Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein and George Mason University Law School's Jamil Jaffer discuss government surveillance programs, and CQ Roll Call reporter Mark Stricherz discusses the recent anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre.
North Carolina debates a bill to require Sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration detainer requests. With analysis from Will Doran, Politics Reporter at the News & Observer.
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging Americans, including the lack of reasonably priced long term care for senior citizens and their caregivers.
Actor and environmental advocate Ted Danson testified on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing. Mr. Danson currently serves as the board of directors vice chair for Oceana, a nonprofit ocean conservation organization. Other witnesses testifying included environmental advocates, professors and plastic industry representatives.
The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to examine the government use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Witnesses included officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Secret Service and National Institute of Standards & Technology.
A panel of political reporters and former presidential campaign advisers previewed the 2020 New Hampshire primary. They also compared the upcoming primaries to previous presidential races. The University of Southern California's Center for the Political Future hosted this discussion in Los Angeles.
Former Virginia Senator John Warner (R) talked about his political career at a forum on the future of representative democracy at the College of William and Mary. His remarks were followed by a panel discussion on civic engagement and civility that included Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), political scientist Larry Sabato and philanthropist David Rubenstein.
Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice and Jamil Jaffer of the George Mason University Homeland Security Institute discussed government surveillance programs.
