Pollster, author, and communication strategist Frank Luntz discusses Campaign 2024 and political news of the day and Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses the recent congressional hearing on "unidentified aerial phenomena."
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced an interest rate hike, bringing the nation's key borrowing rate to its highest point in more than two decades. The Federal Reserve began increasing rates in March 2022 to combat high inflation. Since then, there was only one pause in the hikes, in June 2023. During this news conference, Chair Powell reiterated hikes or pauses in the future would be determined after careful analysis of economic data.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and fellow Republicans touted the party's accomplishments at a press hearing. They highlighted approved legislation and covered a variety of topics including funding for veterans, congressional spending, and the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a news conference after passage of the 2024 defense programs and policy bill in the Senate by a vote of 86 to 11. He also talked about other accomplishments over the last month in the Senate as lawmakers begin their August recess.
American Psychological Association CEO Arthur Evans discusses access to mental health care and President Biden's new proposal to push insurers to cover those services.
"Before I took up my current line of work, I got to know a thing or two about negotiating when I represented the Screen Actors Guild in contract talks with the studios. After the studios, Gorbachev was a snap." That was Ronald Reagan --- speaking to the Chamber of Commerce -- November 17, 1988 --- one of his final speeches as president. The topic of the speech: world trade and world economics. But that's not the topic of the July 27, 2023, episode of C-SPAN'S "The Weekly." In the latest episode of "The Weekly"-- as the actors and writers strikes continue to shut down Hollywood -- we remember Ronald Reagan -- but not as president of the United States of America. Instead, as president of the Screen Actors Guild. And his role in the 1960 strike -- the last time Hollywood actors and writers were on strike at the same time. \tWhat were his memories from those days? \tAnd what did other Hollywood stars -- and studio heads -- say about Ronald Reagan's leadership during the 1960 strike?
North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, who is the youngest state party chair in the country, discussed her outreach to young and rural voters during a virtual event with The Washington Post. She discussed the diversity of rural identity in the south, organizing the democratic party base and candidates in North Carolina, and ways that young people can get involved with politics and campaigns. Then, technology reporters discussed the evolution of artificial intelligence. Topics included tech companies pledging to identify AI generated images, the potential for future regulations on the technology and the impact AI may have on news organizations and content creators.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the 2023 Young America's Foundation conference in Washington, DC. He talked about his time serving as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and secretary of state under the Trump Administration, then took audience questions on a variety of topics, including how to best argue conservative points on college and university campuses.
Analysts discussed the dangers of premature peace talks and the future of Europe following the Russia-Ukraine war at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Topics included defining victory for both sides, status of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and impact on Europe's security.
President Biden and Vice President Harris both spoke out against what the president called attempts to "bury history" during a ceremony to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Florida recently announced a new education curriculum, one that included teaching students that some slaves benefitted from slavery. Emmett was just 14 years old when he was lynched by white supremacists in 1955. His mother, Mamie, became a civil rights activist following his killing. For his funeral she insisted on an open casket funeral to show the world what happened to her son. The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will be in Mississippi and Illinois.
Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of "A Most Tolerant Little Town," talked about the experiences of the students in Tennessee who desegregated the first school in the south following Brown v. Board of Education and the violent reaction they received.
Policy analysts and journalists discussed judicial overhaul efforts in Israel and the large protests those changes triggered at an event hosted by Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA). Topics included legislation passed in Israel limiting the judiciary, reasons why advocates were pushing for the overhaul, and how the U.S. could impact change in Israel.
Former military and State Department officials discussed U.S. strategy toward Israel and Iran amid potential conflict between the two countries at an event hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America. Topics include U.S. messaging and credibility, Iran's nuclear capacity, congressional support for Israel, and the relationship between Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of "A Most Tolerant Little Town," talked about the experiences of the students in Tennessee who desegregated the first school in the south following Brown v. Board of Education and the violent reaction they received.
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses what was learned at the recent congressional hearing on "unidentified aerial phenomena," known as UAP or UFOs.
Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of "A Most Tolerant Little Town," talked about the experiences of the students in Tennessee who desegregated the first school in the south following Brown v. Board of Education and the violent reaction they received.
