Stage devoted to the 1820s and 1860s. Among many of his accomplishments, too many that i could go to tonight. High seeked and difference and desires of americans. Hes working with cureuating new exhibits and portraying americas workers 1750, 2015. Speaking directly to his talk tonight, david has his fourth scene on view now, it is calling dark field of the republican. Alexander garner photograph 1857 to 1872. Which in multitude severals lincoln paragraph. This i mage was the you my remember last year walt wittman was a theme of our lincoln event. I may mention that along the way, with his work of the National Gallery of david ward is a poet and an editor and a literally critic. His poetries was published in 2011 called internal difference. David earned his bachelors degree from the university of rochester and Yale University and england. Please join me in welcoming david ward. [ applause ] thank you, brian, thank you all, i am delighted to be here. We ai want to congratsulatioe portrai
It is a very busy day in washington with the Senate Clearing the way for confirmation of a new defense secretary and were expecting a final vote this hour. Right now senators Lindsey Graham and john mccain are at the white house for a high level meeting on immigration, and were watching new moves to enact serious gun safety legislation in these united United States. Its busy. But we begin with just three days left to avert the sequester spending cuts. With plenty of bluster but little progress on the budget deadlock. And today the president took his case for compromise to a part of the country where the cuts could hit the hardest. A shipyard in virginia. After touring newport news ship building, virginias largest industrial employer, the president spoke of the devastating impact the sequester would have on jobs and on middle class families. Thats a pretty bad name, sequester, but the effects are even worse than the name. The sequester will weaken americas economic recovery. It will wea
Cameras bearing great news. 2013s going to be a good year he says as long as politics doesnt get in the way. Im s. E. Cupp. Lets see. Its going to be a real productive 2013. Im steve kornacki. A month since newtown and this afternoon Vice President biden handed the president the wish list for gun control. Former congress joe sustek takes his turn in the cycle. Looks like a tough four years in washington. Were helping president obama break the secondterm curse. Theres one more on envelope to open. Who won the Golden Globes pool . Spoiler alert, the answer coming in the back spin. Tired words of president obama today as washington holds the nation up against another debt ceiling. It would be a self inflicted wound on the economy, it would slow down our growth. Might tip us in to recession. And ironically, would probably increase our deficit. So to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the United States of america not paying its bills, is irresponsible. Its absurd. We are not a de
Much a fight for the majority whip still in the hospital this morning in Critical Condition. Overnight we learned that he had received multiple blood transfusions and will still need additional surgery to recover from that single gunshot wound that went into his hip and then through his pelvis. The president returned about 10 00 p. M. Last night here to the white house from visiting scalise and his family at the hospital. There you can see the president walking out, shaking hands with doctors. The president tweeting just left hospital left Steve Scalise is in very tough shape but he is a real fighter. Pray for steve. Earlier the president said this. Congressman scalise is a very good friend. Sea patriot, and he is a fighter. He will recover from this assault. America is praying for you. And america is praying for all of the victims of this terrible shooting. And of the others injured, in addition to scalise, four others of the two Capital Police officers. One has been treated and relea
Of the brave. National anthem before the all star game and all star game forgot to play defense for the entire game. 180 to 176 or something. Who would do you know . Yes. It was yes lebrons team won. The only thing going on this weekend. It was an interview last night. There was. Were going to get to that as well welcome aboard president s day a federal holiday well have trivia sprinkled throughout the program let me query both of you who was our shortest president . Shortest i would say james madison. James madison is correct. 54. Did you know that . Thats what they named a street really. We have lots more. [laughter] so anyway happy holiday. Good and happy president s day meanwhile lawmakerses are vowing to get to the truth did you watch this last night . Andrew mccabes jaw dropping 60 minutes interview. Fired fbi director detailing inside efforts to push our president out of office. Which is not exactly the way it is supposed to happen. A group with the socalled attempted cue and a