michael tackett, who was he talking about?e was talking, of course, about president trump, but i think he was giving a preview of how he plans to spend his next two years in the senate when these issues up. that's what you'll hear him say. and which is what? how will he spend the next two years, do you think? i think he'll spin it in two ways. one, he strategically picked a defense appropriations subcommittee. so that signals that he will do what he can to have a robust defense budget, but also to preserve, as of ukraine aid as he can. also took a slot on the rules committee, which means he'll do everything to protect the institution of the filibuster. let's listen to what the senator had to say. reporters about his plans as a senator and not the leader of the party. i'm going to concentrate on defense and foreign policy. i think this is the most dangerous time since right before world war two. our adversaries in north chinese russians, iran and around proxies are all talking to each other. they have one thing in common. they

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meanwhile, journalist michael tack ett earvetion bees -- tackett's book is called "the price of power" and subtitled "how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party." the deputy washington bureau chief of the associated press conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never-before-released oral histories. announcer: journalist michael tackett with his book this episode of book notes plus with our host, brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> white house national security advisor jake sullivan announced today that the u.s. is close to a possible hostage deal between hamas and israel and, quote, it can get done this week. i'm not making a promise or a prediction, we're going to work to make it happen. he made those comments at today's white house press briefing led by press secretary. karine: these 150 borrowers include almost 85,000 borrowers who attended schools that cheated and defrauded their students, 61,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities. and

journalist michael tackett's book, a profile of mcconnell, is called the price of power and subtitled how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america, and lost his party. he conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book, the price of power on this episode of book notes plus with our host, brian lamb. available on c-span now or wherever you get your podcasts. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including sparklight. >> what is great internet? is it strong, is it fast, is it reliable? at sparklight, we know connection goes way beyond technology. from monday morning meetings to friday nights with friends, and everything in between, the best connections are always there, right when you need them. so how do you know it is great internet? because it works. we are sparklight, and we are always working for you. >> sparklight supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to

journalist michael tackett's book, a profile of senator mcconnell, is called the price of power and subtitled a mitch -- how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party. mike tackett conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book, the price of power on this episode of book notes plus with host brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> democracy. it is not just an idea, it is a process shaped by leaders, elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. it is where debates unfold, decisions are made and the nations worse is charted. democracy in real time. this is your government network. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> next, a discussion about parents rights to raise their children have a seat to and laws meant to guarantee child welfare standards, and how opposing political parties can find common ground. this was hosted by th

mike tackett, the deputy washington bureau chief of the associated press, conducted over 50 hours ofviews and was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mchcconnell mastered the senate, changed america, and lost his party," his episode of book notes plus with brian lam. book notes plus is available on the c-span mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more. including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? no. it is way more than that. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wi-fi enabled lift so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> linda mcmahon has been chosen by president elect trump to be the xtducation secretary. she also served in the previous trump administration leading the small busines

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journalist michael tackett's book is called the price of power, and subtitled how mitch mcconnell masteredenate, changed america and lost his party. the deadly washington bureau chief of the associated press conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never before released histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate,hanged america and lost his party" host brian lamb. booknotes+ is available wherever you get your podcasts. washington journal continues. >> welcome back. here to discuss some of the foreign policy changes facing the country in the incoming administration, we are joined by the executive director of the mccain institute at arizona state university. good morning. as well as the foreign policy vice president at stans together. good morning. first of all, can you talk about the background of your group, we were affiliated with and how you view funding? >> pra philanthropic organization that also works towards policy advocacy and change. we were originally founded by businessman charles koch,

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mike tackett, the deputy washington bureau chief of the associated press, conducted over 50 hours ofews and was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america, and lost his " on this episode of notes plus. notes plus is available on c-span now or wherever you get your podcasts. democracy. it is not just an idea. it is a process. a process shaped by leaders, elected to the highest offices, and entrusted to a select few with guarding its principles. it is where debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nation's course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democracy, unfiltered. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back to the "washington journal." happening today in new york city, in a manhattan courtroom, that is the hallway just outside the courtroom, president donald trump will be sentenced in that hush money you new york -- hush money new york case. president trump will not be

journalist michael tackett's book is called the price of power, and subtitled how mitch mcconnell mastered senate, changed america and lost his party. the deadly washington bureau chief of the associated press conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never before released histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mitch monll mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party" with host brian lamb. booknotes+ is available wherever you get your podcasts. washington journal continues. >> welcome back. here to discuss some of the foreign policy changes facing the country in the incoming administration, we are joined by the executive director of the mccain institute at arizona state university. good morning. as well as the foreign policy vice president at stans together. good morning. first of all, can you talk about the background of your group, we were affiliated with and how you view funding? >> pra philanthropic organization that also works towards policy advocacy and change. we were originally founded by businessman charles

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. >> journalist michael tackett with hisook, the price of power on this episode of book notes plus with our host, brian lamb. book notes plus is available on c-span now or wherever you get your podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> i am here -- sharon mcmahon, longtime government teacher. i'm just going to give you facts about how this system works. you can then make your judgments about whether you think it is good -- a good system or bad system. every state gets various numbers of electors based on how many people live there. this is probably california. 55 electoral votes, you guys. they get a whole bunch of them because there's a ton of people. other states, like wyoming, a very small number of electors. three. any combination you can come up with that equals 270 or more, any combination whatsoever, you win. you are the president. end of story. thanks for watching my gross oversimplification, nonpartisan government

journalist michael tackett's book is called " the price of power" and subtitle "how mitch mcconnell masteredenate." the washington -- associate bureau chief was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party on this episode of book notes plus with our host brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the free c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now to discuss the latest on the u.s. potentially banning the social media apps tiktok is maria curi, tech policy reporter for axios. thank you for being here this morning. maria: thanks for having me. host: why don't we start with yesterday, the supreme court heard oral arguments in the case tiktok versus merrick garland. bring us up to speed that how we got to yesterday. maria: congress passed this law that basically said bytedance has to sell tiktok or tiktok faces a ban in the united states. and that was last year but this is som

journalist michael tackett's book is called " the price of power" and subtitle "how mitch mcconnell masteredenate." the washington -- associate bureau chief was granted access to never before released oral histories. >> journalist michael tackett with his book "the price of power: how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party on this episode of book notes plus with our host brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the free c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now to discuss the latest on the u.s. potentially banning the social media apps tiktok is maria curi, tech policy reporter for axios. thank you for being here this morning. maria: thanks for having me. host: why don't we start with yesterday, the supreme court heard oral arguments in the case tiktok versus merrick garland. bring us up to speed that how we got to yesterday. maria: congress passed this law that basically said bytedance has to sell tiktok or tiktok faces a ban in the united states. and that was last year but this is som

our guest for the program is michael tackett, deputy washington, d.c.eau chief the associated press and author of a new biography. join us for the career and legacy of senate leader mitch mcconnell at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> brian mcclanahan has a phd from the university of south carolina in history. nine presidents are screwed up america, his view on the presidency is not the traditional one you get from most historians. in the back of his book, the liner notes claim the worst presidents are the ones who want to perform the country through the power of the federal government which usually means usurping the power of congress for the people. brian mcclanahan focuses a negative spotlight on andrew jackson, abraham lincoln and barack obama and others. >> brian mcclanahan with his book "nine presidents who screwed up america and cointreau who tried to save her." the up-to-date with book to these podcast about books with current nonfiction book releases, plus bestseller lists as well as industry news and trends through insider interviews. you can fi

our guest for the program is michael tackett, deputy washington, d.c.ureau chief the associated press and author of a new biography. join us for the career and legacy of senate leader mitch mcconnell at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> brian mcclanahan has a phd from the university of south carolina in history. nine presidents are screwed up america, his view on the presidency is not the traditional one you get from most historians. in the back of his book, the liner notes claim the worst presidents are the ones who want to perform the country through the power of the federal government which usually means usurping the power of congress for the people. brian mcclanahan focuses a negative spotlight on andrew jackson, abraham lincoln and barack obama and others. >> brian mcclanahan with his book "nine presidents who screwed up america and cointreau who tried to save her." the up-to-date with book to these podcast about books with current nonfiction book releases, plus bestseller lists as well as industry news and trends through insider interviews. you can

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meanwhile, journalist michael tack ett earvetion bees -- tackett's book is called "the price of power" and subtitled "how mitch mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost his party." the deputy washington bureau chief of the associated press conducted over 50 hours of interviews and was granted access to never-before-released oral histories. announcer: journalist michael tackett with his book this episode of book notes plus with our host, brian lamb. book notes plus is available on the c-span now free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts.

our guest is michael tackett, deputy washington dc bureau chief for the associated press, and authorcconnell biography, the price of power. join us wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> witness democracy in action with c-span. experience history as it unfolds with live coverage this january as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chapter begins with the swearing in of the 47 president. friday, the opening day of the 119 congress. watch the election of the house speaker, swearing in of new members, and the first day of leadership for john thune as the new senate majority leader. monday, january 6, witness vice president harris preside over the certification of the electoral college vote, confirming donald trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. january 20, live all day coverage of the presidential inauguration as donald trump takes the oath of office, becoming the 47th president of the united states. stay with c-span in january for comprehensive unfiltered coverage of the congress and presidential inauguration. at. democracy unfil