Television Archive News Search Service (2024)

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to examine the impact of the Chinese government on the U.S. education system. Witnesses from the State and Education departments testified on Chinese government investment in more than 100 Confucius Institutes located on campuses across the U.S., which promote Chinese language and culture abroad, but have been criticized for not adhering to western principles of academic freedom....
Topics: china, taiwan, portman, romney, vietnam, carver, peters, washington, ecc, walter douglas, iowa,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Bradley Myles of Polaris discusses human trafficking in the U.S. during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Washington Journal
Topics: florida, polaris, california, fbi, ecuador, pennsylvania, amsterdam, tennessee, bradley myles,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding oversight of his agency. Director Wray addressed U.S. election security saying, "The Russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections' through a foreign influence campaign." Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) asked about the FBI's response to domestic terrorism and white supremacist violence. Director Wray responded saying the FBI has made about 100 domestic...
Topics: fbi, china, russia, wray, white house, cornyn, nics, feinstein, usa, afghanistan, mueller,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Former White House Counsel John Dean as well as former U.S. attorneys and legal experts testify about lessons learned from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: mueller, mcgahn, white house, russia, trump, robert mueller, fbi, richard nixon, don mcgahn,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Mayors and gun control advocates discussed gun violence and hate crimes in their cities at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, DC. In this portion, the mayors from Annapolis, Maryland, Parkland, Florida, Charleston, South Carolina and Pittsburgh shared stories about the mass shootings associated with hate crimes in their cities. Sponsor: U.S. Conference of Mayors
Topics: pittsburgh, charleston, fbi, chattanooga, berke, mr. lieberman, maryland, perpetrator, udo, laura...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Law enforcement and mental health officials testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about proposed legislation that would allow federal courts to either temporarily or permanently bar certain people from buying or owning guns. State so-called extreme risk laws were discussed as potential models for federal legislation, specifically laws in California, Florida, Washington, Vermont and Connecticut. Sponsor: Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics: california, florida, connecticut, washington, laura, mr. kopel, wyatt, feinstein, wilcox, colorado,...
Source: Comcast Cable

32 32

The House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee was considering whether to renew several FISA provisions, including roving wiretap authority, business records authority, and the "lone wolf" provision, which were set to expire at the end of the year. Representatives from the Justice Department, FBI and National Security Agency provided testimony on their agencies' use of the provisions and urged lawmakers to...
Topics: fbi, nsa, usa, doj, orlando, mr. wiegmann, ms. morgan, washington, morgan, horowitz, carter,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Independent investigator and author Lisa Pease gave an illustrated talk about her book, "A Lie Too Big to Fail: The Real History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy." For the past 25 years, Lisa Pease has been investigating and writing about the assassinations of the 1960s. This was part of a conference on political assassinations of the 1960s hosted by the JFK Historical Group. Sponsor: JFK Historical Group
Topics: sirhan, kennedy, cia, california, robert kennedy, bobby kennedy, pluto, los angeles, wolfer, rafer...
Source: Comcast Cable

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A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing on U.S. nationals being held in Iran. Three relatives of hostages in Iran -- which included one man who had been in custody for 12 years -- testified on the impact their loved ones' situation had on their families. Afterward, they answered questions on their ability to contact their family members being held and what efforts the Obama and Trump administrations had undertaken to secure the captives' release. Sponsor: House Foreign Affairs...
Topics: iran, levinson, namazi, ms. levinson, wilson, trump, bob, fbi, obama, north korea, unicef, deutsch,...
Source: Comcast Cable

32 32

A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on online platforms and their impact on entrepreneurs in the U.S. In this portion, tech experts and advocates discussed antitrust regulation and how big tech platforms can hinder small business growth and competition. Sponsor: House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law
Topics: amazon, at&t, ftc, cicilline, ibm, google, ms. mitchell, fcc, amazon, robert mueller, fiona...
Source: Comcast Cable

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to questions from reporters about comments made by President Trump during an interview with ABC News about accepting opposition research on opponents from Russia. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol | House Radio and Television Gallery
Topic: fbi
Source: Comcast Cable

35 35

Homeland Security Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security Brian Harrell discussed security threats such as cyberattacks and drones to U.S. critical infrastructure. Mr. Harrell serves within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which partners with industry and the government to build more secure and resilient infrastructure. His remarks came at an event hosted by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement in Arlington, Virginia. Sponsor: Institute for...
Topics: fbi, trump, virginia, pennsylvania, texas, california
Source: Comcast Cable

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David Grann talked about his book "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI," in which he recalls the murders of members of the Osage Indian nation in the 1920s. Mr. Grann reports that the Osage, wealthy from oil reserves on their land in Oklahoma, became murder targets. After twenty-four deaths, the newly formed FBI launched one of its first investigations. Sponsor: Kansas City (MO) Public Library
Topics: mollie, fbi, mr. grann, oklahoma, tulsa, kansas, oklahoma, indians, hoover, washington, david...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Geoff Shepard was the principal deputy to President Nixon's lead defense lawyer. He taught a Temple University class called "Watergate Revisited: An Insider's View." In his White House role, he helped transcribe the White House Watergate tapes. In this lecture, he gave his views of those tapes and what they did and did not reveal. Sponsor: Temple University
Topics: nixon, nixon, mitchell, washington, fred, johnson, dahlberg, goldwater, buzhardt, baker, richmond,...
Source: Comcast Cable

38 38

Cybersecurity officers from the military, federal agencies, and government contractors discussed policy priorities across the federal government at an event hosted by Billington CyberSecurity in Washington, DC. During this portion, the primary themes were models for public and private collaboration, as well as enhancing cloud security. One of the participants was the director of the NSA's new cybersecurity branch, Anne Neuberger, who gave an overview of the new department. Sponsor: Billington...
Topics: fbi, nsa, uk, fogarty, russia, scott, academia, northrop grumman, china, jennifer, pentagon,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on combating money laundering and illicit financing by anonymous shell companies. Witnesses from the Treasury Department and FBI discussed the challenges of tracking illicit financing without a centralized database of beneficial ownership information, which would help identify who owns the assets. A handful of committee Democrats also inquired about a New York Times report that highlighted potential suspicious activity concerns with Deutsche Bank...
Topics: new york, blanco, brown, fbi, uk, jones, occ, mr. blanco, arizona, ohio, el chapo, c-span, trump,...
Source: Comcast Cable

22 22

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Kathleen Sawyer testified on the operations of her agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was asked about the ongoing investigations involving the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a hedge fund manager who was charged with sex trafficking. Mr. Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City while awaiting trial. Other topics discussed in the hearing included federal prison staff shortages, treatment of female prison guards and the...
Topics: jeffrey epstein, fbi, epstein, sawyer, mr. epstein, springfield, cohen, california, cornyn, durbin,...
Source: Comcast Cable

14 14

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing on U.S. nationals being held in Iran. Three relatives of hostages in Iran -- which included one man who had been in custody for 12 years -- testified on the impact their loved ones' situation had on their families. Afterward, they answered questions on their ability to contact their family members being held and what efforts the Obama and Trump administrations had undertaken to secure the captives' release. Sponsor: House Foreign Affairs...
Topics: iran, levinson, namazi, ms. levinson, wilson, trump, fbi, bob, obama, north korea, united states...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] The House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing to discuss legislative proposals related to presidential and vice-presidential tax returns. Sponsor: House Ways and Means Committee
Topics: irs, trump, mr. kies, mr. bookbinder, nixon, mr. thorndike, mr. rosenthal, dr. thorndike, the irs,...
Source: Comcast Cable

34 34

Mayors and gun control advocates discussed gun violence and hate crimes in their cities at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, DC. In this portion, the mayors from Annapolis, Maryland, Parkland, Florida, Charleston, South Carolina and Pittsburgh shared stories about the mass shootings associated with hate crimes in their cities. Sponsor: U.S. Conference of Mayors
Topics: pittsburgh, chattanooga, fbi, mister lieberman, maryland, florida, charleston, oregon, california,...
Source: Comcast Cable

22 22

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board hosted a public forum to discuss the USA Freedom Act, a modified extension of the Patriot Act, which was due to expire at the end of 2019 if Congress did not reauthorize it. Privacy and data experts focused their remarks on the part of the legislation know as "Section 215", which allows the NSA to collect phone records. Questions around whether a telephone records program violated privacy and civil liberties were also discussed as well...
Topics: usa, fbi
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hosted a panel discussion on hate crimes and a rise in white supremacist attacks in the U.S. They talked about a national rise in hate crimes since the 2016 election and about the groups perpetrating such crimes. They also talked about ways Congress could address the issue of rising hate-related violence, and answered questions from the audience. Sponsor: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Topics: charlottesville, heather, fbi, trump, pittsburgh, charleston, jasper, alfred, virginia, oklahoma,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] House Democrats hold a news conference on the special counsel investigation into Russia's interference into the 2016 campaign. Following the news conference, the lawmakers read the Mueller report. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol | House Radio and Television Gallery
Topics: ira, russia, fbi, i.r.a., clinton, dnc, gru, wikileaks, d.c., trump, the i.r.a., papadopoulos,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, answered a range of questions on several pressing issues at a breakfast event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. He was asked about his committee's decision to subpoena Donald Trump, Jr. over the Russia investigation, but wouldn't comment on the specifics of the process and told reporters the committee reserved the right to call witnesses back for testimony. Sen. Warner also talked about the Mueller report, Huawei...
Topics: china, mueller, russia, fbi, washington, white house, google, cia, huawei, ellen, iran, rubio,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Cybersecurity officers from the military, federal agencies, and government contractors discussed policy priorities across the federal government at an event hosted by Billington CyberSecurity in Washington, DC. During this portion, the primary themes were models for public and private collaboration, as well as enhancing cloud security. One of the participants was the director of the NSA's new cybersecurity branch, Anne Neuberger, who gave an overview of the new department. Sponsor: Billington...
Topics: fbi, nsa, uk, russia, fogarty, scott, academia, jennifer, claire, dod, huntsville, intel,...
Source: Comcast Cable

19 19

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's opening statement before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the Russia investigation and the report released by his team. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee,House Judiciary Committee
Topics: fbi, russia
Source: Comcast Cable

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Geoff Shepard was principal deputy to President Nixon's lead defense lawyer. He made the case for what he says was judicial and prosecutorial abuse in the Watergate scandal that ended Mr. Nixon's presidency. This lecture was from a Temple University course Mr. Shepard taught called "Watergate Revisited: An Insider's View." In his White House role, Mr. Shepard helped transcribe the Watergate tapes. Sponsor: Temple University
Topics: nixon, colson, sirica, jaworski, clark, richard nixon, washington, nixon, white house, bill...
Source: Comcast Cable

16 16

The Cato Institute held their 2018 Surveillance Conference in Washington, DC. This portion featured a series of presentations and discussions about topics including network-enabled devices and appliances that potentially collect and transmit user data, as well as transparency efforts by Facebook and Google. Sponsor: Cato Institute
Topics: google, alexa, gchq, foia, fbi, fisa, heather, nintendo, alexa, mozilla, julian, india, apple,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held a news conference on day 33 of the partial government shutdown. Mr. Jeffries called the shutdown "reckless and irresponsible," and called on President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reopen the government in order to have a "mature and comprehensive" conversation about immigration reform and border security. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol
Topics: fbi, mitch mcconnell, tsa, jefferies, donald trump, thompson
Source: Comcast Cable

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding the president's 2020 budget request for his agency. Members also asked the acting secretary about the administration's immigration enforcement actions, efforts to protect migrant children, drug interdiction efforts and FEMA response efforts with the recent flooding in the Oklahoma and tornadoes in Missouri. Sponsor: Senate Homeland Security and...
Topics: fema, mexico, portman, china, guatemala, missouri, arizona, peters, dhs, honduras, texas, cbp, el...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on a new government report looking into living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Sponsor: Senate Armed Services Committee
Topics: mccarthy, barrett, navy, missouri, gao, reed, mr. chair, nbaa, mississippi, ndaa, nda, blumenthal,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: washington, chicago, fbi, nadler, baltimore, collins, harper, virginia, nicholas
Source: Comcast Cable

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On September 21, 1976, a car bomb exploded at Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., just over a mile from the White House. Historian Alan McPherson discussed his book, "Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice." His illustrated talk at Busboys and Poets Books detailed the politics in Chile at the time, and the consequences for the Chilean government following the assassination. Sponsor: Busboys and Poets
Topics: chile, cia, washington, contreras, fbi, orlando, germany, pinochet, townley, tellier, berlin, d.c.,...
Source: Comcast Cable

48 48

Miguel Fraga, first secretary of the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC, spoke about current U.S.-Cuba relations at an event hosted by the Institute for Policy Studies. He talked about the impact of the U.S. embargo, the changes on the island over the last five years, pop culture and media influences, and how Cubans perceived foreign policy in the United States. Mr. Fraga referenced the U.N. General Assembly resolution that was happening during his presentation, which called for the end of the...
Topics: cuba, havana, china, united nations, obama, venezuela, cia, washington, florida, batista, spain,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Officials from the FBI, Justice and Homeland Security departments testified on the rise of domestic terrorism. Several topics were covered including how the respective agencies were tracking lone terrorists, defining the term domestic terrorism, balancing free speech with extremist views and language, and concerns over the labeling of extremist groups by their religion. Sponsor: House Homeland Security Committee
Topics: fbi, mr. murphy, mr. mcgarrity, new york, charlottesville, texas, florida, california, gainesville,...
Source: Comcast Cable

24 24

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist testified on the full financial audit of the Pentagon before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. Mr. Norquist touched on the importance of an audit and how future audits will proceed. Senators questioned Mr. Norquist on the Defense Department's policies regarding employees testifying before Congress. He also warned about the negative impact a continuing resolution could have on the department. Sponsor: Senate Armed Services Committee
Topics: pentagon, navy, cain, gao, norquist, cooper, laura cooper, omb, esper, james stewart, alex vindman,...
Source: Comcast Cable

47 47

University of Chicago professor Jane Dailey taught a class about the 1968 presidential election as well as protests over the Vietnam War and other issues during Richard Nixon's first term. She covers the unrest in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, gives background on each of the presidential candidates and outlines the lead-up to the Watergate break-in Sponsor: University of Chicago
Topics: vietnam, nixon, richard nixon, chicago, george wallace, washington, nixon, cambodia, wallace,...
Source: Comcast Cable

29 29

[LIVE] The House Rules Committee meets to discuss a resolution related to the president's border security national emergency declaration. Sponsor: House Rules Committee
Topics: fbi, hastings, atf, california, massachusetts, haskins, thompson, florida, nadler, texas, burgess,...
Source: Comcast Cable

48 48

The Council on American-Islamic Relations hosted a conference about Islamophobia at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. A panel of historians, authors and community activists discussed the history and Intersection of Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy. The moderator, Erica Lee, is the author of a new book, "America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States." Sponsor: Council on American-Islamic Relations
Topics: new zealand, europe, islamophobia, pittsburgh, obama, france, uc berkeley, christchurch, minnesota,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] CIA Director Haspel, National Intelligence Director Coats and FBI Director Wray testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on threats to the United States. Sponsor: Senate Select Intelligence Committee
Topics: china, russia, haspel, syria, wray, coates, north korea, isis, fbi, europe, ashley, iran,...
Source: Comcast Cable

53 53

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on executive privilege and the role that congressional oversight plays. The legal experts testifying before Congress offered their expert opinions on the rule of law and how congressional oversight, if any, is possible in regards to the executive branch when conducting investigations into the White House. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: white house, barr, turley, mueller, don mcgann, trump, russia, california, d.c., shaw, clinton,...
Source: Comcast Cable

41 41

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on possible obstruction of Robert Mueller's investigation by the president. Corey Lewandowski, the president's former campaign manager, was slated to testify. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: white house, lewandowski, donald trump, mr. lewandowski, trump, russia, mueller, georgia, vladimir...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist testifies on the second-ever full financial audit of the Pentagon before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee. Sponsor: Senate Armed Services Committee
Topics: pentagon, navy, cain, gao, cooper, omb, esper, fbi, james stewart, laura cooper, nda, china, alex...
Source: Comcast Cable

29 29

House Speaker Pelosi responded to several questions about accepting contributions from foreign powers and on the comments President Trump made during an ABC News interview. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol | House Radio and Television Gallery
Topic: fbi
Source: Comcast Cable

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Isaac Shapiro read passages from his memoir, " Edokko: Growing Up a Stateless Foreigner in Wartime Japan." Mr. Shapiro talked about his family's flight from persecution against Jews in both communist Russia and then Germany before they settled in Japan, where Mr. Shapiro came of age during World War II. In the post-war era at age 14, he became an interpreter for the U.S. military and then later immigrated to the United States. The Strand Book Store in New York City hosted this event....
Topics: isaac, mr. shapiro, japan, germany, china, hiroshima, california, tokyo, isaac shapiro, shapiro,...
Source: Comcast Cable

39 39

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) held a hearing on potential policies to encourage or require military, national, and public service from all Americans. In the morning session, panelists discussed whether women should be required to register for the Selective Service and whether they should serve in combat roles. Sponsor: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service
Topics: ms. randall, copinger, ms. mcguire, vietnam, israel, iraq, washington, canada, afghanistan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

46 46

The Secret Service held a news conference to outline a report on mass attacks in 2018. The Secret Service director told reporters there were 27 incidents in that calendar year with half of the perpetrators motivated by a grievance and two-thirds were mentally ill. Following the director's remarks, the chief of the Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center, which conducts the study, provided more details on the commonalities of the incidents. The center found that most mass attacks...
Topics: fbi, maria, wisconsin, house, cathie, lena alathari
Source: Comcast Cable

25 25

White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said the White House is "for the moment" standing by Herman Cain to serve on the Federal Reserve Board. Mr. Kudlow talked about the FBI vetting process and talks with senators to confirm the former pizza executive. Mr. Kudlow made the remarks at an event hosted by the Hill newspaper in Washington, DC. He also discussed trade, the economic outlook and the 2017 GOP tax cut law. Sponsor: [Hill, The]
Topics: china, europe, usmca, reagan, russia, fbi, washington, texas, white house
Source: Comcast Cable

46 46

[LIVE] House Democrats hold a news conference on the special counsel investigation into Russia's interference into the 2016 campaign. Following the news conference, the lawmakers read the Mueller report. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol | House Radio and Television Gallery
Topics: comey, russia, flynn, fbi, white house, rosenstein, kislyak, mcgann, don mcgahn, bannon, miller,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Geoff Shepard was principal deputy to President Nixon's lead defense lawyer. He made the case for what he says was judicial and prosecutorial abuse in the Watergate scandal that ended Mr. Nixon's presidency. This lecture was from a Temple University course Mr. Shepard taught called "Watergate Revisited: An Insider's View." In his White House role, Mr. Shepard helped transcribe the Watergate tapes. Sponsor: Temple University
Topics: nixon, colson, sirica, jaworski, nixon, clark, d.c., richard nixon, washington, white house, chuck...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding the president's 2020 budget request for his agency. Members also asked the acting secretary about the administration's immigration enforcement actions, efforts to protect migrant children, drug interdiction efforts and FEMA response efforts with the recent flooding in the Oklahoma and tornadoes in Missouri. Sponsor: Senate Homeland Security and...
Topics: fema, mexico, china, peters, portman, guatemala, california, cpb, honduras, arizona, michigan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Members of the U.S. intelligence community gathered at a daylong unclassified forum in Washington, DC to discuss the role of U.S. space policy in intelligence gathering, emerging threats to national security, and other topics. This discussion focused on cybersecurity threats and how prepared the U.S. is going into the 2020 elections. The Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA) hosted this summit. Sponsor:...
Topics: fbi, tonya, russia, david, jeannette, china, north korea, rick, tonya, texas, nsa, john bolton,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] After a brief break Attorney General nominee William Barr returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee to continue answering questions from members. If confirmed Mr. Barr will succeed Jeff Sessions who departed in November 2018. Matt Whitaker has been serving as acting attorney general. Sponsor: Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics: mueller, mr. barr, fbi, klobuchar, north carolina, texas, clinton administration, haiti,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Jim Baker, the former FBI general counsel, was the featured speaker at a conversation on the Mueller report hosted by the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. He answered questions from moderator Benjamin Wittes about his role in the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, including the investigation's genesis and its seeking of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant targeting an adviser of the Trump campaign. He also talked about an investigation...
Topics: fbi, russia, chris steele, jim baker, jim comey, bob mueller, robert mueller, donald trump, barr,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire defended his handling of the whistleblower complaint involving President Trump before the House Intelligence Committee. This complaint and multiple media reports that President Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and his son has led House Democrats to formally begin an impeachment inquiry. Sponsor: House Select Intelligence Committee
Topics: white house, ukraine, maguire, trump, michael atkinson, giuliani, russia, zelensky, fbi, dni, navy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The California and Alabama secretaries of state were among the witnesses at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on efforts to secure elections. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed efforts to secure vulnerabilities in the nation's election systems, as well as the merits of H.R. 1, a Democrat-proposed package of legislation that would change the nation's election and redistricting laws. Sponsor: House Homeland Security Committee
Topics: texas, california, florida, russia, mr. hicks, alabama, tennessee, hicks, illinois, mister,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on federal agency compliance with congressional information requests. In this part, subcommittee leaders talked about their displeasure with the Trump administration's reluctance to provide documents on a number of government operations matters, including the redevelopment of the FBI's headquarters in Washington, DC. The subcommittee recessed after about an hour so lawmakers could vote on the House floor....
Topics: fbi, gsa, opm, mr. borden, ms. tyson, connolly, borden, wray, tyson, maryland, billy, mr. raskin,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to examine the impact of the Chinese government on the U.S. education system. Witnesses from the State and Education departments testified on Chinese government investment in more than 100 Confucius Institutes located on campuses across the U.S., which promote Chinese language and culture abroad, but have been criticized for not adhering to western principles of academic freedom....
Topics: china, portman, taiwan, romney, vietnam, peters, carver, fbi, ecc, washington, munich, white house,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] The House Judiciary Committee debates two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: trump, ukraine, russia, donald trump, schiff, zelensky, donald j trump, adam schiff, washington,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Financial Services Committee co-hosted a discussion with the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, best known as the Helsinki Commission, on anti-corruption efforts focused on models used by the British government. One of the creators of the U.K.'s beneficial ownership registry talked about how the data in the registry helped British law enforcement and diplomatic officials better monitor and combat money laundering in U.K. banks and institutions. Other panelists talked...
Topics: uk, usa, united kingdom, europe, treasury, nate, paul, china, london, russia, mr. kitt, helsinki,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Secret Service held a news conference to outline a report on mass attacks in 2018. The Secret Service director told reporters there were 27 incidents in that calendar year with half of the perpetrators motivated by a grievance and two-thirds were mentally ill. Following the director's remarks, the chief of the Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center, which conducts the study, provided more details on the commonalities of the incidents. The center found that most mass attacks...
Topics: fbi, virginia, new hampshire, ntac, wisconsin, kathy
Source: Comcast Cable

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Attorney General William Barr testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee regarding the president's 2020 budget request for the Justice Department. Sponsor: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies
Topics: robert mueller, fbi, atf, white house
Source: Comcast Cable

25 25

The House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee was considering whether to renew several FISA provisions, including roving wiretap authority, business records authority, and the "lone wolf" provision, which were set to expire at the end of the year. Representatives from the Justice Department, FBI and National Security Agency provided testimony on their agencies' use of the provisions and urged lawmakers to...
Topics: fbi, nsa, usa, doj, orlando, ms. morgan, morgan, cdr, california, horowitz, obama, georgia, carter,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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In the second of a two-part program, curator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews during World War II. The exhibit looks at the "America First" movement to stay out of the war, and sets out to examine two questions: what did Americans know about the Holocaust as it was happening, and what could have...
Topics: europe, nazis, auschwitz, germany, new york, geisel, hitler, breckinridge, mccloy, fbi, hollywood,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) held a news conference on an inspector general report into the origins of the FBI's investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian interference. Following opening remarks, Sen. Graham took a handful of questions on the report. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol | Senate Radio and Television Gallery
Topics: fbi, carter, trump, horowitz, cia, steele, john mccain, russia, england, mr. horowitz
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The House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee was considering whether to renew several FISA provisions, including roving wiretap authority, business records authority, and the "lone wolf" provision, which were set to expire at the end of the year. Representatives from the Justice Department, FBI and National Security Agency provided testimony on their agencies' use of the provisions and urged lawmakers to...
Topics: fbi, nsa, usa, orlando, doj, ms. morgan, texas, obama, california, virginia, donald trump,...
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The House Oversight and Reform Committee held the second part of its hearing on facial recognition and transparency and privacy concerns surrounding the government's use of the technology. During this hearing, four witnesses from the FBI, Transportation Security Administration and other federal agencies testified about the government's collection and use of face photos and facial recognition technology, as well as the federal government's interfacing with state law enforcement. Rep. Elijah...
Topics: fbi, nist, goodwin, tsa, mr. gould, gao, amazon, atlanta, detroit, michigan, del greco, china,...
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Retired FBI agent William Ouseley sat down with Kansas City Public Broadcasting editor Jonathan Bender for an illustrated discussion of the city's gangland past, and a look at a newly discovered archive of police reports, mugshots, and other records from the Kansas City Star newspaper. The former FBI agent spent two decades investigating and prosecuting organized crime figures in Kansas City and is the author of " Mobsters in Our Midst: The Kansas City Crime Family" and "Open...
Topics: kansas city, william ouseley, chicago, nick, kansas city, charlie, jonathan bender, kansas,...
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New America hosted a discussion on the 17th anniversary of the opening of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Panelists talked about the various legal proceedings involving Guantanamo detainees over the years, and discussed the potential fates of the 40 people who were still being held in the prison. They also considered the possible implications of the 2020 election cycle, and how Guantanamo detainees might be impacted if the prison were brought back into the political spotlight....
Topics: guantanamo, donald trump, guantanamo, guantanamo bay, obama administration, yemen, mohammed,...
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The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, recently opened a new exhibit about Watergate. Library Director Timothy Naftali gave American History TV a tour of the exhibit, which chronicles events beginning in 1971 that led up to the break-in at the Watergate offices of the Democratic National Committee on June 17, 1972. Mr. Naftali also discussed the aftermath of the scandal, the resignation of President Nixon on August 9, 1974, and the lasting impact that...
Topics: white house, fbi, nixon, colson, haldeman, liddy, kennedy, johnson, cia, timothy, john mitchell, g....
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[LIVE] House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) discusses the findings of the Mueller investigation, ahead of former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony on Capitol Hill. Sponsor: Center for Strategic and International Studies,Center for American Progress
Topics: donald trump, russia, mueller, paul manafort, fbi, moscow, iran, robert mueller, hillary clinton,...
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[LIVE] Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) hold a news conference following a House vote to allow committees to go to court to enforce subpoenas. Sponsor: U.S. Capitol
Topics: white house, trump, mueller, putin, deutsche, don mcgahn, fbi, donald trump
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DNC Chair Tom Perez discussed the 2020 election and Democratic fundraising strategies at an event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. He was asked about the gubernatorial and legislative elections in Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi and New Jersey. Reporters also peppered Mr. Perez with questions about the on-going impeachment inquiry against President Trump and how that would impact the 2020 campaigns. Sponsor: [Christian Science Monitor]
Topics: kentucky, dnc, virginia, donald trump, wisconsin, texas, matt bevin, nra, china, new jersey, andy...
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[LIVE] The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with legal experts to discuss the constitutional framework for potentially drawing up articles of impeachment against President Trump. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: trump, ukraine, zelensky, schiff, adam schiff, donald trump, biden, feldman, russia, johnson,...
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Boston University law professor and Federalist Society founding member Gary Lawson explained to law school students why Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel was unlawful. Sponsor: Boston University | School of Law
Topics: lawson, f.b.i., robert mueller, steve, morrison, olson, fbi, rosenstein, jack, clinton, john...
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