Journalist Connor Towne O'Neill looked at the legacy of white supremacy through memorials in the South to Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. This was a virtual event hosted by Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans.
Authors Sarah Smarsh, Thomas Burton, and Wayne Winkler reflected on life in Appalachia. This was a virtual event hosted by the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, talked about the threat posed by American supporters of ISIS in the United States. This virtual event was hosted by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Data scientist Andrew Whitby looked at the history of census taking around the world. This was a virtual event hosted by the National Archives in Washington, DC.
The American Enterprise Institute's Kevin Kosar, Lee Drutman of the New American Foundation, and James Madison University professor Timothy LaPira weighed in on Congress's inability to legislate. This virtual event was sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead. Then, further procedural matters were dealt with, including matters concerning the counting of electoral ballots and the upcoming inauguration.
The 117th Congress started with Chaplain Barry Black offering an opening prayer before the swearing in of newly elected lawmakers. Then, Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead.
On January 3rd, 2021 more than 60 new members of Congress were sworn in to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the weeks since taking their oath, these members were a part of history. Their first few weeks included debating challenges to Electoral College votes, surviving an attack on the U.S. Capitol and voting on whether to impeach the President of the United States. Before these historical events, C-SPAN spoke to several new members about what brought them to Congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. Interviewed were five of those new members who have backgrounds in progressive activism. Reps. Cori Bush (MO), Marie Newman (IL), Mondaire Jones (NY), Jamaal Bowman (NY) and Nikema Williams (GA) -- all Democrats.
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigns in Savannah, GA for Democratic candidiates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, both facing a runoff in their U.S. Senate races.
The 117th Congress started with Chaplain Barry Black offering an opening prayer before the swearing in of newly elected lawmakers. Then, Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead.
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic Georgia U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock in Savannah, Georgia. Both candidates are challenging Republican incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a January 5, 2021 runoff election that will determine which party holds a majority in the U.S. Senate. Vice President-Elect Harris talked about the importance of Georgians' right to vote and criticized President Trump's recent call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the results of the presidential election.
The 117th Congress started with Chaplain Barry Black offering an opening prayer before the swearing in of newly elected lawmakers. Then, Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead.
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic Georgia U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock in Savannah, Georgia. Both candidates are challenging Republican incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a January 5, 2021 runoff election that will determine which party holds a majority in the U.S. Senate. Vice President-Elect Harris talked about the importance of Georgians' right to vote and criticized President Trump's recent call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the results of the presidential election.
On January 3rd, 2021 more than 60 new members of Congress were sworn in to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the weeks since taking their oath, these members were a part of history. Their first few weeks included debating challenges to Electoral College votes, surviving an attack on the U.S. Capitol and voting on whether to impeach the President of the United States. Before these historical events, C-SPAN spoke to several new members about what brought them to Congress and what life experiences and influences have shaped them. Interviewed were five of those new members who have backgrounds in progressive activism. Reps. Cori Bush (MO), Marie Newman (IL), Mondaire Jones (NY), Jamaal Bowman (NY) and Nikema Williams (GA) -- all Democrats.
The 117th Congress started with Chaplain Barry Black offering an opening prayer before the swearing in of newly elected lawmakers. Then, Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead.
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic Georgia U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock in Savannah, Georgia. Both candidates are challenging Republican incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a January 5, 2021 runoff election that will determine which party holds a majority in the U.S. Senate. Vice President-Elect Harris talked about the importance of Georgians' right to vote and criticized President Trump's recent call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the results of the presidential election.
The 117th Congress started with Chaplain Barry Black offering an opening prayer before the swearing in of newly elected lawmakers. Then, Senate Majority Leader McConnell addressed lawmakers to welcome new Senators and talk about what's ahead.
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic Georgia U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock in Savannah, Georgia. Both candidates are challenging Republican incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a January 5, 2021 runoff election that will determine which party holds a majority in the U.S. Senate. Vice President-Elect Harris talked about the importance of Georgians' right to vote and criticized President Trump's recent call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the results of the presidential election.
