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Business leaders, hollywood and other entertainment stars and Public Officials including the president. More and more those speeches have focused on the president ial race and other political topics. Which brings us todays question for our viewers, have commencement speeches gotten to political . Democrats can join the conversation at 202 7488000. Republicans can call 202 7488001. Independents can call 202 7488002. We have a special line for recent graduates to talk about their address experienc...

The speaker pro tempore on this on this vote the yeas are 351, the nays are 4. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from texas, mr. Ratcliffe, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5389. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to encourage engagement between the department of Homeland Security and Techno...

To breaking through with a message for your client or the president or whoever . Kind of like the all of the above approach. Are talkingou about the Mainstream Media not be needed. Mean, we have for example political candidates, the presidency but people who aspire to be president , who are appealing to their own Media Outlets, Media Outlets there very much favor them. Donald trump, obviously breitbart. Com. Ks. Nie sanders, young tur the conservatives will say they are promoting a liberal agend...

Dont think it is the coverage that is balanced, we think fox news is the balance to a progressive media culture out there. So, they recognize that they are going here because it provides a different and more conservative perspective, and that is what attracts those viewers. I think it amplifies 100 times in the digital space. People are going to the corners, reinforcing their perspective. And our phones, the digital age is designed to perpetuate that. Right . I read three stories on my phone fro...

Most of that happened for the house was not technically in session. The speaker has said hes looking into what can be done. Im not quite sure what can be done other than forcing them off the floor, arresting them perhaps. Democrats who want to move. The notion of a arresting a civil rights icon john lewis on tv in front of millions of americans is something they really dont want to have ingrained going into the november election. Im sure Speaker Paul Ryan does not want that imprinted on a 2020 c...

Now the first in a series of National Archive conversations on rights and justice which kicked off at the jimmy carter president ial library. Heres a conversation with president jimmy carter and a former ugandan war refugee. Good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank you all for coming. [applause] im not as well dressed as you. [applause] ofim the ceo for the center civil and human rights. Im fond to be here. We will do some quick housekeeping specific to cell phones. Put them on vibrate. When we...

You. [laughter] ceo for the center of civil rights and very glad to be here. We will do some quick housekeeping. Please click off your cell phone to vibrate. When we are done with the sit for af you could little bit for the president and i to walk out that would be lovely as well. We will also have a q and a. If you would like to write those down and pass them along. Carter, we are so delighted to talk to you today. There are a lot of things going on. Around conversation is rights and justice. C...

Mo is the the founding executive editor of georgetown universitys institute of politics and Public Service. The former to medications former Communications Director of the Democratic National committee, he is a veteran of four president ial campaigns, including serving as senior spokesman in 2008 for Hillary Clinton. Olivier knox is the chief washington correspondent for yahoo news, covering the white house, politics, and Foreign Policy since 2012. Before that, he was on the front press for 20 y...

An integral part of america. Over the past several years, we have seen achievements that would have been unimaginable to the people that started the modern lgbt movement at stonewall. Today, all americans are protected by a hate crime law that includes Sexual Orientation and gender identity. Do not ask, dont tell is history. Companies can no longer turn you away because of who you are. Transgender americans are more visible than ever, hoping to make the nation more inclusive. One year ago this w...

Music that of this month, watch coverage of the conventions and every saturday night at 8 00 eastern we will look back at past conventions. This saturday, we will focus on income presidency who ran for reelection. President s who ran for reelection. Nixon at the 1972 convention in miami beach, the 1980 Democratic Convention with united city,in the george h. W. Bush at the 1992 Republican Convention in houston, bill clinton and chicago for the 1996 Democratic Convention, anthony 2004 Republican C...