Pollster, author, and communication strategist Frank Luntz discusses Campaign 2024 and post-debate polling and New York Times' Carol Rosenberg discusses the status of foreign nationals still being held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a news conference at his golf club near Los Angeles. He criticized Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris' record on immigration, the moderators of the recent ABC presidential debate, and his ongoing criminal trials. Also, he responded to questions about concerns over his alliance with far-right activist Laura Loomer and his claim that migrants eat pets in Springfield, Ohio. When a reporter brought it to Mr. Trump's attention that schools in Springfield received bomb threats because of the claim, Trump responded, "The real threat is what's happening at our border."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will hold a media availability on the reality of Project 2025, the MAGA Republican roadmap for the future that would devastate American education, send the cost of health care soaring, intensify the war on reproductive freedom, and decimate our country.
On the South portico of the White House, President Biden delivered remarks commemorating the 34th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. He was also joined by the mayor of North Wales, Pennsylvania, Neil McDevitt. The mayor shared his story of growing up deaf and how the legislation impacted his life and allowed him to become the first deaf mayor to be elected. Signed into law in July of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act grants people with disabilities equal rights in the workplace or in schools, including on transportation and in public places.
You might have heard Oprah Winfrey speak on behalf of Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago. You may also remember Oprah Winfrey endorsing Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign. "I have found the answer. It is the same question that our nation is asking. Are you the one? Are you the one? I'm here to tell you, Iowa: he is the one, He is the one. Barack Obama!" Fact is-Oprah Winfrey has been on the political scene for some time - and on C-SPAN going back to 1991 when she testified in the Senate. In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," hear about Oprah Winfrey's over-three-decades association with politicians. How is she connected to Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Wes Moore - and even Donald Trump?
Secretaries of state from Michigan, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and West Virginia testified before the House Administration Committee on preparations in their respective states for the 2024 elections. Topics included discussion about the merits of requiring photo ID to vote and the threats that election workers face. "These threats are a direct result of the spread of false information about the security and accuracy of our elections," said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D). Secretaries of state serve as the chief officials of elections at the state level of government.
Incumbent Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) faced off against Democratic challenger Brian King and Libertarian candidate J. Robert Latham in the state's first 2024 general gubernatorial debate. The candidates expressed why they felt they were a better fit for the job and exchanged point of views on topics including the economy, energy production, and transportation infrastructure. The debate was hosted by the Utah Debate Commission in Salt Lake City.
Author and publisher Peter Osnos talksedabout "LBJ and McNamara," a book-length Substack serial and soon to be book about President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's handling of the Vietnam War.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed criticisms during his Prime Minister's Question Time from acting Conservative Party Leader Rishi Sunak over the government's elimination of the winter fuel allowance, saying it was necessary to address a "22-billion pound black hole" left by the previous Conservative government. He went on to say there would be an increase in pension payments, which would "outstrip any loss of payments." Several topics were addressed, including a renewable energy transition, the Israel-Hamas war, railway infrastructure investment, affordable housing, and cancer treatment improvements.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) discussed international and geopolitical challenges facing the country during a conversation hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. Several topics were addressed, including the war in Ukraine, the potential for a ceasefire in Gaza, policy differences between Vice President Harris and former President Trump, and challenges posed by Russia and China, including election interference and disinformation campaigns. Due to a technical issue, the first few minutes of the event were not able to be aired on television.
Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department for upholding the rule of law under his tenure. He said, "Over the past three-and-a-half years, there has been an escalation of attacks on the Justice Department's career lawyers, agents, and other personnel, that go far beyond scrutiny, criticism, and the legitimate and necessary oversight of our work. These attacks have come in the form of conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods, efforts to bully and intimidate career public servants by repeatedly and publicly singling them out, and threats of actual violence." He then said it was "dangerous and outrageous" that the department's employees had to endure such attacks, but they did not "bend to politics" nor "break under pressure." His remarks came during an address to the entire Justice Department workforce as well as to federal attorneys who gathered in Washington, DC for their annual conference.
Author and publisher Peter Osnos talksedabout "LBJ and McNamara," a book-length Substack serial and soon to be book about President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's handling of the Vietnam War.
Author and publisher Peter Osnos talksedabout "LBJ and McNamara," a book-length Substack serial and soon to be book about President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's handling of the Vietnam War.