Free Our Vote Co-Founder and Director Neel Sukhatme discusses efforts to restore voting rights for people with past felony convictions and Gabe Fleisher discusses his Substack newsletter, "Wake Up To Politics" and political news of the day.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivered remarks on overhauling the nation's tax code at an event hosted by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She touted the Democratic Party's stance on raising taxes on the wealthy and big corporations. She also urged colleagues to stand firm and have red lines on hiking taxes in future negotiations as Congress prepares for a portion of the Trump-era tax cuts to expire in 2025.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testified before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations following a series of safety issues at his company, including an incident in January when a door plug blew off a 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), media personalities Van Jones and Tavis Smiley, and others discussed climate change and racial equity at an event hosted by KBLA broadcast radio station in Los Angeles.
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on updating the rules for the Social Security Administration's disability programs. The committee heard from federal and state officials familiar with the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs, and how these can be improved, such as allowing recipients to work without losing benefits.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined the Christian Science Monitor's breakfast series to discuss security challenges facing the U.S. He discussed a variety of topics including election interference, the potential for nefarious use of artificial intelligence (AI) in elections and the stock market, Ukraine security assistance, TikTok, the Israel-Hamas War, and border security-which Sen. Warner referred to as a "significant threat."
Organization of American Historians president and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History talked about the role of both institutions, challenges facing historians and new uses of technology for public history. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, talked about how the U.S. government collects information on citizens and ways that information has been used for surveillance and policing. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
Retired Sgt. First Class Ramon Padilla shared the story behind the painting by George W. Bush included in "Portraits of Courage," the former president's tribute to the post-9/11 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He lost an arm and suffered a skull fracture in an enemy attack. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event in Yorba Linda, California, where the exhibit was on loan from the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
Organization of American Historians president and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History talked about the role of both institutions, challenges facing historians and new uses of technology for public history. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
Retired Sgt. First Class Ramon Padilla shared the story behind the painting by George W. Bush included in "Portraits of Courage," the former president's tribute to the post-9/11 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He lost an arm and suffered a skull fracture in an enemy attack. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event in Yorba Linda, California, where the exhibit was on loan from the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
