p.m. on c-span.ington journal, live it every day with news that and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, politico white house reporter and politics editor with the washington times. we will talk about the cost of safeguarding nuclear materials. c-span's washington journal, live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> monday, a review of the which supreme court case rolled states can require ongoing retailers to collect sales taxes even if they don't have a physical presence in that state. easternve at 12:00 p.m. on c-span. after that, the latino advocacy a forum on part in civil liberties and human rights. the organization is holding its annual can't want to watch than starting live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. session thisn week. the house and senate are back. the senate devils and monday at 3:00 p.m. to consider the judicial nomination of mark bennett for the ninth circuit. debate and possible puts on executive nominations followed by the senate

p.m. on c-span. >> david hawking's joins us, senior editor with c cq and rollcall. to keep things running as smoothly and drama-free as possible would be the overarching desire. a largereally not legislative agenda in the weeks ahead. ryan wantconnell and to make progress on the annual appropriations bills. the house announced they will take another appropriations bill the week of july 16. it is a combination bill. passed onelready that combines three of the controversial -- the least controversial bills. that has tackle one the financial crisis bills. keeping that real or process going for as long as possible, knowing that, after labor day, there will be some shutdown, showdown drama for sure, that is one prior to for mitch mcconnell. the other priority is moving along on nominations. the the a -- the va secretary nomination that they want to move on. president trump's announcement to succeed anthony kennedy on the supreme court. that will become number one with able it on his parade for the remainder of the summer. >> let me ask you about the process -- going back

p.m. eastern on c-span. he latino advocacy us is really holding its conference in washington. that event starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> both chambers of congress are in session this week, the house and senate are back after the july 4 recess. the judicial nomination of work than it is being considered -- mark bennett is being considered. also this week debate and possible votes on executive nominations. follow the senate live on c-span 2. the house returns to consider several bills, vote scheduled at 6:30. debate on intelligence programs which covers intel related activities related to the cia and nsa. watch the house live on c-span. announcer 1: president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left are the retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 8:00 eastern -- 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the radio map. -- app . now to london for this week's question time. she spoke about a range of domestic and

on c-span 2. look at our primetime schedule on the c-span network, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton discuss lessons from a life in politics. at 8:30 p.m., energy leaders and policy experts testify on factors that impact global oil prices. on c-span3, it is american history tv, with programs about president ronald reagan and the cold war. this august on american history tv on c-span 3, watch our nine part series, 1968, america in turmoil. we look back to the tumultuous war, political assassinations, and the rise of the political left and right. we will discuss the vietnam war. on tuesday, august seven, a look at the presidential campaign of that year. wednesday, august 8, civil rights and race relations. thursday, a discussion about liberal politics, and august 10, conservative politics. on saturday, august 11, women's rights. looky, august 12, we will at the media's role. on august 13, a discussion about the vietnam war at home. on tuesday, august 14, we will close out the series, focusing on the cold war. watch 1968, america in turmo

p.m. eastern on c-span. that, a forum on civil liberties and human rights. us is holding its annual conference in washington. that event starts at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, remarks from meghan father,n behalf of her senator john mccain, diagnosed with brain cancer last year. the ceremony was held at the lbj presidential library. it is one hour and 15 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] lyndon johnson's basic creed was epitomized in the following simple that insightful statement from his 1965 voting rights speech in which he said our mission is at once the oldest

also live on c-span starting at 1:00 p.m.tern. >>> president donald trump will anounls his nominee for the supreme court filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, remarks from supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and stanford erita barbara babcock about women in the law. mrs. babcock was the first woman to hold an endowed chair at the law school. held by new york bar association. this is an hour.

[inaudible conversation] >> here's look at our prime time schedule on the c-span networks. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span, attorney general jeff sessions and actor kirk cameron at this year's western conservative summit. on c-span 2, it's book tv with our after words series. we begin with former national intelligence director james clapper on his book "facts and fears". and on c-span 3, it's american history tv with programs on the life and legacy of robert f. kennedy. this weekend on book tv, coverage of the 15th annual roosevelt reading festival from the fdr presidential library. starting saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. governmental affairs professor lee recounts the u.s. government's public relations efforts to promote the american entry into world war ii. also the history of the works progress administration. former presidential speechwriter kurt smith provides a history on the relationship between u.s. presidents and baseball. spelman college looks at the different struggles that african-american women and white men faced into breaking the army nurse corps. former national securit

on c-span. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court. filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> every monday your money segment. today we are focusing on the cost of protecting -- safe guarding nuclear wilhelmsen. joining us is john donnelly. john donnelly. he has been looking at this topic and what have you learned? guest: i have done a few studies on this. the extent to which we spend on the defense nuclear nonproliferation program, meant to safeguard the supplies of nuclear materials and keep them out of the hands on -- the hands of terrorists -- it has declined. , becauset an issue after his first few years, spending started declining. trump has continued it that way. ifthe last eight years, trump's budget is enacted, there 18% decline inan spending on these programs. and looking out over the next few years, trump wants to increase them at a 7.5% rate but there isn't enough to even keep pace with inflation. so there has been a real shrinking of it. and there is no indication that the threat has decl

c-span radio app. of --in denuclearization and denuclearization of the korean peninsula posted by the arms control association at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, also available on our website and with the free c-span radio app. >> while we wait for this conference on opioids to get baltimore, today on "washington journal" we took your phone calls to find out how opioids were affecting callers' lives. at papers thatok represent cities and states, opioids are a problem there too. this is the seattle times 8 people are dead in one county after the tightening of prescription rules. overdoses have doubled possibly because of stricter rules describing the drugs according to health officials. a week-long survey was conducted that showed 57 incidents in that district on wednesday, that is 8 per day, comparing with 37 total cases early last year. effort toa better understand the epidemic locally, the class of drugs that includes heroin, and painkillers. looking at drug manufacturers, this is "the san francisco chronicle," saying it has been 18 months since the san francisco pharmaceutical drug distributor and one of the largest companies in ame

p.m. on c-span's q and a. travelingpan bus is across the country on our 50 capitals tour.the most important issue in alaska? >> the issue that's most important to me is the environment. dutch harbor is the number one fishing port in the nation in terms of volume and as you can imagine our town relies heavily the seafood industry and with environmental changes in my community, that industry has the out.tial to be wiped >> i'm running for governor of alaska. i was born and raised in the in petersburg. i have three platform issues needing to take care of, one is abortion, one is the budget plan and one is permanent fund dividend and giving the money the vetohe people from from the legislative action that took place two years ago and the one coming this year. all back with it interest. i think it's the right of the people to have and be able to resources that belong to the shareholders of this state. thank you very much. been on myg that's mind lately is the trauma that a are sufferingn throughout the united states. thele have come in, to borders, i'm kind of upset with some o

on civil liberties and human rights. that event starts live at 1 p.m. eastern also on c-span.hambers of congress are in session this week. house and senate are back after july 4 recess. the senate gavels in to consider the nomination for the ninth circuit. also this week, debate and possible votes on executive nominations. follow the senate live on c-span2. votes scheduled for 6:30 p.m. eastern. later in the week, debate on intelligence programs, which covers intel-related government activities related to the cia and nsa. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live, monday night at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. from david ricks

one of the people, why did you help me? he said, my grandmother and grandfather were trapped in the holocaust, and they wanted anyone to say yes. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> this weekend, american history tv is showcasing the history of lubbock, texas, in conjunction with our local couple -- local cable television partner. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with the look at the history of lubbock. >> it is a huge agricultural area. even though we have over 250,000 proper,ust in lubbock not including the surrounding communities, we are called the hub of the area, but is still revolves around agriculture. one thing we have learned is how agriculture does, whether it succeeds or fails, if it has a good year or bad, it affects the rest of the economy in the community. at the heart of everything is a passion for education. 2001, a group of civic leaders, some involved in agriculture, some in government, came together and saw a massive election of artificial -- agricultural artifacts. they decided they needed to be on display for the public. we did not have a museum. they established the museum of agriculture with the help

on c-span's q and a. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the filling thet, vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. a hearing examines the state of alzheimer's research and the economic toll of the disease. we hear from federal and state officials, as well as actress -- marcia gayn harden, who shares her experiences with a mother who suffered from the disease. colleagues are voting right now but i'm going to start the hearing coming give my opening statement, and then we will do a recess so i can go vote. and when we come back, senator casey, the ranking member, will give his statement. i apologize for this interrupted approach to the hearing, but you just never know when votes are going to be scheduled. infectiousgo, diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis accounted for almost half of all deaths. today because of advancements in public health, we can treat and prevent what once were among the most deadly diseases in our country. saves lives, and it has proven over the past century to extends lives -- to extend lives as we

p.m. on c-span. t, on q&a, freelance journalist on his washington post magazine article locked and loaded for the lord on the sons of the late reverend sun myung moon and their church in pennsylvania. century tracing it to pennsylvania is a lot of undercurrents in the country of religion, politics, and god. to a degree that we have not seen before. it is still a small church. sean has a worldwide following. my guest would be -- my guess would be maybe 200 people in the congregation in pennsylvania, 500,000 worldwide. these days, you can follow a church on youtube. -- callat homing going mingling of compassion in america and what does this say about us as a culture? of what any precursor we may see down the road? when you get the genie out of the bottle of mixing guns with religion, almost any society it has been problematic. >> tonight, at 8:00 eastern on c-span skew monday -- c-span's q and a. journaln's washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning,

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> the senate returns from its july 4 recess monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and will resume debate on a circuit court nomination with a vote to limit the debate at 5:30 p.m. eastern. senators could begin work on a couple of executive nominations next week. followed the senate live on c-span2 when members gavel back in. also monday, president trump announces his choice for the vacant seat on the supreme court pick late last month just as if they kennedy told president he would retire from the high court after serving 30 years. you can see president trump's announcement live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern over on c-span and after it's over we will take phone calls and comments. now look at the future of us policy in afghanistan. alice wells who serve as an assistant secretary of state for south and central asian affairs testifies on the potential for peace between afghan forces and the taliban and how us resources are currently spent. this for an affairs knee hearing is there in half. >> this hearing on us policy for afghanistan will come to order. afghanis

p.m. eastern on c-span. esident donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court filling vacancy left by reporting justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement living t9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or free c-span radio app. next, a discussion on mass incarcerations and reforming the criminal justice system. the event held at the yearn state penitentiary once said to be the most famous and expensive prisons in the world. this is 90 minutes. >> good evening welcome to penitentiary site the senior vice president here at eastern state on behalf of our ceo, welcome we want to welcome our friends from the world affair counsel haley and kristy, of course, craig snyder thank you for coming here to eastern state. take us a very quick history of this building and a little bit about what we're doing here today eastern state pen built on farmland in philadelphia opened in 1929 when it was built with belief that people are good and look into their hearts this was the world first design to inspire

on c-span. efforts to combat crime and violence in el salvador and that discussion is from the inter-american dialogue and counterpart international and its live on c-span starting at 3:30 p.m. eastern. >> on c-span this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern in prime time tonight from the atlantics conference on the american ideal. >> if you look at the rhetoric coastal elites they are viewed as this little minority controlling the media, silicon valley, wall street, the university's who love minorities and they love immigrants anyone to help the poor in africa but they don't care about real americans. >> to state the weekly standard was a conversation on the millennial generation. >> what is really bad in campuses and high schools for that matter is not reading certain books that is a fight worth fighting but people make the decisions of the baby boomers not the millennial. >> wednesday, goldman sachs chair and ceo. >> if you go through that currency when they say this is worth what it is worth because the government says it is why couldn't you have a consensus currency and so not for me and i don't do it and i don't own bit coin and they have no bit coin but if they does work out i c

on c-span 2. tuesday to turns on consider several bills. both scheduled for 6:30 p.m. eastern. ek, debate on intelligence programs which overs intel-related government activities related to the c.i.a. and nsa. watch the house life on c-span. c-span, where history unfolds daily. as a79, c-span was created public service by america's cable television companies. nd today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congresse

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." on monday, president trump nominated brett kavanaugh for the -- to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. a former lawh is clerk to justice kennedy. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] president trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed me of his decision to take senior status on the supreme court, opening a new vacancy. for more than four decades, justice kennedy served our nation with incredible passion and devotion. i would like to thank justice kennedy for a lifetime of distinguish

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up, discussing judge kavanaugh's supreme court nomination, and then we will talk about the recent documentary which followed immigrant children separated at the u.s.-mexico border. the sure to watch live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> in the senate, richard blumenthal was critical of the supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. asked to receive documents about his time with the george w. bush administration. ask the mandatory quorum be lifted. >> without objection. >> madam president, there are few responsibilities, i would ny none more important to the our duties in connection with the appointment of a united states supreme court justice. much is at stake in the nomination before the senate now to appoint judge brett kavanaugh as the justice who will replace

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." -- judge brett kavanaugh is president's choice to serve on the supreme court. follow the process on c-span. the senate confirmation hearings, though, and the swearing-and. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. or, listen with the free c-span trumpapp. >> president nominated judge brett kavanaugh to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. judge kavanaugh is a former law clerk to justice kennedy. the judges wife, children, and parents joined him at the white house for the public announcement. [applause] pres. trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed m

eastern on c-span two, or watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific here on c-span.ou can also go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we preview the week ahead in washington with a political white house reporter, and the politics editor from the washington times. also, the cost of safeguarding nuclear materials with john donnelly good -- john donnelly. a.m.beginning at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. discussion on the role of inspectors general and how to improve relations with agencies and the public. it starts live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on season two. also monday, remarks from tom daschle and bill frisk on global health and diplomacy. they also look at the impact of president trump's emergency plan for aids relief. it is held at the bipartisan policy center at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, fill

p.m. eastern. >> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight, nasa administrator on president trump's proposal to create a military space force. wednesday, the 2018 national governors association summer meeting on the transformation of the workforce by artificial intelligence. thursday at 10:00 p.m., the netroots conference from new orleans with new jersey senator cory booker and pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial candidate john fetterman. and friday, more from the netroots conference with senators elizabeth warren, cam al aharris, and new mexico congressional candidate deborah holland. this week in primetime on c-span, c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> the relationship between states' economies and the arts was one of the topics at this summer's meeting of the nation's govern no, sirs in santa fe, new mexico. speakers included the country music association and a humanities professor at the university of richmond. they talked about how education in liberal arts can aid in the development of communication and creative skills. the session was moderated by washington state gover

tonight on c-span, we talk about order protection and the operation for justice at the border. at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. as we continue our discussion on the opioid crisis, joining us now is clay stamp. good morning. tell us a little bit about the organization that you lead. mr. stamp: the governor in maryland recognized that when he took office folks all over the state of maryland -- communities were being damaged by this drug crisis. he came up with a series of recommendations and implemented them. the crisis so is tearing families apart. he activated the emergency response system. he recognizes that the very organizational system that we have in this country to coordinate emergencies would work well in this crisis meaning you need to get the right people , develop balanced strategies. , the center is a platform where 14 different agencies are working together to try to reduce open -- overdoses from opioids. it is also designed to educate on a real-time basis in support of our local organizations. and at the local level, there are local jurisdictional bodies. a high level of effort

one hour, 2 p.m. eastern. some of the expected speakers are [indiscernible] you can watch it online on c-span.org or listen live with the c-span radio app. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the .acancy left by anthony kennedy watch the announcement live tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight, on "the communicators," a stanford professor discusses "experience on-demand," about virtual reality technology and its potential for the future. >> when done well, the front of your brain says it's not real but the back of your brain, the part in charge of keeping you alive is terrified. whenever we bring -- whenever it is children on a school field trip or the ceo of a fortune 10 company, that the first thing we do. we want to establish that it feels real because if i show you that it feels real and you are unwilling to take a step on the plank, as most of the people are, once i have sold you that it is so real that you are not even willing to step on a thank -- a fake plank, then we can have a real conversation, can we use it t

00 on c-span's q and a. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the filling thet, vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. a hearing examines the state of alzheimer's research and the economic toll of the disease. we hear from federal and state officials, as well as actress -- marcia gayn harden, who shares her experiences with a mother who suffered from the disease.

p.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app erin -- radio app. in moscow, russia and waterproofing address russian ambassadors about foreign policy objectives and diplomatic at -- efforts. he spoke

in terms of the access to th >> c-span cities a,tour of lubbock, texas, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c- span 3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. was a choice, you know? >>> the senate comes into session monday at 3 p.m. eastern. senators will consider the nomination of former hawaii attorney general mark bennett to serve on the federal appeals court based in san francisco. at 5:30 p.m. monday the senate will take a procedure vote on that nomination and another procedure vote on the nominee to be the pentagon's general counsel. when the senate is back in session on monday, live coverage on our companion network c-span 2. cover the president, what media outlets were going to cover the presiden >>> next on american history tv three former white house photographers on their work with presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama. they share photos showing presidents in their public and private moments and the stories behind each scene. the it's an hour and -- it's an hour and 40 minutes. >>> good evening, everyone.

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> there are a lot of people who feel like, i don't want my kid to read stories that are sad, disturbing, and downbeat. that is not a totally illegitimate thing to say, i want to choose when my kid sees things that might bring them grief, but there is a point beyond which -- they are 14-years-old now. when are you going to introduce them to the idea that things are not as perfect as it seems in suburb.-white it creates a perfect dumpster --e of doctorow will be with us to discuss his most "walkaway." interact with him by twitter,

p.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app erin -- radio app. in moscow, russia and waterproofing address russian ambassadors about foreign policy objectives and diplomatic at -- efforts. he spoke about his encounter with president trump in helsinki and accused the u.s. of downplaying what he thought were positive thoughts of the meeting. present boudin was introduced by russia's foreign minister. this is 20 minutes. >> we start the ninth meeting of russia's ambassadors and plenipotentiary representatives. ♪ >> mr. president, colleagues, i would like to express my sincere gratitude to the president of the russian federation, vladimir putin, for paying so much attention to the diplomatic service in terms of the -- terms of what we do his , assessment of our actions and also social support for our diplomats. we understand that given the current situation in the international arena, the responsibility that lies on all the diplomatic workers and diploma

perspective on state and federal collaboration, the importance of arts and history education, and preparing the future work force. watch live saturday beginning at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-spanis weekend on american history tv, on c span 3. saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on the civil war. william marvel author of the book lincoln's mercenaries, explains the economic factors that drove many poor northerners to volunteer. at 8:00, on lectures in history. san diego state university professor on the vietnam war from u.s. military escalation in 1965 to the fall of saigon 10 years later. sunday at 11:00 a.m. military historian patrick o'donnell and his work "the unknowns: the untold story of unknown soldiers and the decorated heros who brought him home." an thened a 4:30 p.m. eastern on reel america, four films about alaska. the 1936 film "alaska's silver millions." the 1949 film "eskimo hunters in northwest alaska." the 1967 film "alaska centennial." and the 1944 film "alaska highway." watch this weekend on c span 3. >> up next house minority leader nancy pelosi talking about a proposal from democrats to boost voting rights. we also hear from three other democratic members of con

on paid family leave. republican senator joni ernst of iowa and senator kirsten gillibrand are co-sponsoring separate bills. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> tomorrow peter strok, the former deputy assistant fbi director talks about the clinton e-mail investigation and russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3, object linline and with the c-span radio app. >>> president trump has arrived at nato headquarters for the tirs of two days of summit talks with allies. leaders started with a bilateral nato breakfast meeting where president trump repeated his criticism of germany's contribution to nato. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning, sir. >> good morning to the media. the legitimate media and the fake news media. a lot of good people here. surprising. >> mr. president, which countries do you want to spend more on nato, in particular? >> just look at the chart. take a look at the chart. it's public and many countries are not paying what they should. and frankly, many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they're deli

on collaboration between state and federal governments. as well as the importance of art and history education. that starts live saturday at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we will explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture, and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal axios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska and sunday morning, executive director of the national congress of american indians discusses native american and native alaskan issues. on the communicators saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, tina pigeon, general counsel for alaskan cable provider gci talks about how the company makes broad band possible for small villages across tundra, glaciers and mountains. then incoming president of the alaska collaborative for telemedicine on providing healthcare through telemedicine to remote communities in alaska. on book tv, the c-span's city tours explores the alaska literary and historical scene with author of amazing pipeline stories. the president of the alaska heritage

on the high court. she's interviewed by roll bloombergreg of news. watch news makers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span sunday night on afterwards, interfaith activist with his book the hunt, a refugee's memoir of coming to america. escapedg how he death threats after connecting jews and christians globally through media. he's interviewed by religion reporter julie. constantly point out all of these strangers who small and in large ways. there are people whose names mentioned because you met them one time in bosnia years ago and never talked to them again. you're so aware of the role that strangers play in each other's lives. us on have advice for being good strangers to us?le around >> i woke up and i >> i was losing hope, and every time, i was strong because i knew people have faith in me and held me up. in a park,was waiting on the fishing boat, but because i have faith in the strangers in the park. and without having faith in humanity, there's no hope. they really helped me. someone told me his grandmother and grandfather were trapped because of the holocaust. >> sunday night at 9:00 p.m. 'sstern o

p.m. eastern on c-span 2 book tv. >> vietnam center and archive located in texas tech is second largest vietnam artifacts in the country. director steve maxner will show us pertinent items for -- personal items of men and women in the the war. >> today we're visiting the vietnam center archive located in the special elections library on the campus. texas tech university. it got its start back in 1989 when a visiting professor decided to determine if he could teach classes on the vietnam war. he was a military history professor, he served two tours in the navy in vietnam and he wanted to try educate the student body about what vietnam was about. he went to the library they almost had no books on vietnam at that time. this was only 14 years. he went to his department chair and asked if they had financial support. i think he was eligible for $300 of support from them. he got together with a group of local veterans and asked them if they would be willing to support the creation of some kind of project so they could teach classes, mostly graduate level and collect and preserve material and start thi

p.m. eastern on c-span. this week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8 p.m.rn tonight, racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified, white fears are not. >>

p.m. eastern here on c-span. saturday's the final day of the national governors' association summer meeting being held in santa fe, new mexico. governors will hear about an international perspective on state and federal collaboration. the importance of arts and history education. and preparing the future work force. watch live saturday beginning at 2:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> join us this weekend for alaska weekend. with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we'll explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, "washington journal" axios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska. and sunday morning, the executive director of the national congress of american indians discussing native american and native alaskan issues. on the communicators saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern. the general counsel for alaska cable provider talks about how the company makes broadband possible for small villages across tu

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> the senate returns from its july 4 recess monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and will resume debate on a circuit court nomination with a vote to limit the debate at 5:30 p.m. eastern. senators could begin work on a couple of executive nominations next week. followed the senate live on c-span2 when members gavel back in. also monday, president trump announces his choice for the vacant seat on the supreme court pick late last month just as if they kennedy told president he would retire from the high court after

p.m. eastern here on c-span. in the meantime, here are some of their remarks. watch part of the news conference between the two leaders before the house gavels back in. we begin with one of the questions from a reporter. reporter: thank you. mr. president, you tweeted this morning that it's u.s. foolishness, stupidity and the mueller probe that's responsible for the decline in .s. relations with russia. do you hold russia at all accountable for anything in particular? and if so, what would you consider them -- that they are responsible for? president trump: yes, i do. i hold both countries responsible. i think that the united states has been foolish. i think we've all been foolish. we should have had this dialogue a long time ago. a long time, frankly, before i got to office. i think we're all to blame. i think that the united states now has stepped forward, along with russia, and we're getting together and we have a chance to do some great things. whether it's nuclear roliferation in terms of stopping, have to do it. ultimately that's probably the most importa

p.m. eastern also on c-span. >> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we'll explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal accios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska. and sunday morning, jacqueline pata discusses native american and native alaskan issues osm en that the che -- on "the communicators," tina p pigeon talks about how the company makes broadband possible for small villages across tundras, glaciers and mountains. then christopher detrick on providing health care through teled me san antonio remote communities in alaska. then on book tv saturday at noon eastern, the clmbings span cities tour explores the alaska literary and historical scene with dermot cole, author of "amazing pipeline stories," the president of the heritage institute with her book on alaska nate is, and stan jones, author and former "anchorage daily news" reporter on the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on

on c-span. > president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 9:00 p.m. c-span and cspan.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg, stephen breyer and elena kagan took part in a the trial titled insurrection of camelot. other participants include the u.s. solicitor general noah francisco and the canadian supreme court justice suzanne coat. this is an hour. >> in a kingdom not so far away and long time ago, king arthur and queen guenevere have created a near utopian society. the king sits with the knights of the round table with no head signifying equality and cooperation. the knights of the round table have often been compared to our own cabinet realizing that ours occurs over an oval. recently it has been attorney general sessions arguing with epa administrator pruitt over who can be lancelot. [laughter] son arthur's illegitimate returns to camelot seeking revenge, king arthur's camelot begins to crumble. the sun is indicted and convicted of inciting rebellion but does this violate his first amendment righ

p.m. eastern on c-span. 2018.imary source for ? of this weekend's city spent stewart takes you to love its texas -- lubbock, texas. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. cunningham, conservative growth. >> billions and billions of dollars in the southwest to create this new development, defense oriented society that is both fighting communism abroad and pursuing free-market dreams at home. ofcreates this kind millionaire in the southwest that reinforces these ideas of american ingenuity and hard work and a commitment to fighting. >> sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history cd, way visit the buddy holly center. >> the city is part of the fact that body was born and raised here. the center isthe center is heres story alive, to keep his music alive. >> a visit at texas tech university. the largest the nonrelated material outside of the national archives. we have a lot of different types of equipment veterans would carry. we have a lot of different types of radios. the helmet that radios would carry, the first aid kit, c rations,wea

companion netwo network, c-span a discussion on crime and violence in el salvador, and the discussion is co-hosted by the inter american dialogue and you can see it live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> tonight on the can communicators, politico national security reporters cory bennett and brian bender discuss their investigation of how china gets access to u.s. technology, and the threat that china poses to u.s. defense. >> within china, the government there keeps all kinds of information on the people, personal information, financial information. potentially health care information. if a chinese company with close ties to the chinese government had access to millions of americans' records or banking records, that information could be used for example for espionage purposes. if they know who works in the state department and owes a lot of money to the banks or is deep in debt, has four kids about to go to college, maybe that person is a better target for an espionage operation. >> the thought that national security or the warning that the national security leaders have been putting out there is that any time a chinese investor with a potential link to the chi

p.m. eastern time here on c-span. house democratic leader nancy pelosi weighed in on president trump's summit with russian president vladimir putin. she tweets, if donald trump failed to stand up to putin in front of the press, what makes you think kevin mccarthy, mitch mcconnell, and republicans in washington will defend us from a foreign adversary's attack? they've done nothing. it's on us to vote out the sell-outs. and rrp senator lindsey graham sent out several messages about the summit writing -- missed opportunity by president trump to firmly hold russia accountable for 2016 meddling and deliver a strong warning regarding future elections. this answer by president trump will be seen by russia as a sign of weakness and create far more problems than it solves. senator graham also tweeted, finally, if it were me, i'd check the soccer ball for listening devices and never allow it in the white house. senator graham referring to the soccer ball that president putin gave to president trump during the joint news confere

p.m. c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. russell r this year, more, the president of the ethics and religious liberties commission of the southern baptist spoke, this is an hour and a half.

p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live, monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: next, a discussion on norton were the cases from the and -- on noteworthy cases, the legacy of thurgood marshall. we will hear from law professors of the federal judicial conference at the fourth circuit in west virginia. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to our final session of the conference today. we are pleased to have a panel on the reflections on the legacy of thurgood marshall as well as our traditional review of the term.

p.m. eastern on c-span twos booktv. >> next, attorney general jeff sessions talks about free speech to a group of high school students gathered in washington, and tc they were there for a summit hosted by the group turning point usa. this is 30 minutes. ♪ ["sweet home alabama" playing] mr. sessions: nice to be with you. you made my morning. i love you guys. thank you. thank you for the introduction. andk you for your gumption commitment and using the great talent you have to advance common sense conservative values that i know you and i all share. conservativism is a lot of things. at the american spectator conservative journal, i started reading it and college, it said conservativism is a task of mind. a way of looking at things. being a little bit cautious sometimes. not assuming as so many people do that they could just remake history and the world could be a lot different a few years from now. history does not tell us that is likely to happen. we need to be cautious about that sometimes. i would say to you, i am proud of you that you would work hard yourself for the challenges that come be

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." on monday, president trump nominated brett kavanaugh for the -- to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. a former lawh is clerk to justice kennedy. this is about 20 minutes. [applause]

on the high court. it's from the annual ninth circuit judicial conference in anaheim, california. you can see it tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span, leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> the american enterprise institute recently hosted a discussion on worker wages and benefits. executives from big businesses like ibm, jpmorgan, and walmart spoke about ways to attract employees and whether to increase the minimum wage. >> good morning, everyone. and welcome to the american enterprise institute. my name is robert, and i'm the fellow in poverty studies here at aei where i focus on the large safety net programs and how free markets, strong families, best fight poverty. for all the political tumult in our country, we are lucky living in a time of extraordinary economic health. the american economy is growing at a healthy pace and unemployment is low. "new york times" even ran a story

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