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David Hawkings spoke by phone about the various ways to judge the effectiveness of members of Congress. He also spoke about his blog post on the productivity of the 113th Congress, the most …

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on “President Obama on 2014: 'A Breakthrough Year'.” The question was inspired by President Obama’s year-ending press conference the previous da…

Elana Schor talked about her publication’s series during the previous week, “Shades of Green: A Movement at Midlife,” in which Environment and Energy Daily looked at the current state of fiv…

Julian Sanchez talked about the importance of outside views to the Obama administration’s oversight of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) electronic surveillance practices. The previous we…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on “President Obama on 2014: "A Breakthrough Year'.” Video clips were played of President Obama’s year-ending press conference the previous day …

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon that the National Security Agency (NSA) phone record data collection program was unconst…

Former Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Robert Weissman debated the costs and benefits of federal regulations. Ms. Lincoln advocated for regulations that do not place overly heavy burdens …

Sanford Reback talked about the Obama administration’s second-term focus on U.S. trade policy. Topics included negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trading bloc, and other propose…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, “Who had the best year in politics?” Erik Wasson talked by phone about the two-year budget deal passed by the House and sche…

The Hill's Erik Wasson talked about the two-year budget deal passed by the House and taken up by the Senate.

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question “Have Your Views Changed on Gun Control Since Sandy Hook?” It was the first anniversary of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elemen…

David Lawder talked about the details of the two-year budget deal passed by the House during the week which would be heard in the Senate during the next week. He responded to a video clip of…

On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, Tom Manger, of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, and Richard Stanek, of the Major County Sheriffs' Association, tal…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question “Have Your Views Changed on Gun Control Since Sandy Hook?” It was the first anniversary of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elemen…

Marion Nestle talked by video uplink from New York City about genetically modified foods. The author of Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics, she discussed what geneticall…

Kytja Weir talked about Justice Obscured, a new report of a nine-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity evaluating the disclosure rules for judges in the highest state courts…

Robert Zarate talked about Secretary of State John Kerry’s tenure thus far and the current foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration. He responded to telephone calls and elec…

Telephone lines were open for different age groups to comment on “7% Unemployment: Optimistic About Job Market?” Video clips were shown from that day’s weekly address by President Obama a…

During a tour of the first annual mHealth Innovation Expo Matt Quinn and Lygeia Ricciardi explained the government’s role in supporting mobile health care technology. Kent Dicks, an exhibito…

Scott Patterson talked about the “Volcker Rule,” which was a key part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. It was included in the law with the intent of preventing banks from ta…