Republican strategist Patrick Ruffini and Alaina Beverly, former Deputy African American Outreach Director in the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, discuss Campaign 2024 and political news of the day.
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump spoke to Florida voters at an event just outside of Miami. This was on the same night his Republican opponents were nearby participating in a televised debate. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), who served as White House Press Secretary during the Trump administration, joined the former president to offer her endorsement.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats will not pay a "ransom" to Republican demands to keep the government open. Congress was working to meet a November 17, 2023, government funding deadline. Other topics the Democratic leader discussed during his weekly news conference with reporters included President Biden's emergency spending request, the election results from Rhode Island and other states, and the Israel-Hamas War.
Quite a choice: Free enterprise or economic girlie men. Wondering who inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger's economic view of the world? The answer: Milton Friedman. And what inspired this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly"? "Books that Shaped America" - the C-SPAN original series which next week features Free to Choose - by Milton Friedman. This is a second installment of a special two-part episode of "The Weekly" in support of C-SPAN's series "Books that Shaped America" and the upcoming episode on "Free to Choose," This week's podcast is all about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Milton Friedman. In last week's podcast, we heard from Presidents Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, Biden, several candidates for the presidency -- and even Margaret Thatcher.
Aviation industry leaders testified on improving safety, pilot mental health, and increasing situational-awareness technology following a series of close-call events. Witnesses included National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy, FAA Air Traffic Organization Chief Operating Officer Tim Arel, National Air Traffic Controller Association President Rich Santa, Air Line Pilots Association President Jason Ambrosi, and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation held this hearing.
President Biden gives remarks at an Amtrak facility in Delaware on his administration's infrastructure agenda and efforts to improve the U.S. passenger rail system.
Zora Neale Hurston brings to life a Southern love story that explores race, gender roles, and identity, which influenced African-American and women's literature. In this episode, we speak with English Professor Gary Richards of The University of Mary Washington. The book is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance.
Books That Shaped America examined "Their Eyes Were Watching God," a 1937 novel authored by Zora Neale Hurston which explores a southern woman's identify, along with gender roles and race, and was influential on both African American literature and women's literature. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
Great Britain's King Charles III delivers remarks at the opening of a new session of Parliament, the first time he has done so as king. This was also the first King's Speech in more than 70 years since it was delivered by Charles' grandfather, King George VI, in 1951. King Charles previously gave the Queen's Speech on behalf of his mother, Elizabeth, in May 2022 when he was a prince. We also talk with C-SPAN's London Producer Peter Knowles, who was in the House of Lords for today's speech about the pageantry of the royal ceremony and the legislative agenda of the speech's true authors, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party government.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and others discuss monetary policy and global economic challenges at the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual conference.
Books That Shaped America examined "Their Eyes Were Watching God," a 1937 novel authored by Zora Neale Hurston which explores a southern woman's identify, along with gender roles and race, and was influential on both African American literature and women's literature. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
Political analyst Alaina Beverly, former Deputy African American Outreach Director in the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, discussed Campaign 2024 and political news of the day.
Books That Shaped America examined "Their Eyes Were Watching God," a 1937 novel authored by Zora Neale Hurston which explores a southern woman's identify, along with gender roles and race, and was influential on both African American literature and women's literature. Books That Shaped America is a 10-part series, created in partnership with the Library of Congress, that examines major works of literature that have had a significant impact on the country and public policy.
