The Senate resumes debate on the nomination of Sean Cairncross of Minnesota to be CEO of Millennium Challenge Corporation. MCC is an independent U.S. foreign assistance agency created in 2004 working to reduce global poverty through economic growth.
The Senate Health Committee holds a hearing examining bipartisan legislation aimed to lower the cost of health care.
Interior Department and U.S. Forest Service officials testify on the management of public lands at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
R Street Institute Senior Fellow Casey Burgat and U.S. Term Limits Executive Director Nick Tomboulides discuss Congressional term limits.
10 Democratic presidential candidates spoke at the Poor People’s Campaign Presidential Forum in Washington, DC.
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Ten Democratic presidential candidates spoke at the Poor People’s Campaign Presidential Forum in Washington, D.C.
10 Democratic presidential candidates spoke at the Poor People’s Campaign Presidential Forum in Washington, DC.
President Trump and Vice President Pence announce their bid for a second term in the White House. First lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence also attend the campaign launch.
View More Road to the White HouseThe House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism holds a hearing on Oversight of President Trump’s Iran Policy.
View More about IranFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference on the economy and monetary policy.
View More about the EconomyHistorians and contributors to C-SPAN’s The Presidents book discuss the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
View More about American PresidentsPulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough recounts the pioneers who settled the Northwest Territory, which would become the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
View More with David McCulloughAmerican History TV is LIVE from the Stonewall National Monument in New York with historian Marc Stein to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots - a key turning point in the gay rights movement.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer tells reporters on Capitol Hill that the president's policy on Iran "has been erratic and opaque. Nobody knows what their plans are and why they're doing what." In a phone conversation with Secretary of State…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says in floor remarks that he supports President Trump's strategy on Iran, including the decision to send an additional 1000 troops to protect U.S. interests in the region. "The president doesn't seek conflict…
In the wake of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, for which the U.S. blames Iran, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says the U.S. is always "planning for various contingencies," but adds that "we need to develop international…
Before welcoming the Portugese defense minister at the Pentagon, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks to reporters about the escalation in tensions between the U.S. and Iran following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.…
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a ceremony on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks at a “Politics and Eggs” breakfast in Manchester, New Hampshire. Following her remarks, she speaks to reporters about the latest poll numbers showing her at two percent in Iowa.
James Schultz, a former associate counsel in the Trump White House, discusses the legal and oversight battles between the White House and Congress over the Mueller report.
