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Author and UC-Berkeley law professor John Yoo joined Book TV to talk and take calls about the Supreme Court, his support of presidential power, the Bush and Trump administrations, and more. …

In 1975, a Senate committee led by Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) examined alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.

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On the Senate floor, Senator John Thune (R-SD) said the Biden Administration should do more to quell antisemitism on college campuses. Later, Sen. Bob Casey spoke about a bill he has co-auth…

“There’s the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos,” President Biden said from the Roosevelt Room of White House in response to protests happening on college campuses around the…

Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea argued that the U.S. needs to be more aggressive towards Russia and China and called for a foreign policy more in line with that of the Reagan and Trump admini…

The National Press Club held a briefing on the statuses of three U.S. journalists detained abroad. Austin Tice was kidnapped in Syria in August 2012 while doing freelance work, and the Wall …

The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer’s son. Roos…

Catholic University Professor Michael Kimmage discussed the origins of the war in Ukraine and the global dimensions of the conflict. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted …

House lawmakers debated a bill that requires the Interior Department to reissue the Trump-era final rule that removes the gray wolf from protections under the Endangered Species Act. The Whi…

“We’re constantly reminded of the importance of transportation safety. The country watched in shock as a cargo ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, taking six…

Howard Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…

Ohio State University law professor Cesar Hernandez argued that U.S. immigration enforcement should be separated from the criminal legal system. This event was hosted by Books & Books in Cor…

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Mallory Stewart discussed reports that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear weapon to destroy satellites. She said the U.S. was “extremel…

Columbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West ("Continental Reckoning") and Carolyn Eisenberg ("Fire and Rain").

Former president and presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a rally with voters in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Historian Manisha Sinha looked at the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War and argued that the period did not end in 1877, but rather continued through 1920 and the ratification of the 19t…

Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episo…

MSNBC’s legal analyst Barbara McQuade discussed disinformation and its impact on democracy in the U.S. and globally. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.

Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.