of safeguards in and doing a lot of things against foreign acquisition of property. especially where they are near sens

watch on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight on the communicators, former fcc chief economist thomas hazel it talks about his book the political spectrum, the to alter his liberation of wireless technology, from herbert hoover to the smartphone. >> we have only scratched the surface in terms of how much spectrum we put out in this way and the great majority of the airwaves that are highly valuable for communication are still squandered. they are allocated to things that were set aside 50, 60 years ago. the technology is gone, the applications are moot, but we are blocking the pretty neat stuff in the way. devoted to talking about things regulators can do to unleash even more of what we and come in without the micromanagement of a federal communications commission. communicators tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. -- on c-span2. now, remarks from the head of the u.s. citizenship and immigration services and the homeland security department. topics include the challenges the agency faces

we will have it live on c-span three. starting september 4. you can also watch online or listen on the c-span radio app. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. at 1968. america and turmoil. we look at the cold war and will discuss vietnam the presidential campaign and the apollo eight mission. it sent three astronauts for the first time. america and turmoil. tonight apm eastern at american history tv. and all nine programs are available on the spot if i as a podcast or watch any time at c-span.org. on a 1968 page. sunday night at a eastern on c-span q&a. they talk about the book. apostles of revolution. jefferson payne munro. in the struggle against the old order in america in europe. if they could come back and see america today. ansi that the most important play on broadway now and for the past several years is a play that ally and isis allergan -- alexander hamilton. and see the amount distribution of wealth in the united states. in the amount of money that is in american politics. .. .. >> next a discussion about journalism and reporters working in

eastern on c-span, live coverage of the democratic national committee summer meeting in chicago to decide on changes to the party's residential nominating process, including the role of superdelegates. eastern 10:00 a.m. saturday on c-span, c-span.org, or the free c-span radio app. announcer: jake tapper is the host of the cnn show "the lead with jake tapper." he talks about political affairs and his new book at the american society of travel agents convention in washington, d.c. he also participated in a q&a session with travel expert and television host samantha brown. this is 45 minutes. ♪ ["my type" by saint motel plays] jake: her son's jason sedate is, but i think we all know who the real star of that family

announcer: coming up on c-span, newsmakers is next with a democratic senator chris van hollen of maryland. after that, -- on the >> our guest on c-span's newsmaker this week's maryland senator chris van hollen. he has the responsibility for the democrats and is hoping to turn the senate blue this selection cycle. democrats are defending 26 seats this time around. 10 in states the president won in 2016. senator, thank you for being here. sen. van hollen: great to be with you. let me introduce the two reporters. >> comey introduced the two alexander covers the hill and nicolas covers the new york times. alex, you're up first. alexander: what battleground states will decide to control the senate, what are your top priority races? sen. van hollen: i'm not going to talk about exactly what we will put our resources, but we will be fighting in every state. obviously, we are trying to defend 26 states including many states that trump won. that is your first line of defense. then, we are on offense. we are on offense in many places. we don't have a lot of targets of opportunity. only eight republi

watch hawaii weekend on c-span. c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> today, the president awarded upon to miss metal -- posthumous award. sergeant chapman's widow attended today's ceremony. this is 20 minutes. protecting his family, his teammates, and the world from the evil of terrorism. we thank you, lord, for the opportunity to honor john chapman with america's highest decoration for his heroic valor. to honor the enduring sacrifice his family carries deeply within their hearts. and to honor the legacy and inspiration that john has infused into the mission, the leadership, and the operations overcoming evil with good in this world through human agency found fearless expression in john. even in the face of death, so others may live. we thank you for john. we thank you for his family. we thank you for his unforgettable life and love shaped by your very spirit. father, as we move forward this day, may your presence be tangibly known to john's family. as we move forward, may john sacrifice motivate selfle

we ever there for you on c-span. a panel discussion on cyber warfare hosted by the atlantic council set to start at 4:00 p.m. eastern. we will bring that live on c-span after the medal of honor ceremony. at primetime programming, government officials testified before the senate judiciary subcommittee on cyber threats and we will show that to you in its entirety starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. saturday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. live coverage of the democratic national committee summer meeting in chicago to decide on changes to the party's presidential nominating process including the role of superdelegates. watch live saturday at 11:00 eastern. listen on the free c-span radio app. >> the c-span buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals to war. the bus is on its 39th stop in honolulu asking folks what is the most important issue in hawaii. you see these lemon groves, one of the big issues is will the have a place to live, will they have -- be able to afford to stay in the home of their birth. we h

eastern on c-span two's book tv. on monday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span, i conversation with justice stephen breyer at the aspen institute in colorado. justice breyer: let's go through the civil war date, or let's go through reconstruction, or let's go through years -- just about -- of legal segregation. those were days that were pragmatic, adaptive -- well, they were adaptive. i did not see it. and so we have lived through lots of history and the united states, and some of it has turned out pretty well, and some of it has not. >> and tuesday at 8:00 p.m., "mother jones" reporter and berman talking about voting rights. ari: and month after the supreme court decision, north carolina was one of the most progressive states in the south past sweeping election law student required strict voter id, a limited same-day voter registration, eliminated citizens' awareness, where the state ran to encourage them to vote, all of it in one bill one month after the supreme court gutted the voting rights. >> watch on c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-s

c-span, to spend.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> next on the presidency, the nnual harryuman legacy symposium focuses on russia and the cold war. anelists talk about the 33rd president's relationship with british prime minister winston in chill, the u.s. position berlin and the origins of nato a ch mr. truman considered signature accomplishment. the harry s. truman little white harry s. truman foundation both in key west, florida, co-hosted the event. first of two parts. it's about two hours. well, thank you, and thank you all for being with us this morning. thank you for inviting me. it's my second trip to the it's veryte house and good to be back here in key west. my presentation today is ntitled the iron curtain speech, the sinews of peace and prose.wer of in the spirit of looking at

watch live saturday 11:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or the free c-span radio apps. sunday night on qa day national constitution center president and ceo jeffrey rosen talks about his biography of william howard taft. >> he never learned politics, his aide archie but who served roosevelt and taft, i will not play a part for popularity. of people want to reject me that is their prerogative. this madisoneven you and others in the federalist papers, the greatest american ever and the majority should war but only slowly and thoughtfully over time so reason rather than passion could prevail and the entire system is set up to slow the direct expression of popular passion so people can be governed in the public interest rather than through faction -- >> sunday night in eastern on c-span q&a. the minister of the medicaid and medicare services and the comptroller general, talked about medicaid fraud with the governmental affairs committee hearing and discussed

on c-span 2, assistant defense secretary randall scriber looks at talks between the u.s. and india starting at 10:00 a.m. on c-span 3, the white house historical association hosts the presidential sites summit in washington, d.c. at 9:00 coming up in about an hour, author and historian richard north -- richard norton smith

watch on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. next, on the civil war, author timothy smith discusses his book. it is about a local civilian, who despite not being part of either army decided to fight on the side of the union and was subsequently injured at the battle of gettysburg. timothy smith explores the myth of the john barnes a story that has been passed down over the years. our next presentation is from mr. tim smith. we go way back, close to 30 years of knowing each other. he is originally from the baltimore, maryland area. battlefieldnsed guide here at gettysburg national park. he has authored several books. atis a former instructor harrisburg area community college. he does appear regularly on pennsylvania cable network

on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. coming up on c-span, the communicators is next with a look at european efforts to protect personal data and how it is affecting tech companies are google and facebook. that is followed by the progressive group, net roots nation, hosting at annual conference in new orleans with senators cory booker, elizabeth warren, and kamala harris among the speakers. later, white house senior economic adviser larry kudlow talking about his early career and his role within the trump administration. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of theress, the white house, supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> this week on the communicators, a discussion of the new privacy rules put into place in europe, who

eastern on c-span. gorka, former deputy assistant and strategist to president trump was the featured speaker tuesday at a discussion on u.s. foreign-policy, hosted by the westminster institute in virginia. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, good evening. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for coming. we are going to begin just a few minutes early, because more people couldn't possibly fit in this room. >> there are a couple of spots on the stairwell. people have sat there when we had another overflow crowd. thank you for coming. for those who were here the first time, i'm the director of the westminster institute, welcome. i usually start my presentations, and i will tonight, by saying unless you want your ring tones immortalized on c-span, i suggest you turn them off now. you should know that this is being broadcast live on c-span radio, and will later be on c-span television broadcast. just a couple housekeeping notes on future events, on september 5, our next speaker w

. >>> you're watching american history tv, normally seen only on the weekends here on c-span 3. one of the programs we feature each weekend is american artifacts taking viewers into archives, museums and historic sites. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about u.s. army combat artists in world war i. that is followed by a tour of an exhibit of stone carvings created in trenches in bunkers. if you miss any of today's programs you can see them again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. you can find our american history tv programs anytime online at c-span's video library. american history tv week days continues until labor day. on monday a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. >>> this weekend on american history tv during real america our weekly look at historical films, the 1943 war department film why we fight explaining the causes of world war ii. reel america. and saturday night at 11:00

c-span, c-span.org, or on the free c-span radio app. state mikecretary of pompeo talked about u.s. policy toward iran and the creation of the iran action group. from the state department, this is 15 minutes. sec. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. today, i'm happy to announce the creation of the iran action group. the iran action group will be responsible for directing, reviewing and coordinating all aspects of the state department's iran related activity. they will report directly to me. for nearly 40 years the regime in tehran has been responsible for a torrent of violent and destabilizing behavior toward the united states, allies, partners and the iranian people themselves. in may of this year, president trump withdrew from the iran nuclear deal which failed to restrain iran's nuclear progress or its campaigns of violence abroad. in its place, president trump has instituted a campaign of pressure, deterrence and solidarity with the long-suffering iranian people. our hope is that one day soon we can reach a new agreement with iran, but we must see major changes in the regime's beh

watch this weekend on c-span2' book tv . c-span's washington journal, lives everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, a discussion on economic growth and job creation in the trump presidency. the american enterprise institute's - - with the center for economic and policy research. then reuters correspondent to regulate obama era efficiency standards. then - - talk about the magazines, which looks at measures schools can take to keep students safe in the upcoming year. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at seven eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. >> nigel travis, what do you do for a living? >> i am the chairman and ceo of dunkin brands. dunkin' donuts and baskin-robbins. 9 and a half years. >> what did you two prior? >> before that i was ceo of papa john's and before that i rose through the ranks of blockbuster, ending up as president of - - and before that i ran blockbuster, burger king, europe, middle east and africa after moving from human resources. i worked in h

we'll have live coverage on c-span three. also on c-span.org or listen to the hearings on our free radio app. >> last week i announced that the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on judge kavanaugh's nomination for the supreme court sure to september 4. the hearing will begin 57 days after president announced judge kavanaugh's nomination. more than a week longer from the announcements and hearings from the last three justices soto meyer kagan gorsuch. the senate has already received more documents from judge kavanaugh's time in the executive branch that we differ many previous supreme court nominee. we have so far received more than 184,000 pages of documents, which more than 124,000 are currently publicly available by anybody in the country going to a judiciary committee.senate.gov the team of lawyers who work for the majority have already reviewed 2000 pages of the 307 judicial opinions that judge kavanaugh will come along with hundreds more opinions that he joined his 12 year service on the d.c. circuit. the tea

watch c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern. and sunday on c-span3.orking with our cable affiliates as we explore america. senate confirmation hearings for brent kavanaugh are expected in september and senators are likely to questioned judge kavanaugh on roe v. wade. tuesday on 8:00 p.m. eastern, landmark cases present an in-depth look at roe v. wade. we will also hear from "los angeles times" supreme court reporter. next, health-care industry leaders and economic scholars testify on what can be done to reduce health care administrative cost. this runs for one hour and 42 minutes. >> senate committee on health education will come to order. senator murray and i will each have an opening statement.

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. clerks on c-span, former for supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh talk about their time working for him , and his approach to the job as an appeals court judge. next, from tuesday, judge kavanaugh swearing in a former law clerk to sit on the 11th circuit court. judge kavanaugh: good afternoon. welcome to the united states courthouse. today i have a high honor of administering the oath of office to britt grant. britt grant was a law clerk for me on the u.s. court of appeals in the d.c. circuit, along with all ofmazing co-clerks, whom are here today. since her time in this courthouse, britt grant has risen quickly through the ranks of the legal profession, as solicitor general of georgia, as a justice on the georgia supreme court at age 38, and now at age 40, as a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the 11th circuit. in our constitutional system, a judge must be independent, must keep an open mind in every case, and must decide cases based on the fact and the law, not based on persona

watch hawaii weekend on c-span. c-span.org. or listen on the c-span radio at. -- app. >>> african americans during reconstruction after the civil war, from our american history tv lecturing history series, professor abigail cooper talks about how former slaves strove for iconic rights and full citizenship including the right to vote, the contracts and choose where to work. her class is about 50 minutes. >>> slightly -- slavery to freedom revisited. they talk about reddick alice, -- of or relating to roots between radicalism and roots. it's almost a clichi now but it also has this incredible way of looking forward to some kind of sudden and immediate social change that is radicalism and then also the root of this. that is setting up as my frame as i try to remarry slavery to freedom, re-visitation to the literature. and to reimagine what radical republicanism has been seen as and when it could be seen as. i want to look at the root, and this is actually -- i can bring this -- actually -- what is up there, this is high john the co

on c-span3. all programs are available on spotify or to watch anytime on c-span.org on our 1968 page. >> tomorrow on c-span, a discussion among former law clerks to supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. they will talk about working with him in his approach to their job as a judge on the dc circuit court of appeals live on c-span. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created by american absolution companies that we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> federal and state officials recently testified before the house oversight and government reform committee about efforts to score us election systems. and undersecretary from the permit

house remains in recess for the rest of the month and will .eturn september 4 follow the house move on c-span and the senate on c-span2. sunday night on cue and day -- q&a. [crying] are theyou are hearing cries of children, immigrant children, who had just been separated from their parents in a border patrol detention facility. it is audio that i obtained a month and a half ago or so through -- with the help of a lawyer, a civil rights attorney on the border named jennifer. she had obtained this tape and thought it was important. she shared it with me. she asked what i thought about it and i told her that we should try to publish it. -- it was not an easy decision to the source of that tape, who felt that the tape could put them at risk for being identified and fired. agreed to ultimately allow me and republic to publish the audio. reporter ginger thompson talks about covering mexico and the u.s. government's immigration policy. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. we take you to south africa where former resident barack obama marked the 100 anniversary of the anti-apartheid leader's

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, cspan.org and listen on the free c-span trend 11. tonight on c-span2, book tv and private time with recent books on social media. starting at 8 pm eastern, computer scientist and philosopher jaron lanier argues against the use of social media in his book 10 arguments for deleting your social media account right now and the grant of ancestor talks about her book everything you need to know about social media. later former fbi agent quit wants discusses social media in what modern warfare. his book is messing with the enemy: surviving in a social media world of russians and fakenews. book tv in prime time all this week on c-span2 . >> c-span: where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> congress is in recess for part of august with the s

orch any time on c-span.org listen on the free c-span radio app. >> each week in this segment, we take a look at how your money is at work in different federal programs. gretta goodwin of the government accountability office joins us to talk about a new report that tracks immigrant incarceration and its cost to the federal government. start with of the terminology we are going to be using today. criminal alien is the term that is used throughout this gao report. why that term and what does it mean? a criminal alien is someone who is not a citizen or a national of the u.s. who has been arrested and/or convicted of the crime. we use the term alien because that is a term that is defined in statute to its part of the immigration and naturalization act. these could be immigrants legal or illegal. guest: correct. host: how many aliens are currently in the criminal justice system right now? guest: for the purposes of our report we actually studied two populations. the first are criminal aliens who are incarcerated in federal prison. the second population are in, serrated -- incarcerated in fe

eastern on c-span. the senate banking committee looks into the effectiveness of sanctions on russia. witnesses include banking officials. you can watch that lives at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, on c-span.org and our free radio at. -- radio app. >> the c-span bus has arrived by boat in hawaii for the 39th stop of our 50 capital store. we are on the island of a wahoo, visiting honolulu. >> we are excited to have c-span here in hawaii, we want to share the aloha spirit. i think this is a great opportunity for showcasing hawaii across the nation. welcome and a loja. oha.- and al and want to welcome c-span its impressive bus that is going across the nation. i know c-span will enjoy the sunshine, beauty, and a loja -- aloha. they will enjoy the aloha spirit as they enjoy hawaii. i, lieutenant governor of the state of hawaii do proclaim august 15 through the 21st as c-span week in hawaii. >> watch more of our visit to hawaii on october 6 and seven on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app.

at 8 p.m.night eastern, on c-span's q and a. congressman michael capuano who represents massachusetts seventh district faces a primary challenge boston city councilmember ayana presley. that election will be hand all september 4 -- held on september 4. they discuss health care, justice reform, and president trump. >> the final debate between incumbent u.s. congressman michael capuano and challenger ayanna pressley. it is the final chance for the two democrats to make their chance for the voters in an of action that is drawing national attention.

live tuesday september 4th on c-span 3. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next on lectures in history, university of california san diego professor louise alvarez teaches a class about what led to the 1943 los angeles zoot suits virus. and how youth who wore zoot suits came to symbolize a challenge to racial and gender identities. his class is about an hour, 20 minutes. >>> all right, so let me just remind you where we are in our ongoing narrative of mexican-american history. last week