Public Discourse and American Politics
Authors McKay Coppins ("Romney: A Reckoning"), Fredrik deBoer ("How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement") and Robert Jones ("The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy") discussed the social and…
235 viewsAuthors McKay Coppins ("Romney: A Reckoning"), Fredrik deBoer ("How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement") and Robert Jones ("The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy") discussed the social and…
235 viewsCenter for Election Innovation and Research’s David Becker, Washington Post's Philip Bump, CBS News' Major Garrett, and Daily Beast’s Will Sommer discussed the 2024 presidential election cyc…
456 viewsAuthors Francisco Cantu, The Line Becomes a River; Greg Grandin, The End of Myth; and Scott Whiteford, The Shadow of the Wall spoke with former Representative Ron Barber (D-AZ) their books o…
421 viewsA discussion on politics from the 10th annual Tucson Festival of Books that featured Joe Conason, Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton; Charles Sykes, How the Right Lost I…
753 viewsPanelists talked about politics. Panelists included author and biographer David Maraniss and John Nichols, author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless D…
881 viewsPanelists talked about politics and democracy. Panelists included John Nichols, co-author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy; Ari Berman, au…
1,239 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton spoke at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Tucson, Arizona. He talked about some of her bipartisan legislative efforts w…
3,188 viewsFormer Representative Mickey Edwards (R-OK), and journalists John Nichols, Lee Fang, and Mark Leibovich talked about the future of U.S. politics. “The Future of Politics” was panel discus…
666 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Secretary Johnson defended the presiden…
8,067 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a field hearing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on responding to the Ebola virus and coordination between federal, state, and local offi…
2,782 viewsRepresentative Ron Barber (D) and Colonel Martha McSally (USAF-Ret.) (R), candidates in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District race, faced off in a debate. Topics included the economy, border …
1,294 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen testified at a House Homeland…
2,178 viewsDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy for combating *ISIL. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General William Mayville. Toics inc…
2,224 viewsFollowing one minute speeches, the House debated a resolution (H Res 726) that expresses support by the House for Ukraine and condemns the military aggression by Russia against that country.…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,070 viewsSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston testified on the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Secret…
15,778 viewsThe House took up H. Res. 676, which authorizes a lawsuit against President Obama for executive actions he took to delay the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act. GOP Reps. Broun-GA, …
View in Congressional Chronicle6,002 viewsThe House debated H.R. 4719, which deals with how the tax code treats charitable donations, and a motion to instruct House conferees on H.R. 3230, a veterans' health care bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,017 viewsThe House considered H.R. 5016, a $21.3 billion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 that funds the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, and Securities and Exchange Commission.
View in Congressional Chronicle522 viewsDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Customs and Border Patrol officials testified on ways to respond to the influx of unaccompanied immigra…
2,435 viewsFollowing one-minutes speeches (15 minutes per side), the House debated the combined rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations, and the motion to go…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,350 views