The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of John Sullivan to be Deputy Secretary of State. Mr. Sullivan previously served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce under the George W. Bush administration.
Republican lawyers discussed President Trump's push to restrict lobbyist access to the White House and executive branch agencies. The discussion was hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association at its annual policy conference in Washington, DC.
Two journalists with the Russian dissident site Meduza were featured panelists at a discussion on the state of Russian media hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. They discussed their own expulsions from previous media jobs, the role of dissident media in Russia under the presidency of Vladimir Putin, and the prospects for more free press in the country.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on the role water resources.
Former Coal Miner Nick Mullins discusses his experience as a former coal miner who has turned to writing and activism on behalf of miners and Appalachian communities.
Vice President Mike Pence, along with Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin hosted World War II, Korean and Vietnam war veterans at the White House for an event recognizing Public Service Recognition Week and National Military Appreciation Month.
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) sat down with C-SPAN for House freshman profile interview. Rep. Dunn is a surgeon and he talked about his medical career in the military. He also talked about why he decided to run for Congress and some of his legislative priorities. Rep. Dunn represents the second congressional district of Florida.
Representative Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sat down with C-SPAN for a freshman profile interview. Prior to being elected to represent Nevada's 3rd congressional district, she was a systems analyst and the president of her synagogue. She talked about her family, her legislative goals, and why she decided to run for Congress.
FBI Director James Comey defended his thought process for re-opening the Hillary Clinton email investigation days before the 2016 presidential election. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Director Comey said it made him "mildly nauseous" to think that he might have impacted the election. The FBI director was appearing before the committee for the agency's annual oversight hearing. Other topics included the investigation into Russia and the 2016 elections, reauthorization of FISA and challenges for the FBI regarding heavily encrypted devices. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee while Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) serves as the ranking member.
Astrophysicists, aerospace engineers, and space policy experts were among the speakers at the fifth annual conference on human exploration of Mars hosted by Explore Mars, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping spawn a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s. Panelists discussed the challenges to, benefits of, and recent advancements toward a manned Mars mission. Some of them also took questions from the audience, most of which were other members of the space exploration and education community.
FBI Director James Comey defended his thought process for re-opening the Hillary Clinton email investigation days before the 2016 presidential election. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Director Comey said it made him "mildly nauseous" to think that he might have impacted the election. The FBI director was appearing before the committee for the agency's annual oversight hearing. Other topics included the investigation into Russia and the 2016 elections, reauthorization of FISA and challenges for the FBI regarding heavily encrypted devices. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee while Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) serves as the ranking member.
