Senate Session, Part 2
Began Airing 2:15pm ESTThe Senate continues work on executive and judicial nominations
The Senate continues work on executive and judicial nominations
The U.S. House will work on a number of bills, including legislation to respond to Boeing 737 MAX airplane fatal crashes that took place in 2018 and 2019. Members will also vote on several COVID-19 pandemic-related measures.
A Senate subcommittee holds a hearing examining the manufacturing industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Republican leaders speaks to reporters following leadership elections for the next Congress.
NASA provides full coverage of SpaceX Crew Dragon docking to the International Space Station, followed by a welcoming ceremony and news conference.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller briefs reporters at the Pentagon on President Trump’s decision to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in each country by January 15, 2021.
National World War II Museum oral historian Hannah Dailey talks about “atomic veterans” -- servicemen assigned to nuclear bomb tests and clean-up -- many of whom suffered long-term health issues from radiation exposure.
View More American History TVPolitical scientist Deborah Stone argues that numbers aren’t objective and explains numerous ways numbers impact our lives daily. She’s interviewed by data scientist and author Cathy O’Neil.
View More Book TVGeorgetown University international affairs professor Charles Kupchan looks back at American foreign policy and isolationism.
View More Book TVOpen Markets Institute director Sally Hubbard looks at the history of monopolies in American industry and provides her thoughts on how to prevent monopoly power. She’s interviewed by Bloomberg News reporter David McLaughlin.
View More Book TVEddie Glaude, chair of the African American Studies program at Princeton University, talks about race and politics in America as well as the relevance of the late author James Baldwin in the age of Black Lives Matter.
View More In DepthPresident-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on his plan to rebuild the economy and end the pandemic. He warns of more deaths if the transition is further impeded and says Congress should pass the HEROES Act. He also says he would take a vaccine.
Gabriel Sterling, Manager for Voting System Implementation for the state of Georgia, provides an update on the state’s post-election hand recount.
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