Congress, Politics, Books
and American History

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on the role of government in energy innovation. Witnesses included former Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine.

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The Annenberg School of Communication hosts a series of panel discussions with journalists and media academics on the fact-checking of speeches and advertisements used in the 2012 general election campaign.

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The President wrapped up a long weekend of international diplomacy with a closing news conference Monday at the NATO Summit. Earlier Monday, the NATO Secretary General also spoke to the press.

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A Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on the shortage of foreign language speakers in the federal government. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) chairs the hearing. 

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Author and historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America." The book tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's contribution to the early days of the conservation movement. Between 1901 and 1909, TR was responsible for 230 million acres of land being set aside as wilderness. Mr. Brinkley sees this as the most important initiative by a U.S. President between the Civil War and World War I. The interview was conducted at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The Center is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This is Part One of a two-part Q&A.

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Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson delivers this week's Republican address. He focuses on the budget, urging congress to pass a version of the budget bill, something, he says, that has not happened in three years.

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A House Agriculture Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine sections of the 2012 House Farm Bill dealing with energy-creating crops used for biofuels. 

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) meets with members of the media at his weekly press conference. Questions from the press included the GOP jobs legislation, his meeting on Wednesday with the President, and comments the Speaker made on Tuesday on the debt ceiling and the deficit. 

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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news briefing. Questions from the press included the debate on the House floor on the Defense Authorization bill, the state of the economy and the 2012 campaign.

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A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee held a hearing on ocean debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami. The debris is reaching U.S. coastlines more quickly than the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted.

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