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Former Secret Service agents talked about protecting the first family and the challenges they faced. Speakers included Larry Buendorf, who prevented a 1975 assassination attempt on President…

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen talked about CIA covert operations from the Cold War to the present.

Tony Horwitz recounted the travels of Frederick Law Olmstead during the lead-up to the Civil War. Olmstead, prior to his career as a famed parks architect, was a reporter for the New York Ti…

State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus held an off-camera briefing with reporters.

Historians analyzed the secret White House tapes of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This was an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day b…

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders spoke with reporters outside the White House. She addressed the cancelled meeting with Democrats on Wednesday and reiterated that the president will not work wi…

Alex Bolton talked about the latest on congressional negotiations to lift budget caps and raise the debt limit.

Concerned Veterans for America’s Dan Caldwell and Vote Vets' Jon Soltz talked about veterans issues and their collaboration on changes to war authorization measures in Congress.

The House voted on and passed a rule governing two bills to be voted on later in the week. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((C…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine how to reduce prescription drug prices. Officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations testified along si…

At the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) repeated her comments that she believes President Trump is “obstructing justice” and is engaged in a “…

The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and other insular territories of the U.S.A. Representatives from the territories …

The House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on dangers facing drivers in the summer vacation season and ways new technology could reduce vehicl…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held the first in a series of hearings on the impact on civil rights and liberties of the use of facial recognition technology by the government and …

Hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.

During Prime Minister Theresa May’s Question Time, Britain’s exit from the European Union (or "Brexit") was one of the main topics. The prime minister also spoke about President Trump’s pend…

Medical experts and health care trade association leaders testified at a hearing on efforts to protect patients from surprise medical bills. Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and…

The House Intelligence Committee held a hearing on diversity and inclusion in the intelligence community. Witnesses included three officials from military and civilian intelligence agencies,…

Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.

Matt Schulz talked about the proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to cap credit card interest rates at 15 percent and what this change…