Your Unfiltered View of Government

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail. In the first segment, James Carney,…

The House Rules Committee considered H.R. 3746, the debt limit-federal spending bill, which was negotiated between House Republican leadership and the White House. The committee’s members spoke about their reasons for supporting or opposing the…

House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said during a news conference caucus members will be voting against the debt ceiling deal between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Rep. Perry urged other Republicans to do the same…

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) spoke at a campaign kick-off event in Clive, Iowa. It was his first campaign event since announcing his candidacy in a Twitter Spaces conversation. He was introduced by local GOP leaders and Gov.…

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) offers his thoughts on how to stop the cycle of police violence.

Actor Tom Hanks revisits the controversial race between candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden in his animated short film, “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest.”

Author Alfred Taylor, Jr. discusses the experiences of Black troopers, also known as Buffalo Soldiers, serving on the Western frontier following the Civil War. The Arlington Historical Society, in Arlington, Virginia, hosts this event.

Cryptographer Bruce Schneier argues that the philosophy of computer hackers has been used outside of technology to bend the rules and laws of society. This event was hosted by the Ford Foundation in New York City.

Megan Buskey discusses the 20th century history of Ukraine by tracing her grandmother’s journey from Ukraine, to the Soviet Union & then to the U.S.

Author & journalist David Quammen joins Book TV to talk and take calls about natural history and the origins of deadly viruses. His latest book is “Breathless,” about the race to identify and defeat the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.