open phones here on "washington journal."ng our phone lines over to you, our viewers to talk about public policy issue and campaign issues you want to discuss. suzanne in mineral virginia, line for republicans up first. good morning. caller: yes. i was just wondering since they made marijuana legal in the capital, why won't it be legal everywhere else? the government and the president and everybody is at, makes sense to me. thank you for taking my call. host: legalization of marijuana in washington, d.c. marijuana on the legalization on the ballot in five states this election day. see if i can name them, arizona nevada, california, massachusetts and maine is where it is being voted on. we focused on that topic yesterday on the "washington journal," if you missed it. c-span.org, is where to check for that program. steve is up next, st. paul, minnesota. good morning. caller: good morning. when i ran for office twice, one for the alaska legislature and once for the local assembly, my handlers told me while i was going door to do

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watch c-span's "washington journal", live at a.m. eastern. >> on the ballot on california tuesday, issues from school funding and political spending to the death penalty, gun and ammunition sales and a question on condoms required for porn stars. joining us on the phone is john myers, the bureau chief for the l.a. times. thank the l.a. times. thank you for being with us. >> fit thank you. i appreciated. >> host: seventeen questions and propositions on the ballot. how long will will it take for voters to cast their vote? >> guest: a lot longer than it has recently. california has had long ballots in the past but we have not had a statewide ballot this long and 16 years. we have a lot of new voters in california who are going to be surprised when they open the ballots. some voting by mail. it's a long ballots. it covers a number of issues, taxation, taxation, crime and punishment, environmental issues. a lot of homework california voters have to do. californians seem to like this direct democracy process. we have seen that for years. i

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be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern on wednesday morning. join the discussion. next, kellyanne conway and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani discuss their roles on donald trump's presidential trump'son team and mr. economic, foreign policy and trade agenda. the wall street journal's annual ceo council meeting hosted this event. [applause] thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. hope you enjoyed the dinner. we will get straight into the real meat of the evening. i can't imagine a better way to start than to have someone who

we'll talk about all that on today's "washington journal." t we begin today with president-elect dromp's promise to drain the swamp in washington. the slogan became a staple of his campaign trail stump speeches. and the president-elect says it continues to be one of his top priorities. we want to know what that term "drain the swamp." means to you. how do you define it? what do you think is the best way to go about draining it? phone lines are open this morning for you to call in on the "washington journal." democrats, 202-748-8000 is your number. republicans, 202-748-8001 is your number. independents can call in at 202-748-8002. you can also catch up with us social media, on twitter, @cspanwj. on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. we're asking about this term "drain the swamp," want to hear your thoughts on what it means to you. for more on what the trump administration has been doing to try to drain the swamp, let's bring in a lobbying reporter with "the washington post," joins us now by phone. katherine, good morning to you. guest: good morning.

"washington journal" continues. host: one day to election day, want to hear what is on your the last 45 minutes of "washington journal" today. what are you thinking when you the poll? donald trump, 202-748-8001 is your number. clinton, e hillary 202-748-8000. third party supporter, 202-748-8002. you are undecided, 202-748-8003. in, we want tong check in with one more of those new states, focus on hampshire. joined on the phone by james boston globe. political reporter there. helped us several times during cycle.ection thank you for joining us. front page of the "boston clinton e-mails don't warrant charges, f.b.i. declares. et's talk about the immediate impact on the ground in new hampshire. what can you tell us? look, there has been a lot of discussion about the sort ofver nine days or first comey letter over much of the country. it does matter, obviously, for 38 states that have early new hampshire does not have early voting. they are very strict actually comes to the t absentee ballot. for most of new hampshire t

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watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. join the discussion. >>> now several panels from a day-long conference hosted by cq roll call analyzing the 2016 election results and the impact on health care, immigration and other domestic policy issues. this features the future of the affordable care act and if obamacare is repealed. >> thank you very much for joining us. we are blessed to have some very honored, distinguished guests here today. cindy manraid. dr. mark mcclellan is a former centers for meds care and medicaid services director and the food and drug administration commissioner during the bush administration. rodney whitlock worked for 20 years on capitol hill for republicans, including charlie norwood and chuck grassley in the senate. and we have seen a quite interesting election this year, and it has a big impact on health policy. i'd love for you to tell us what you'll be watching in the year ahead. cindy, could you start us off? >> thank you for inviting me and having this panel. clearly, w

then we open our phone lines and take a look at the headlines in "washington journal." announcer: this week on "q&a," author stephen puleo discussing his book "american reasures." mr. lamb: author of "american treasures." you begin your prologue by saying, secret service agent harry e. neal stood alone on the platform at union station and watch the train disappear into the darkness. ho was he? mr. puleo: he was one of the great secret service agents in the second world war and later on in his career as a secret service agent. he was responsible for transferring some of america's most priceless documents, declaration of independence, constitution, gettysburg address to fort knox in the aftermath of pearl harbor. so this date was to summer 26, 1941, the day after america's pearl harbor crisis. mr. lamb: how did he get involved and why did they go to fort knox? mr. puleo: the secret service gets involved when the library of congress needs help. he is kind of responsible for these documents and he wants the top law enforcement agency in the country at the time, the secret s

we have 25 minutes left in this open phone segment here on the washington journal. we will begin with open phones later. we are checking in on some of the key swing states in the 48 hours before election day. no state more important than florida. here is a headline from politico florida -- marc caputo is the author of the story. about early tell us voting. guest: early voting is to investors. the early voted, gave the democrats a lead of about 87,000 ballots over republicans. friday morning, democrats were down. heading into election day assuming democrats vote for democrats and republicans vote for republicans, hillary clinton day with aelection comfortable vote lead. does not mean it is insurmountable. florida have the -- right now, you would rather be hillary clinton and donald trump in florida. host: in our check in on north carolina, we talk about turnout in african-american communities. this talk about the hispanic vote in florida. what can we tell about it from the numbers? guest: relative to this terrible period- relative to this , the total share of the his

be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live 7:00 am eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> follow the transition of government on c-span as donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states and republicans maintain control of the u.s. house and senate. we'll take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> thank you all very much. welcome to congress. >>> we're joined by mike lilis. tell us why tim ryan is challenging democratic leader nancy pelosi. >> i think there are several reasons. going back to 2010 when the democrats lost control of the speaker's gavel and they were wiped out, there was grumbling then. why should we return the same leaders to the same spots if they weren't able to keep us in the majority? since then every election cycle you've heard a little bit of that grumbling. it's been behind closed doors. this year is very different because of the trump victory, because the democrats were expecting to pick up significant

the washington journal this morning saying that mr.rump promised to appoint judges in the mold of antonin scalia of who entered office with at least 16 vacancies on the federal court of appeals, and another 25 judges will become eligible for retirement. the federal trial courts have 81 a confused, an unusually high number driven by republican control of the senate. a dozen more trial court agencies are expected soon. good morning from jacksonville, florida. line for democrats. hello. caller: hi. steve bannon has been manager of breitbart news for several years, and he has been at donald trump's side since before the one the nomination. breitbart news is a platform for the alt right. according to employees of breitbart news who quit because the site had become a vegan for neo-nazis -- beacon for neo-nazis and racists and anti-semites, and that is who donald trump has chosen to be beside him at the way. we have elected a racist. host: the southern poverty law center when the announcement for steve bannon came out said that steve bannon w

you are watching "washington journal" on this day before thanksgiving. are back in a moment. ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday evening at 7:00 eastern, from president lincoln's cottage in washington, d.c., we will have a conversation about "lincoln's generals' wives." au can see that women have means of reinforcing these the best in their husbands or the worst. that's what this study is. at 10:00, the 1953 film "american frontier." >> from there to the central office in oklahoma. night, our little telephone board was lit up like a christmas tree. calls from new york, california, houston -- bit by bit we realized how big everything was. it was funded by the american petroleum institute. sunday morning at 11:00, panelists discuss the life and legacy of jack london. how his novel influenced generations of western of lists and writers. -- novelists and writers. >> he always looked at the scenery to center himself and to find release and relief from the rigors and a predations of the cities. >> we visit the military aviation museum

be sure to talk about -- watch washington journal. join the discussion.resident-elect donald trump visited washington dc today. he met with president obama at the white house and republican leadership on capitol hill. after their meeting in the oval office, president obama and president-elect trump talked to reporters. obama: we had an excellent conversation with president-elect trump. it was wide ranging. we talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up the white house. we talked about foreign policy, saidtic policy, and as i last night, my number e

washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on monday morning. wasresident-elect trump seen arriving in new jersey where he will hold a series of meetings with several people throughout the day to discuss the transition process. before entering the building, he spoke briefly to the media. mr. trump: a great day, great people coming. you will see. thank you. not too cold out there, i hope. >> while the transition process takes place, here in washington, d.c., several newly elected members of congress getting acquainted on capitol hill. we met up with some of them during their visit. >> we are with congressman john sasso, a republican who won a swing state -- a swing seat. what is it like representing a swing seat? is it different for you that some of the other freshmen members you'll be joining? undoubtedly, i think your approach is different than if you are in a one-party district. this fits my political belief, that not all the wisdom resides on the republican or democratic side. there are good points that each brings in one of the reasons that

washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it james madison is the architect of the constitution george washington is the general contractor. the result looks a lot more like with the general contractor has in mind and what the architect has in mind. edward larson talks about george washington's role in unifying the country and ratifying the first federal document in his new book, "george washington, nationalist." they wanted to recruit washington. hamilton had talked to washington before about this democracy stuff will never work. you have to be king. washington believed republican government. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. say decembercials 4 is a day for the funeral of former cuban president fidel castro who died last night at the age of 90. let the castro revolutionary forces overthrew the government of president batista. at age 32 he became the youngest leader in latin america. here is a newsreel look at his rise to power. ♪ buildingllion machete peasants jammed the square before cu

on c-span or listen to our live coverage using the free radio c-span app. >> this morning on washington journalor the street.com looks at the october employment figures. later, congressional reporter 2016 arkin looks at the senate races focusing on those that remain a tossup heading into a election day. we will take your calls and you host: good morning. it is saturday, november 5, 2016. three days until election day. nominee hillary clinton, republican nominee donald trump in the middle of a dizzying campaign blitz. states andleground other regions where polls have tightened. the key issue for both, getting out the vote, especially key demographics like millennials and

>> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you, and coming up tuesday morning, reuters washington columnist talks about potential picks for treasury and other economic posts for the trump administration and what they would mean for future economic policy. philadelphia daily news editor michael dave's was up about his book "obama's legacy: what he accomplished as president." be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal," live on tuesday morning. >> here is headline from politico. the president-elect has not make clear how he will avoid conflicts between his vast empire and his official duties. the article says he is struggling to camp down questions about conflict of interest between his last business fortune and his incoming presidential administration. elect -- the -- concerns were exacerbated by media reports revealing that after his stunning win in this month's stunning election, he continues to meet with foreign business partner. represent an early test to his campaign agenda, his promises to drain the swap of washington, and usher in a

washington journal, 7:00 a.m. eastern, tuesday morning.oin the discussion. >> on election day, november 8th, the nation decided our next president, and which party controls the house and senate. stay with c-span for coverage of the presidential race, including campaign stops with hillary clinton, donald trump, and their surrogates. and follow key house and senate races with our coverage of their candidate debates and speeches. c-span, where history unfolds daily. >> we're eight days a away from election day and hillary clinton was in cincinnati, ohio. she was introduced by astronaut mark kelly and his wife, gabrielle giffords. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] >> wow. what a crowd. thank you, everyone. thank you. thank you so much. gabby and i have one question for all of you, and that is, who is ready to make some history in eight days? [cheering] >> that's the answer is wanted to hear. that's good, because ohioans have one incredible opportunity before you and that is to help make hillary clinton our next president. i know i'm ready. are you ready? you k

be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> now a conversation about russia under president vladimir putin and how public opinion can be manipulated in russia. we'll hear from a russian sociologist at this event hosted by the wilson center. >> well, good morning, everyone. welcome to the institute. i'm deputy director at the canon institute. i'd like to welcome you both to the institute and to the wilson center for today's presentation on the 86% opinion polling in russia. i want to begin by thanking the co-sponsors for today's event, the snunt for european, russian and eurasian studies at george washington university. and i also want to welcome c-span to today's event. we look forward to watching the program going forward. this is a part of the kannan institute's speaker series. and today we're going to be talking about the question of polling in russia. despite the economic crisis and declining standard of living, mass support for president vladimir putin's leadership remains high. his popularity rati

onnext, live your calls washington journal. our road to the white house come rich of the final campaign day begins live with donald trump in sarasota, florida and a campaign rally in pittsburgh is live at noon. president obama campaigned in durham, new hampshire live at 3:00 p.m.. >> election night on c-span, watch the result and be part of a national conversation about the outcome. be on location at the hillary clinton and, cap election night headquarters and want to victory and concession speeches in key senate and governor's house races starting live at 8:00 p.m. and throughout the following 24 hours. watch live or listen to our live coverage on the free c-span radio app. withis morning we talk reporters along the country about the latest news from the battleground states of ohio, north carolina, florida and new hampshire. later yahoo! news deputy editor reveals the top places that shaped campaign 2016. as always we take your calls and you can join the conversation on twitter. washington journal is next. good morning, it is

. >> here on c-span, washington journal is next. at 10:00, newsmakers with indiana congressman luke messer. and later, we will show you the speeches given by president-elect donald trump and hillary clinton following the election night results. on today's washington journal, a look at what is next for progressives after the 2016 election with david corn of mother jones. mcconnell, founding editor of the american conservative magazine, talks about the future of the republican party. and later, a look at how the international community is reacting to donald trump becoming the next u.s. president. we are joined by the ceo and editor of foreign policy magazine. host: good morning as america continues to assess the results from last tuesday's election, congress returning to work for a lame-duck session that will continue into mid-december. a number of key agenda items first and foremost, agreeing on a spending plan. meanwhile, expect the first wave of announcements mike donald trump. -- by donald trump. he will likely announce a chief of

during the primaries i spent every month of my washington journal calls calling in trying to implore republican voters to take a look at john kasich. i know he was an establishment person, but he left washington and went to ohio and did a good job as governor. i know he had ties to fox news did john kasich sounds pretty good right now, doesn't he? you are going to send me to the polls tomorrow to choose between a narcissistic pervert and a longtime boston lady who cannot member how to tell the truth. thank you, america. host: how are you going to make your decision tomorrow? we lost fred. fred making his decision tomorrow, along with a lot of the united states. plenty of early votes already in so far according to the washington post. michael mcdonald of the university of florida who has been on this program. this is a story in the washington post showing the chart here. different states that allow early voting. the blue states and this chart are more early voting than compared to 2012 states -- to talk to states and red had fewer voting -- fewer early voting and compared to 2012. noti

more ahead on "washington journal."> some featured programs coming up this weekend on c-span, tonight at 8:00 eastern company state of the black role conference, the impact of the 2016 election. and listening to -- analyst include julian below, melanie gambill, executive director of the national coalition for black civil participation and the moderator, host of "make it plain." and the mayor of newark, new jersey. >> when we get together as black folks and have an agenda, we also have to unite with other people to win. the object is to win, not just rubble 20 sick of struggle. -- not just struggle for the sake of struggle. all kinds of things going on, people are dead come we are not activists and revolutionaries because it is fun. we do not do this to be praised, they did it because it was necessary. values,sat on american the purpose of government and the founding fathers. >> the meaning of america is persuasion, love. the meaning of america is building a better product or persuading somebody to marry you or persuadin

complete tv schedule good to c-span.org. >> washington journal continues. : at our table this morning, a washington columnist for .euters, gina chon posted adent-elect video last night laying out his first 100 days and it has a lot to do with his economic agenda. i want to have you react and let's pull out what he has to say about the u.s. economy and what he can do in his first few days. to trump: i would like provide the american people with an update on the white house transition and our policy plans for the first 100 days. the transition team is working smoothly and effectively, truly great and talented men and women , patriots indeed are being brought in and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us make america great again. my agenda will be based on a simple core principle -- putting america first. whether it is producing steel, building cars, or curing disease i want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here on our great homeland, creating wealth and jobs for american workers. as part of this plan i have asked

washington journal is next. host: good morning from washington, d.c., where it is 7:00 a.m. eastern standard time. a live look at the u.s. capitol. on theance of power also ballot tuesday. we are less than 48 hours before voting begins in the east. more than 40 million already casting early ballots. the final stretch of this long and caustic campaign coming to an end. we will have live roads to the white house covers concluding tomorrow evening with the candidate rallies and then tuesday night election return. welcome to "washington journal." our opening question, politics in the united states based on -new yorkt cbs news times the survey. we are asking you to complete this question. the state of american politics is, fill in the blanks. we have a line for third parties. good sunday morning to you and a orinder to send us a tweet join us on facebook. this is the headline of the washington post. a look at states which is where the candidates will be today, tonight, tomorrow, and into early tuesday morning with a lot of focus on states like ohio and north carolina. a last-minu

good morning and welcome to "the washington journal." we will spend the first half hour getting your thoughts. here is how to get in on the conversation. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independent and all others, (202) 748-8002. you could also send us a tweet. the race was called early , so most ofesday the east coast newspapers didn't get a chance to have a banner headline. here are the washington times -- "president trump." this peas three that the victory was cemented by wins in wisconsin, pennsylvania and perhaps michigan. republican party hasn't claimed since the 1980's. voters feelg-class neglected by washington. hillary clinton had been seeking to make history but instead, the 70-year-old mr. trump made history of another sort. the first person elected to the top job without having held a high government office or command. clinton and obama asked their supporters to accept the results of the election. obama invited trump to the white house on thursday for an initial meeting on the transfer of power. he pro

announcer: washington journal continues.eturn to this question up for the next 25 minutes on "washington journal" on how congress should work with president-elect donald trump? if you could give advice to your member of congress, some guidance, what would it be? here are some comments from one member of congress. he is in today's op-ed section of "usa today.' he is a democrat from arizona. he writes in today's paper -- that is one member of congress ahead of the progressive caucus in how he plans to deal with a trump administration. you, are beauty is, from our facebook page. in --ites jeffrey's advice that -- a few other comments on our facebook page as well if you want to follow along. you can also call in. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. a republican. good morning. isler: point number one, it insane to insinuate that donald trump is a racist. if you look at his work, it is the face of the united nations. he is not a racist. the person caught in a racist does not know w

we are continuing with our phones here on the washington journal. extended phone segment. mike is in georgia. a donald trump supporter. go ahead. caller: yes, obama was .mplicated in the e-mails he made several calls on alias. he is out politicking instead of being president. host: you're talking about some of the information they came out from the wikileaks. caller: he green lit the illegals to vote without fear of prosecution. that should be front page news. you cannot have an armed superpower standing in the way of a one world system. the secondoing for amendment. the industrializing the country. the list goes on and on. it is an evil agenda. this country is set up on a godly system, godly moral system. you take god out of it, it will not work. host: your comment about guns, this election has not -- has been good for gun sales. here is a story. the lead in saying you can tell election is near because it gun sales are up. they jumped 17%. last month's sales were aching percent higher than the same time last year. retailers have reported surging gun sales every four years

visit ncicap.org] >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning, joining us is the editor and chief of the hill on the what is next with the control of congress and -- donald trump as president. what did journal beginning live at 7:00 eastern on thursday morning. wine -- speaker's call house speaker paul ryan takes questions and talks about his ability to elect other republicans to the house and senate here at this is 12 minutes. speaker ryan: good morning, everybody. last night and again this morning, i spoke with president-elect donald trump and congratulated him on his victory. we talked about the importance of bringing this country together. let me say this is the most incredible political feat i have seen in my lifetime. as some of you heard me say, seven out of 10 americans do not like the direction our country is going. many of our fellow citizens have lost faith in our core institutions. they do not feel heard, and they do not feel represented by those in office. donald trump heard a voice no one else heard. he connec

visit ncicap.org] >> your comments on "washington journal." government can do to speed the development of medical cures. and the development of automotive cyber security and threats. >> here are some of our future programs coming up this week and on c-span. saturday night 8:00 eastern, the fate of the black world conference, discussing the impact of the 2016 election. melanie campbell, executive director of the black coalition for civic participation, and moderator mark thompson, host of make it plain, and the mayor of newark, new jersey. >> even as we get together his black folks in this country and we have an agenda, you have to understand that we also have to unite with other people to win. win.bject is to we don't just want to struggle for struggles sake. there are thousands of people in our community that are in jail, that have been beaten, people are dead. we are not activists and revolutionaries because it's fun. my mother and father didn't participate in the movement for awards, for twitter conference to grandma. they did all of these

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fors "washington journal," november 15.undreds of students from four maryland high schools yesterday. demonstrations continue across united states in the first 45 minutes, we want to get your thoughts on these demonstrations that have been taking place. whether you support or oppose them and have you tell us why. if you want to give us a call, for support, call (202) 748-8000, if you oppose them, call (202) 748-8001. also, you can post on social is the twitter address or on facebook.com/c-span. "washington times," taking a look at protests that have been happening nationwide. they quote kellyanne conway, who ,esterday, urge the president hillary clinton, and vermont senator bernie sanders to use their influence to talk down who is derived as protesters." she said -- host: there was a story in the "washington post," yesterday taking a look at this idea of professional protesters. here's the story you can find online, he writes in part saying there are clearly progressive organizations that are hoping to use the drop election

it is "washington journal" on veterans day. this day, a live in view of the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d.c. alongside that statue, a wall with many, many names of vietnam veterans who are honored on that wall, 58,000 names at last cou nt. also on this veterans day, we are interested in hearing from veterans only. in our first hour. here is the question, we want to get you to give advice on what commander-in-chief president-elect donald trump should do when it comes to america's military, not only when it comes to how they're used across the world. someis your chance, give advice to donald trump as he is the president-elect and preparing to take office, specifically in his role as commander-in-chief. what advice would you give give him? in the-8001 if you live mountain and pacific mountime zone. and on facebook.com/cspan. if you go to the military times, there is a look, taking a look at what the new commander-in-chief what it may bring when it comes to management style. " inside the pentagon, early fears that trum

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be sure to talk about -- watch washington journal. join the discussion. president-elect donald trump visited washington dc today. he met with president obama at the white house and republican leadership on capitol hill. after their meeting in the oval office, president obama and president-elect trump talked to reporters. obama: we had an excellent conversation with president-elect trump. it was wide ranging. we talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up the white house. we talked about foreign policy, saidtic policy, and as i last night, my number one priority in the coming two months is to try to facilitate a transition that ensures our president-elect is successful. and i have been very encouraged by the interest in trump wanted to work with my team around many of the issues that this great country faces. and i believe that it is important for all of us, regardless of party, and regardless of political preferences, to now come together, work together to deal with the many challenges that we face. and in the meantime, michelle has had a

. >> washington journal is live every day with the news and policy issues that impact you. andill discuss trends therns and we will talk to deputy editor at yahoo! news on the top people, places, and we will watch at 7:00 on monday morning. >> vice president joe biden campaigned for hillary clinton. , a candidateally for senate. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> we know our school teachers are great and she showed that it was true. i do not know if anybody from johnson college is in the crowd. somebody told me, johnson college, we work. that is a good thing. a great country doesn't just consume things, it builds things and that is what happened in this great institution. johnson college. well, i do want to let you know that this is just the warm-up act. is anybody ready to get out there to work, fight, and win? do.use, we have a job to i think we are about making history and i am excited to tuesday. you know i have a special request. when we shatter the glass ceiling in the white house, will you join me in shattering the glass ceiling in the united states senate? i am kin

. >> live today on c-span, washington journal is next. 30 5 p.m., a panel on the 2016 elections. campaigns inlinton north carolina. at a rally inmp orlando, florida. coming up in 45 minutes, join a public affairs professor as he takes a look back at the bush v gore presidential race. new york timeshe supreme court correspondent about whether elected judges can be independent and not swayed by politics. then, ellen gilmore, the energy wire legal reporter on the dakota access pipeline protest. ♪ host: it is the "washington journal" for november 2. james comey met with loretta lynch monday with reports of both saying they will work together regarding the new slew of e-mails. two campaign events you can see on c-span today. president obama will stump for hillary clinton at 2:00 in chapel hill, north carolina. donald trump in orlando at 4:00 this afternoon.

watch "washington journal" live thursday morning.tuesday night's results could be an early indicator which party controls the u.s. senate in 2017. james pindell is following the story for the "boston globe." thanks very much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this race between republican senator kelly ayotte and maggie hassan, when they entered the even.it was almost dead it seems to have been the same ever since. james: there's been a lot of twists and turns, but there's been one constant which is the race remains tied. it was tied when the race began. there's been a couple of outlier polls that have shown various times of the year that one candidate was up by a little bit outside the margin of error or the other one was.

on c-span q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. alumni am ac-span jamiemcintyre -- alumni, mcintyre joins me now. let's talk about some of the news this morning. nikki haley has been tapped to be our representative at the united nations. the reaction? guest: he was not particularly supportive of donald trump during his campaigning. it shows that he is able to hit it into the presidential -- to pivot into the presidential mode. she is a rising star in the republican party, but she does not have a variety of foreign policy experience. it is something that she will have a steep learning curve on. the ambassador to the united nations acyclic speaks for the president -- basically speaks for the president and articulates his policies. she will have to get a good idea of what the president stands for when she represents us for the united nations. to have to get an idea of all the major dynamics and fighters around the world -- players around the world. it is a big difference from secretary of state. you are representing the united states

buser to watch -- be sure to watch "washington journal". join the discussion. >> coming up tonight, look at america's leadership around the against hiv,ght and domestic security and age of isis. we will also hear from former nato security general. in new york city today, president-elect donald trump and his physician team continued working to assign key posts in his administration. today he met with former cia director and was tired four-star general david petraeus, thought be under consideration to be secretary of state. there is what general petraeus said after the meeting. >> the meeting went pretty well. about an hour. he basically walked us around the world, showed a great grasp of a variety of the challenges out there and do some of the opportunities as well. a very good conversation. we will see where it goes from here. i have got to teach this afternoon, so that is all i can do today. >> any advice for him? announcer: further reporting from the hill this afternoon said that trump and mitt romney had a private meeting today amid secr

washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. theames madison architect of a constitution, then george washington is the general contractor. it is auild a house, lot like what the general contractor has in mind and what the architect has an mind. larson talksard about george washington's rule in ratifying the first federal document in his new book. >> what they wanted to do is recruit him in. hamilton already topped to washington about the democracy never working. washington was a true republican, he believed in republican government. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and eight. the weekly addresses from the focus on thanksgiving. first we will hear from president obama. then incoming house gop vice chair doug collins of georgia. president obama: on behalf of , i want to wish you a very happy thanksgiving. like so many of you, we will spend the day with friends and family, and turkey and touchdowns. we will give thanks for each other and all that god has given us. we will reflect on what binds us as americans. that ha

it is the "washington journal." november 30.tatistics from the election shows a significant number of support came from the rural areas of the united states. a recent story featuring tom bill sack reported about his concerns about not doing enough to reach out to rural voters in days before the election. in our first 45 minutes. we want to hear from those of you who consider yourselves in a rural community. you tell us what your message to washington might be in light of this last election. here's how you can give us a call -- you can tell us where you are and post on our twitter page. you can do the same on our facebook page. to begin, how do you find "rural?" a couple of definitions saying that are 15. rural areas are anyplace with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants not located adjacent to an urban area. anyplace outside of the urban cluster with more than 2500 residents. those are working definitions. you can use them as a guide. if you live in those communities outside of urban areas, you are in a rural area, and you want to tell