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Cspans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. , the National Security team at the center for American Progress examines last week speech by Ashton Carter on the reforms being made to the Goldwater Nichols act of 1986, the most sweeping in a generation. In the International Consortium of investigative journalists talks about the impact of the u. S. Plan to stop tax havens like animal in light of last weeks release of the panama papers. Also, Democracy Spri...

Because it is. Thats why the department of labor just finalized a rule to crack down on these kinds of conflicts of interest. And a lot of wall street special interests arent very happy about it. But across the country, this new rule will boost working folks Retirement Savings by billions of dollars a year. And it will level the Playing Field for the many good advisors who do work in their clients best interest. Second, the Treasury Department took action to crack down on big corporations that c...

Canadian Prime Minister justin who writes in washington Justin Trudeau arrives in washington for a visit. Watch live at 11 40 eastern time on cspan3. Tomorrow night, the white house hosts the state dinner for the visiting canadian leader. The first formal state dinner at the white house in 2016. Our live coverage begins at 6 15 00 eastern on cspan. The executive chef talked about preparations for the state dinner. Hi everyone. Welcome to the white house. I am the white house it is my privilege t...

And for independents and others, 202 7488002. You can also join us on twitter. Welcomed onare facebook. Comments are welcomed on facebook. We want to start with a series again yesterday in the lookingn post called for america. The headline of yesterdays piece was the great unsettling. The first of four pieces. They travel for three months talking to voters about the political situation in the country, particularly on the president ial situation. The headline in the Washington Post. They write th...

Announcer republican senators susan colin of maine called on senator majority leader mitch judiciaryand the chair or to allow the nomination to move forward. She is one of a handful of republican senators who agreed to meet the nominee. Heres what she had to say after meeting with judge garland. Senator sen. Collins i just concluded a more than onehourlong meeting with judge garland. Meeting thatellent allowed us to explore many of the issues i would raise with any nominee to the Supreme Court a...

But the balance for the power in the senate has gone the very serious in the last couple of hours. Senate minority leader harry reid seizing on the lull in the president ial campaign to roll out a strategy for socalled down the ballot candidates. Reid unveiling the strategy tying Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and House Speaker paul ryan very tightly to, quote, the party of trump. He is criticizing the gop frontrunner and then tying the entire party, even conflicted republicans who dont ...

Waters have dams at risk of failing, the wwe losing a legend, china is dead at the age of 45, the latest on this tragedy this morning, the automaker buying back 5000 diesel cars. A major makeover, the treasury replacing Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the bill. An incredible play, aaron hicks breaking a record for the fastest ball ever flown. At home plate, beat the runner coming up and turning to markets, mixed reaction in asia with news on the economy, the nikkei average is ...

Amy we will discuss Merrick Garlands record with terry oneill, president of the National Organization for women and Ian Millhiser, author of, injustices the Supreme Courts history of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted. Then to one of the Worst Supreme Court rulings in history. We will speak to adam cohen, author of, imbeciles the Supreme Court, american eugenics, and the sterilization of carrie buck. This was a case about a poor woman, nothing was wrong with her but being fe...

Nomination not with the intent of seeing the nominee confirmed, but in order to politicize it for purposes of the election. Amy we will discuss rrick garlands record with terry oneill, president of the National Organization for women and Ian Millhiser, author of, injustices the Supreme Courts history of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted. Then to one of the Worst Supreme Court rulings in history. We will speak to adam cohen, author of, imbeciles the Supreme Court, american e...

Governor pat mccrory escalate the nations clash about transgender rights and sued the Justice Department which said last week the state had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1954 went passed a law that prohibited people from using Public Restrooms that do not correspond to the gender listed on the birth certificate. The government accused the Justice Department of a radical reinterpretation of the law. They said the loss by the access provision was a bulwark against Sexual Assault but critics man...