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Live footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun control legislation.

Also shown was a live news conference with several House Democrats, including Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative John Lewis (D-GA), who spoke to reporters in Statuary Hall about their protest. Later, Speaker Ryan’s weekly press briefing was shown live.

Military officials testified at a hearing on the Pentagon’s cyber operations to combat ISIS.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.

Josh Earnest responded to reporters' questions on a variety of topics including North Korea’s missile tests, the sit-in organized by House Democrats over gun violence legislation, and Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) decision to seek re-election to the Senate.

C-SPAN coverage of the House of Representatives' sit-in staged by House Democrats over gun control legislation included an Open Phones for viewer calls and social media comments, and a live news conference with House Democrats on the stairs of the U.S. Capitol. Tweets from members of Congress were shown alongside re-airs of Morning Hour speeches from earlier in the day. Live footage played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds.