Marjorie to the green from her Committee Assignments over Conspiracy Theories she has since renounced and now the democratic swat speaking out about how vulnerable they feel in the wake of the Capitol Hill Riot and having to work among republican lawmakers they claim to be violently dangerous. Nancy pelosi giving them 60 minutes to express their lived experience and share their emotions on house for tonight. Democratic congressman Dean Phillips says he is realizing how especially frightening the rights mustve been for his nonwhite colleagues. Im here tonight to say to my Brothers And Sisters in congress and all around our country i am sorry. I am sorry. I had never understood, really understood what privilege really means. It took a Violent Mob Of Insurrectionist and a Lightning Bolt moment in this very room. Shannon Breaking News Correspondent Trace Gallagher start us off with a story we are hearing and some skeptics who say they arent all completely effectual. The back and forth betw
Available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Next on American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the Canon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im sarah elliott, the curator at the house of representatives. And im matt rauz nwasniewsk. We want to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century, and we have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican sort of to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina, and then its a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. Thats is Oscar Depriest from illinois. We have a couple really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s, but before i launch into them because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about oscar and how he got into congress. So theres a long period, almost
Hes the author of the prohibition hangover and prohibition in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. Good evening. Im Lauren Rosenberg with Smithsonian Associates. Im so glad youre here tonight. To our members, welcome. Its our ongoing support that makes events like this possible. If youre joining us for the first time, an equally warm welcome and invitation to explore the programs we offer at smithsonian institutes. Now is the perfect time to silence your cell phones or anything else that might make noise during the program. Were thrilled to welcome author, historian and tour guide garrett peck back to the smithsonian. Garrett has presented at the library of congress and the National Archives and his temperance toward our prohibition sites has been featured on cspan, book tv and History Channel program 10 things you didnt know about with henry rollins. He was featured on a document about prohibition by the smithsonian channel. Hes the author of several books including how dry we weren
This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President biden arrived in israel hours after a devastating explosion in the courtyard of a Baptist Hospital in gaza, a deadly tragedy that the u. S. Is now asserting, the u. S. Believes israel is not responsible for. Rather, President Biden said earlier today, it was damage that the palestinians may have caused. The images emerging are devastating and the descriptions of the deadly aftermath are rather graphic. Heres what a volunteer who went to help clear the remains said. Translator i came at 8 00 a. M. As a Volunteer Thinking i would help with minor thing, but i was shocked to see unimaginable things like childrens corpses, elderly coralses, bodies scattered, intestines and many human bodies. The hamascontrolled Palestinian Health ministry immediat immediately blamed the Israeli Military and that accusation flew around the world, but after investigating the matter israel says that they have evidence that the cause of t
A Government Shutdown thats bringing out. Correspondence was mostly in jordan. Shes also on capitol hill service that weve been following events that i mean a few votes. Now this debate and now were wasting for the vote to happen, took us through okay, so what happened 1st was a competing motion. That basically would have prevented the events of the last hour from happening. That was a move to table, the motion to vacate what does that mean table and means killing a piece of legislation so that it cant be considered. That effort brought forward by congressman tom cove. Oklahoma failed failed narrowly, but it failed. And thats all that really matters at that point. So what has happened in the past hour . One side in favor of removing Kevin Mccarthy as how speaker lead by matt gates, the florida republican. He had 30 minutes to argue for the point as well as bring up several members who agreed with him. On the other side, people led by tom cole of oklahoma and a number of other represent