but, i think there is a sense that host: tom sancton of "vanity fair" joining us on the phone.you get a sense for the president's willingness to press issues, particularly as he'll meet with our president issues like the iran nuclear deal, which you entioned and other topics, as well? guest: yes, i would say the iran uclear deal is foremost on his agenda and the reason being, deadline for 2th president trump to decide and announce whether or not he's the deal and france thinks this would be a move.bad and he's also joined in that opinion by his fellow europeans, merkle. g nother issue, steel and aluminum tariff president trump threatened to impose on importers. the european oint of view to obtain tariffs if they are imposed. presidency macron said in a t.v. interview a couple days ago, you don't launch a trade war against and it is very important that the u.s. and of course allies in macron's view, close allies last 250 been for the years. that is going to be an important agenda item. and of course, the climate, climate that president trump that is an f, personality issue for m

tom sancton will talk about the french president and the meeting with president trump.t's coming up on "washington journal." ♪ times" versus the united states, the pentagon papers case. president next and is using his executive authority to prevent the new york times from publishing these top-secret documents related to the vietnam war. lower court judges actually stop the presses. for the first time in american history, the presses were stopped by the fear that the exposure of information might be dangerous to national security . another judge refuses to stop the president and his rate proud of that. >> the pentagon papers case is a narrow one. i've not seen the movie, but it's a great story. it always stands with the proposition that the government cannot stop the presses in advance, but the court acknowledges the possibility that once "the new york times" and "the washington post" publishes is that there could be ramifications afterwards. >> it has created a local atmosphere where in hugely broad bounds that we do not go after the press for publishing things even whe

and "vanity fair" writer tom sancton discusses his recent profile of the french president. you should watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. today, our live coverage of the presidentt of french manual macron begins with the arrival ceremony at the white house. 9:00 a.m. eastern, live coverage on c-span 2. joint newstuesday, a conference at 11:45 a.m. live on c-span 3. the first state dinner of the trump administration is 6:30 eastern live on c-span 3. willsday, president macron address a joint meeting of congress live on c-span at 11:00 a.m. eastern. c-span. where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. nomination to be the next secretary of state cleared the senate foreign relations committe

tom sanctoned in -- will discuss his profile of the french president.tch washington journal tuesday morning. join the discussion. here's a look at our live coverage on tuesday. i can culture secretary testifies before the senate agriculture committee about the state of rural america. on the agenda, legislation dealing with syria and new sanctions against iran. on c-span2, the arrival ceremony for the french president at the white house. at 10:00 a.m., the senate returns to continue debate on the nomination of kyle duncan to be a judge for the fifth circuit court of appeals. on c-span three, more of the french president visit to the u.s. with the news conference with president trump. in the afternoon, we take you to capitol hill for a budget hearing on foreign aid and development. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, live coverage of president trump and the first lady as they go to their first estate dinner for the print president and his wife. -- french president and his wife. next, a discussion on the impact of james comey's book. this is just under an hour.

host: tom sancton wrote a piece, profiling the ce french president, the issue of "vanity fair." want to read vanityfair.com, is the website to go to. thank you for >> and our coverage of president macron's visit, including the arrival ceremony and today's news conference are all available online at c-span.org. the u.s. house shortly will come in, officially begin their day and work on an iran sanctions bill, another regarding aid to syria and one on space commerce. we expect votes to take place around 6:30 eastern today. tomorrow the french president will be addressing a joint meeting of congress. we will have live coverage of that here on c-span starting at 10:30 a.m. eastern. and then tomorrow or thursday, the house is expected to consider a five-year re-authorization for the federal aviation administration. live coverage, of course, of the house here on c-span. while we wait for the house to come in, a discussion on the arizona special election from this morning's "washington journal." conclude therwise, according to the court. special election taking place today in add, it i