tv, saturdays on c-span two, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. 2:00 eastern, abraham lincoln scholars talk about the 16th presidents speeches and what they revealed about his views on the constitution. we feature the annual lincoln form at gettysburg with discussions on abraham lincoln and the civil war. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturday on c-span two and find the full schedule on your probe -- probe -- program module. ♪ >> democrats from the senate judiciary committee met with president biden at the white house to talk about his plan to name a black woman to repeat justice stephen breyer on the supreme court. a formal announcement on the nominee is expected before the end of the month. >> good evening. 10 out of the 11 members of the senate judiciary committee had the honor of meeting with president biden to discuss the obvious agenda that we are facing. the highest priority is the president's selection of a new supreme court justice. that will be the number one top item of business and the committee. i would say the mood of th

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watch live coverage on c-span two, online at c-span.org or on our c-span now video app. journal" continues. host: joining us is "usa today" opinion columnist james bovard here to talk about the covid-19 response, the testing and politics. talk about the so-called freedom convoys along the u.s.-canada border. what is behind the sentiment and rationale for blockading the trade and traffic? guest: people have to recognize that the government of canada blockaded those people's lives at first. the prime minister was basically trying to throw everybody out of work who refused to get the vaccination and of these people have responded, um, peacefully, mostly. and they are trying to make their point that the governor -- government cannot treat them like adults. and that is a sentiment that used to be widely supported, but for some reason the last couple years people forgot that individuals should have choices in their own lives. host: what do you think is happening at this stage of the pandemic? even blue state governors are saying it is time to lift the mask mandates, that we ge

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watch the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two, live on c-span.org or our free c-span video app. >> florida governor ron desantis and tennessee senator marsha blackburn and north carolina lieutenant governor mark robinson at the conservative political action conference in orlando, florida. this runs about an hour. >> hello, florida. how does freedom feel? i have two questions for you and everybody watching, are you woke? are you finally awake? >> yes. >> we are excited to be here in florida. this is what we call our weekend with our favorite patriots so thank you for being here. it will be a great event and remember, for those who cannot be with us here in person, you are missing the biggest conservative party of the year. remember to go to conservative.org, live streaming this event. we have a list of speakers. this is the time we need to come together to make sure that we save america, protect our children, our freedom and the time is now. >> are you done? i'm wound up. >> never done, ok? >> you know the story. not every republican does the right thing at all times. we come fro

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watch book tv every sunday on c-span two and find a full schedule on your program -- on your program guide or watch online anytime at db.org -- at booktv.org. >> on almost all presidential rankings list, you will find warren harding's name at or near the bottom. sunday on q&a, in honor of president's day, historian ryan walters says while harding had his faults, his accomplishments are often overlooked, including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i. and his economic plan that led to the roaring 1920's. mr. walters lays out his case in his book for why the president should rank higher. >> he has finished last in more presidential surveys and rankings than any other president. he and james buchanan are running neck and neck. harding has come up in recent years, but what has been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there are a lot of myths about him and harding's and outright lies. with what he accomplished as the president of the united states, it is quite impressive. >>

on c-span, the u.s. house will work on -- science and technology research to better compete with china. on c-span two, judicial nominations. on c-span3, a house panel meets for a hearing on corporate price gouging during the covid-19 pandemic. that is followed by a discussion on the situation between russia and ukraine, live at 2:30 eastern. you can watch everything online at c-span.org or on the go with our c-span now video app. >> book tv, every sunday features leading authors on their latest books. georgetown university law professor is taking her calls to discuss race relations and inequality in america. her books include "the failure of an education", " white space, black hood". he is interviewed by founder, editor and chief of the markup. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two. watch anytime at book tv.org. >> president biden spoke briefly -- nominating retired court justice stephen breyer. vice president, harris also attended. pres. biden: we work together and a lot of court nominations. selecting a

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on c-span two, the senate is back at 10 a.m. to consider the nomination for federal maritime commission her. at 10:00 on c-span three, the senate banking committee holds a hearing on how banks and insurance companies affect the housing market had everything also available to watch at c-span.org or c-span now our free video app. >> british prime minister boris johnson answered questions from the house of commons about a new photo showing the prime minister attending a holiday party during the covid-19 lockdown. the prime minister was also asked about online scams perpetrated during the pandemic, rising cost of living, and the shortest health-care workers and nurses. this is just over half an hour. >> before we come to prime minister's questions, this is a -- >> mr. speaker i can tell the house today that it is my intention to return after the half term reset to present our strategy for living with covid. it is my expectation that we will be able to end the

on c-span. that has been moved to c-span two at 1:20 p.m. eastern today. n also watch it on c-span.org and our free c-span video app, c-span now, making room on this network for what we are expecting in the early afternoon. stay with us throughout the day for all of that coverage. you can watch all these lead -- all of these events live and unfiltered in their entirety. your phone calls now on the russian invasion of ukraine, the topic we have been talking about all morning long. philip, eastern massachusetts, republican. good morning. caller: good morning, i appreciate being on with you. i did attempt to get on while mr. pomerantz was, but unfortunately i was not able to do that. during his commentary, he indicated this was something that putin had been contemplating for 30 years, and he referred to the rambling speech that putin made with regard to the whole history of russia. but the facts are, in the course of those 30 years, it's only twice that putin has made incursions. once when obama and biden were holding office and now when biden is holding offic

speakers include ron desantis and our live coverage will begin at 120 time eastern on c-span two online at c-span.org. you can watch free coverage on our video app. members of congress responded to events unfolding in ukraine. here are a few tweets from republicans. representative of georgia says you have to give it to the ukrainians, they are not just voting under the russian invasion, they are fighting to take back the airport and the national diversity is closed as students are taking up funding for their freeman -- freedom. >> america and all of our freedom countries around the world hold bulletin accountable for his unjust actions. chris jacobs up your, vladimir putin unprovoked a deadly full-scale invasion is an reprehensible. join our nation in praying for the innocent people of ukraine and their resolve in this fight. nato secretary-general condemned russia's invasion of ukraine saying "war in europe with the scale and type we felt along the history. he has announced a virtual summit of nato leaders and is that all troops are being into eastern europe states to deter russian bey

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watch coverage live at 1030 eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or c-span now, our new video app. now i conversation with democratic senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and republican senator roger wicker of mississippi on how congress can best adjust -- address russia-ukraine tensions. >> today's discussion drills down on what is happening in ukraine right now, and how the u.s. government particularly congress is working to help ukraine withstand russian aggression. our guests are senators jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and roger wicker of mississippi, senator wegner is the second-highest ranking member of the armed services committee. cochair of the u.s. helsinki commission, and cochair of the osce, t is also an air force veteran. senator shaheen is on the foreign relations, and chairs the subcommittee on european security cooperation. she has been a vocal critic of russia's incursions into ukraine and georgia, and for her good work and effort she has been sanctioned by the kremlin and denied a visa to russia, and as the light senator mccain would say there goes spring

on c-span two, the senate is back at 10 a.m. to consider the nomination for federal maritime commission her. at 10:00 on c-span three, the senate banking committee holds a hearing on how banks and insurance companies affect the housing market had everything also available to watch at c-span.org or c-span now our free video app. >> british prime minister boris johnson answered questions from the house of commons about a new photo showing the prime minister attending a holiday party during the covid-19 lockdown. the prime minister was also asked about online scams perpetrated during the pandemic, rising cost of living, and the shortest health-care workers and nurses. this is just over half an hour. >> before we come to prime minister's questions, this is a -- >> mr. speaker i can tell the house today that it is my intention to return after the half term reset to present our strategy for living with covid. it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirements if you test po

on c-span. the house is working on a bill that would provide a to the u.s. semiconductor chip industry, and release funding for research to better compete with china. on c-span two the senate considers judicial nominations. on c-span3, a house panel meets at 10:30 a.m. eastern for a hearing on corporate price gouging during the pandemic. followed by a discussion on the situation between russia and ukraine from the helsinki commission live at 2:30 p.m. eastern. you can watch everything live at c-span.org, or on the go with our c-span now video app. >> american history tv. saturdays on c-span two, explore the people and events that tells me american story. at 2 p.m. eastern, the 16th anniversary gala for the white house historical association with caroline kennedy and first lady jill biden. at 8 p.m. eastern, from the citadel military college, former charleston mayor joseph riley talks about why a new african-american history museum is being built in the city. exploring the american story, watch american history

eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org or on c-span now, our new video app.nnouncer: president biden addresses a joint session of congress and the nation, the state of the union address life tuesday, march 1 at it p.m. eastern on c-span, at c-span.org, or the c-span now video app. announcer: the senate commerce committee considers gigi sohn for the federal communications commission. questions were raised about her involvement in a now defunct streaming service. if confirmed she would give democrats a 3 to 2 majority at the fcc. morning. we are here today to consider the nomination to be commissioner of the federal communications commission. thank you for appearing again before the committee. and for your continued commitment to serve. many members over member has already appeared before the committee she hasn't graciously come back to answer questions and communicate with members. i think it shows the kind of transparent and open process that she would have as commissioner of the scc. it is a step most people would not do. but i think it speaks highly of her

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weekends on c-span two. >> following president biden's historic take on the supreme court justice fromhe announcement to the confirmation process on c-span, c-span.org or by downloading the free c-span now app. >> can report to the nation america is on the move again. live tuesday, the state of the union, president biden addresses a session of congress and the nation reflecting on his first year in office and laying out his agenda for the year ahead. live coverage begins 8 p.m. eastern. president speaks at 9:00. followed by the republican response. we'll take your phone calls and social media reactions. the state of the union address live tuesday, 8 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org or the c-span now video app. >> washington journal continues. host: a conversation on russia's cyber keep abilities now with michael daniel, the former white house cybersecurity for nader in the obama administration, current president of cb -- of the cyber threat alliance. explain about the cyber threat alliance. guest: the cyber threat alliance is a group of cybersecurity companies that have come together

on c-span, the house is working on a bill that will provide aid to the u.s. semiconductor chip industry and increase funding for science and technology research to better compete with china. on c-span two, the senate considers judicial nominations. on c-span three, a house panel meets at 10:30 a.m. on price gouging during the covid-19 pandemic. that follows a helsinki convention at 2:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch it all now on our c-span video app. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government, funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. ♪ >> broadband is a force for empowerment, that's why charter has invested billions building infrastructure, upgrading technology, impelling opportunity in communities big and small, charter is connecting us. announcer: charter communications support c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers , giving you a front row seat to democracy. announcer: a tick on press secretary john kirby said there has been noticed -- pentagon press secretary john kirby said there has been no decision with ongoing tensions between russia and ukraine, and also answers questions about

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watching american history tv, saturday on c-span two and find a full schedule on your c-span guide or online anytimefa at c-spanr.org/historym -- any time at c-span.org/history. >> sunday on in-depth, georgetown university fetzer cheryl cassian will be our guest to talk about race relations and inequality in america. her many books include the failures of integration, the agitators daughter, place not race, and her latest, white space black hood. join in on the conversation with her facebook comments -- your facebook comments and tweets live sunday noon on book tv and c-span2. before the program, visit c-spanshop.org to get your copy of her book, white space, black hood. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our first guest of the morning is representative bryan steil, a member of the financial services committee and on economic fairness and growth. he is the ranking member of that committee. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me on. when it looks as matters of the economy, what topics of the committee focused on? guest: there are a whole host of topics we are covering.

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on monday. c-span will re-air the full senate banking housing and urban affairs hearing monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twoof course, you can watch it online, any time c-span.org. we want to know, is housing affordable in your community? what are the prices out there, whether you are trying to buy or you are trying to rent? we want to know what it is like in your neighborhood. let's talk to alan, who is calling from asheville, north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning, jesse. thank you for having us. ok, well, i live in asheville and the rent has gone up 25% here. we have short-term rentals, which takes up a lot of housing. i am concerned that we will try to get the government to solve all of these problems. if we go into rent control, it is like someone mentioned, prices will go up because no one will invest. after 2008, the governor came in and gave a lot of money to blackrock. they would go to the courthouse and buy up 100 houses at a time. and not even look at them. and you were competing against that. the average working class guy, who could have taken advantage of that unfortunate situation,

eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org or watch coverage on c-span now, our new video app. the ranking member of the commerce committee talks about how some companies are profiting from this years of the bigs hosted by china while remaining silent on the company -- country's human rights abuses. watch friday on c-span. or watchful coverage on our video app c-span now. >> a look at u.s. bio security preparedness, health care and national security representatives testify before the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee. this is just under 90 minutes. [indiscernible chatter] >> the committee will come to order. i would like to start off and thinker witnesses for joining us to help assess our readiness to protect americans from biological threats to national security, including the department's ability to detect, mitigate and deter these threats . we will discuss of this committee can work to ensure the department of homeland security is counting -- and other programs test with biological threats have the resources as well as the tools necessary to fulfill

watch coverage live at 1030 eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or c-span now, our new video and republican senator roger wicker of mississippi on how congress can best adjust -- address russia-ukraine tensions. >>

on c-span two, the senate is back at 10:00 a.m. eastern to consider defense department nominations, including assistant secretary for international security affairs. at noon on c-span3, the head of the naon

. >>> "american history tv" saturdays on c-span two.ering the people in events that tell the american story. on the presidency, peggy nunes nance, commemorates the former president's birthday. then on conversations we bring you part one. working at record stores and music figures and little richard. exploring the american story, watch "american history tv" saturday on c-span 2 and find a full schedule or watch any time online. >>> during a recent discussion on his new book history, disrupted", jason talked about how the internet contributed to our historical knowledge and misinformation. hear some of what he had to say. >> this book is set up in a way so that it introduces an idea and that idea is e-history and we'll talk about what that is just like there's e-commerce and e-trade. i suggest that there's something called e history. and it talks about these value structures that are in opposition. the values that underpin the traditional prctice of history and the values that underpin the web and how those two clash and why that necessit

two different sets of news? for example, on the liberal, i watched c-span, c-span and msn.republican friends only watch fox and i don't know what else. but when we compare notes, nothing i've heard compares to what they have heard. from the border, to opioid deaths, to this war that is probably being started here today. we are college-educated people. we are in our 60's. goodbye. guest: that is a perfect summary of the dilemma that faces the united states, which is, it used to be in the 60's, advances in technology would produce broadcast television. everyone could pretty much watch the same news. we all watched the kennedy assassination together. we all watched the reports of the moon landing or the vietnam war. we watched the same news. the bad part about that was that three broadcast networks basically had an oligopoly. then, advances in technology enabled us to watch news that made us uncomfortable. liberals can watch msnbc, and conservatives can watch fox. better yet, they can each go to their own favorite facebook groups are look at twitter feeds that they want to loo

. >> weekends on c-span two are an intellectual feast. you will find events on american history tv.ays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. it is television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore. weekends on c-span two. c-span offers a variety of podcasts that have something for every listener. weekdays, washington d-day -- today gives you the latest from the nation's capital. the weekly uses audio from our archive to look at how issues of the day developed over years. an occasional series features conversations with historians about their lives and work. many of our television programs are also available as podcasts. you can find them all on the c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> washington journal continues. host: we are joined by author garrett graff, who has a new book out called watergate: a new history. we mentioned before you came on this is the 50th anniversary this year of watergate. why now a new history for watergate? guest: the story we have long remembered from watergate, passed down through the robert redfor

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on c-span. on c-span two it is indiana senator tom young talking about bolstering u.s. innovation. events available online at c-span.org or follow them on the go with the c-span now mobile app. jd is in oklahoma city and on the republican line. go ahead. caller: i would like to know why there is only one state in america that requires the people that own property to be americans. it seems like our countries being bought up by these other countries and we can't invest in any of their countries. they could come over here and buy up our farms. host: which state is that? caller: it is either illinois or indiana. the person that owns property there has to be a resident of america. host: do they have to be a citizen? caller: has to be a citizen. host: ok. we will go to pat on the independent line. caller: i just want to call in because it is really irritating to hear all of these trump supporting callers ignore the fact. talking about the travel the democrats do and how much it cost, they are working. donald trump spent one third of his presidency on the golf course. they insist the press

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watch tv every sunday on c-span two and find a full schedule on our program grind or watch online anytime at book tv. -- booktv.com. >> u.s. surgeon general dr. vivek murthy testified on the health of teenagers at a senate finance committee. >> the finance committee will come to order, and on behalf of senator crapo and myself it is my hope that hearing on the state of mental health for our youth served as a wake-up call. millions of young americans are struggling under a mental health epidemic, struggling in schools, struggling with addiction or isolation, struggling to make it from one day to the next. our country is in danger of losing much of a generation if mental health care remains business as usual for families across the land this is the issue that dominates their living rooms and kitchens. with the children's health insurance program and medicaid the largest payers of mental health care for vulnerable people. they are within the jurisdiction and that means the finance committee has to come up with finance solutions. i hear way too many heartbreaking stories from parents and youn

on monday. c-span will re-air the full senate banking housing and urban affairs hearing monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twoof course, you can watch it online, any time c-span.org. we want to know, is housing affordable in your community? what are the prices out there, whether you are trying to buy or you are trying to rent? we want to know what it is like in your neighborhood. let's talk to alan, who is calling from asheville, north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning, jesse. thank you for having us. ok, well, i live in asheville and the rent has gone up 25% here. we have short-term rentals, which takes up a lot of housing. i am concerned that we will try to get the government to solve all of these problems. if we go into rent control, it is like someone mentioned, prices will go up because no one will invest. after 2008, the governor came in and gave a lot of money to blackrock. they would go to the courthouse and buy up 100 houses at a time. and not even look at them. and you were competing against that. the average working class guy, who could have taken advantage of that unfortunate situation,

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. >> live today on c-span, the house is working on a bill for the chip industry and increased funding for science and technology research to better compete with china. on c-span two, the senate judicial nominations. and on c-span3, a house panel -- the house panel meets for a discussion on price gouging during the covid 19 pandemic. coming up this morning on washington journal, we discussed efforts to reform the electoral count act law with michael morley from fortis to university. then -- florida state university. then john sopko talks about reconstruction and relief efforts. join the conversation with your phone calls, text messages, and tweets. ♪ host: it is the washington journal for february 2 on capitol hill. senators heard from professionals on how the pandemic has affected those struggling with psychological and substance abuse problems. usa today asked if there was a mental health crisis in the u.s., the majority saying yes. your thoughts on the pandemic's impact on mental health and substance abuse. here is how you can let us know your thoughts. in the eastern and central time zones, (202) 748-8000. if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, (2

networks, on c-span just after 10:00, live to the senate banking committee hearing on cryptocurrency. they will hear from the treasury under secretary nelly lange about that. also on c-span two -- c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the senate finance committee hearing on children's mental health as professionals testified to the barriers of finding mental health care. this afternoon on c-span3 at 2:00 eastern, doctors will be testifying about their experiences practicing in the u.s. health care system, that is the judiciary committee. all of those hearings streaming at c-span.org and available on our c-span app, c-span now. getting underway at 10:00 eastern on c-span right after the house coming in for a brief pro forma session. it is open forum for the next couple of minutes. jamaica, new york, deborah on the independent line. caller: good morning. i'm calling to him dressed -- address the increased cost of housing. employers allowed employees to work from home. many permanently adopted the work from home policy contributing to workers relocating to more affordable states. as a result, investment companies such as blackrock are taking advantage by purchasing a large number of r

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