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Washington Journal: 09/16/2023Live
3 hours, 0 minuteAssociated Press's Sharon Luyre discusses a recent AP analysis of chronic absenteeism in U.S. schools since the pandemic and Vox's Noel King discusses her podcast, "Today, Explained" including their new limited series on the future of capitalism.
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President Biden on Auto Workers' Strike
3 minutesPresident Biden announced two White House officials, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Economic Adviser Gene Sperling, will be heading to Detroit to offer support with contract negotiations between the big three automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. President Biden stressed he hopes all parties will return to the table for talks and agree on a "win-win" contract.
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Hearing on Housing Shortages & Affordability
1 hour, 24 minutesHousing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact housing shortages in rural and urban communities have on businesses, supply and demand, and land-bank regulations. The hearing took place before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
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Illinois Secretary of State Testifies on Anti-Book Ban Law
1 hour, 54 minutesIllinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Giannoulias focused on Illinois' new anti-book ban law and how other states could follow suit. Other topics debated during this hearing included parental rights, age restrictions for sexually explicit books, censorship and thought diversity.
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SEC Chair Testifies at Oversight Hearing
2 hours, 5 minutesSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified on oversight of his agency before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Several of the committee's senators asked him about how emerging technologies, in particular artificial intelligence, affect the SEC's role in regulating markets. Also, in regard to cryptocurrency, Chair Gensler said, "I've been around finance for 44 years now...I've never seen a field that's so rife with misconduct...it's daunting."
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Commemorates 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
28 minutesU.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers remarks commemorating the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, which caused the death of four young girls.
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Ben Carson & Conservatives at Family Research Council Summit
22 minutesFormer Vice President Mike Pence (R), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson (R) are among the speakers at the Family Research Council's Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO on Mission & Diplomacy
56 minutesAmanda Bennett, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, spoke about the importance of a free and independent press as she outlined the agency's mission and its role in foreign policy and diplomacy. She also highlighted challenges including the rise of global misinformation and disinformation. Her remarks were part of a discussion hosted by George Washington University.
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Hearing on the Rise of Online Child Sexual Abuse Content
1 hour, 48 minutesA House Judiciary subcommittee examined ways to protect children amid a rise in online child sexual abuse content.
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Booknotes+ Podcast - Lindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet
59 minutesLindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first comprehensive study of the executive branch of the U.S. government. Her book is called "The Cabinet." It was on November 26, 1791, that President George Washington convened his cabinet department secretaries: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. It was the first cabinet meeting ever held. Among other things, we asked Lindsay Chervinsky why Washington waited a full two and a half years into his presidency to call everyone together.
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The White House in Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Columnist Elsie Robinson and Scientist Nancy Hopkins
1 hour, 7 minutesBiographers Allison Gilbert and Kate Zernike talked about the subjects of their books, columnist Elsie Robinson and scientist Nancy Hopkins. Elsie Robinson was a nationally syndicated columnist in the 1920s and Nancy Hopkins was a cancer researcher at MIT who fought for equality for women in science. This program was hosted by the Coffee House Club at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
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John Charles Thomas, "The Poetic Justice"
1 hour, 0 minuteJohn Charles Thomas talked about his time on the Virginia Supreme Court as the first Black person to hold that office. He took office in 1983. James Monroe's Highland and the Virginia Festival of the Book co-hosted this event.
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Fred Kaplan, "His Masterly Pen"
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson's writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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The White House in Television
7 minutesThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Booknotes+ Podcast - Lindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet
1 hour, 0 minuteLindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first comprehensive study of the executive branch of the U.S. government. Her book is called "The Cabinet." It was on November 26, 1791, that President George Washington convened his cabinet department secretaries: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. It was the first cabinet meeting ever held. Among other things, we asked Lindsay Chervinsky why Washington waited a full two and a half years into his presidency to call everyone together.
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The White House in Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Columnist Elsie Robinson and Scientist Nancy Hopkins
1 hour, 6 minutesBiographers Allison Gilbert and Kate Zernike talked about the subjects of their books, columnist Elsie Robinson and scientist Nancy Hopkins. Elsie Robinson was a nationally syndicated columnist in the 1920s and Nancy Hopkins was a cancer researcher at MIT who fought for equality for women in science. This program was hosted by the Coffee House Club at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
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John Charles Thomas, "The Poetic Justice"
1 hour, 0 minuteJohn Charles Thomas talked about his time on the Virginia Supreme Court as the first Black person to hold that office. He took office in 1983. James Monroe's Highland and the Virginia Festival of the Book co-hosted this event.
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Fred Kaplan, "His Masterly Pen"
1 hour, 21 minutesAuthor Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson's writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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Booknotes+ Podcast - Lindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet
1 hour, 0 minuteLindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first comprehensive study of the executive branch of the U.S. government. Her book is called "The Cabinet." It was on November 26, 1791, that President George Washington convened his cabinet department secretaries: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. It was the first cabinet meeting ever held. Among other things, we asked Lindsay Chervinsky why Washington waited a full two and a half years into his presidency to call everyone together.