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West Point history instructor Major David Lambert discussed how gunpowder was outsourced and manufactured in the mid-19th century. The New York Military Affairs Symposium hosted this event.

Professor and inventor David Edwards talked about his book, Creating Things That Matter, in which he explored the intersection of art and science for creating lasting innovations.

THe LBJ Tapes: President Johnson’s August 1964 calls, including the Democratic National Convention.

Charles Graeber talked about his book, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer, in which he reported on scientific advances in cancer research.

Darnella Davis talked about former African slaves of the Cherokee Nation known as Cherokee Freedmen. She explained how the Indians were forced to absorb the freedmen after the Civil War, wer…

Larry Loftis talked about his book, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy, in which he recounted the life of Odette Sansom, a British spy o…

Penn State Professor Amy Greenberg talked about her book, Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk.

In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) talked about President Trump’s national emergency declaration.

Genealogist Char McCargo Bah talked about the Alexandria, Virginia, cemetery opened in 1864 for African American freedmen and slaves who escaped to Union Army lines during the Civil War. The…

David Harsanyi talked about President Trump’s struggle with Congress over building a U.S.-Mexico border wall and his re-election prospects in the 2020 election.

In an appearance on “FOX News Sunday,” Stephen Miller, senior adviser to President Trump, discussed the president’s national emergency declaration.

Alec Nevala-Lee discussed the lives and literary works of science fiction writers John Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard.

Laura Davison talked about the effects of the recent 35-day government shutdown on the IRS and the 2019 filing season. She also discussed the impact of the 2017 Republican tax cuts on the ag…

The House convened for a pro forma session.

Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists who provide background and perspective.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders spoke to reporters following President Trump’s signing of a bill funding some government agencies through the end of fiscal year 2019 and an emergen…

Four out of Illinois' last 12 governors have gone to prison, as of the time this program was recorded. Political reporter Bernard Schoenburg and author Taylor Pensoneau talked about the char…