Washington Journal's annual holiday Authors Week series continues with journalist Jerry Dunleavy discussing his book on the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, "Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End."
It's time for our annual year-end tradition! C-SPAN's "The Weekly" looks back at the year in Congress. For 2023, it's a special double-episode of the podcast Back-to-back year-enders for Congress. The first one for Christmas - It was the Year in Congress in Jesus - that is, mentions of Jesus. Now it's time for Part II: The Year in Congress in George Orwell! - that is, mentions of George Orwell
2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley clarified her understanding of the cause of the U.S. Civil War while campaigning at a town hall in North Conway, New Hampshire. She also talked about her plans for the economy and for addressing illegal immigration. Ms. Haley then took questions from the audience, one of which was a 9-year-old boy who questioned whether or not she would pardon former President Trump. The town hall came just three weeks before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation GOP primary election.
2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie spent the morning meeting with voters in Seabrook, New Hampshire. He commented on fellow GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley's remarks on the cause of the U.S. Civil War in which she didn't mention slavery as a contributing factor of the war. He also took questions from voters on the investigation into President Biden's son Hunter. This comes just a few weeks prior to the January 23rd New Hampshire GOP primary election.
Journalists from CBS News, New York Times, and Politico discussed the role of journalism in democracy during the 2023 George Washington Symposium at Mount Vernon in Virginia. Several topics were addressed, including the role of journalists in protecting democratic values, combating misinformation and disinformation, the perceived lack of trust in journalism, and the impact of January 6 on democracy.
