Than a political side show. Could they go away altogether . The latest on donald trump calling for the gop to pull the Plug On Future Debates as he questions whether any of his opponents should even be Vice President. And is the shutdown a sure thing . President biden insists it isnt, but his hopes hinge on House Republicans, in his words, doing their job. And theyve got now less than three days to do it. So what happens next . Lots to talk about, but were going to start in washington where one small group perhaps ten conservative republican lawmakers are refusing to support any Stopgap Measure to keep the government from shutting down 59 hours from now. Instead, the far right is committing critical hours to an Impeachment Inquiry that a new poll shows most americans do not want, and not only is there little time or public appetite for this hearing, theres zero evidence to justify holding it. And of the three witnesses for the majority, none of them seems to have any evidence firsthand
It is such an incredibly important subject and one these folks have mined for many many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete, doesnt happen that often. The Founding Fathers papers pirbed when were all dead. The fact this group of people so marvelously put together 22 volumes and tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one i recommend to all. Because the guys got together and wrote the constitution really quickly given the fact as bill clinton says, it should be called lets make a deal. We werent there, the press, and made its easier and they have this piece of paper and they sell it and sold it quite virrously with different people contradicting each other. I reread quickly the executive sessions, sections of the federalist papers and the difference between the way madison and hamilton saw that is quite stark. Her
Next on American History tv, journalist Cokie Roberts mod races s moderates a discussion on the First Federal congress at the american historical Associations Annual meeting. The panel talks about the nations founders including James Madison and George Washington who met from 1789 to 1791 to determine the structure of the new federal government and decide how it should function. This is an hour and a half, recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting held this year in washington. Hi, everybody. Im Cokie Roberts and i am here in my history hat as a writer of history and a student of current history, but it is a thrill to have this panel on the First Federal congress because it is such an incredibly important subject and one that these folks have mined assiduously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete which, you know, do
Many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that ive ever seen. Among other things, its complete which doesnt happen that often. The Founding Fathers papers will be published when were all dead. So the fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all because, you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly given the fact that they had to, as bill clinton says, the constitution should be called lets make a deal. But we in the press werent there which made it a lot easier. And then theyve got this piece of paper and basically they sell it, and they sold it quite variously with different people selling Different Things and contradicting each other. I reread quickly the executive sections of the federalist papers and the difference
Admir admiral, Combatant Commander as well, sir. Thank you very much, congressman. We proceed to Congress James langevin of rhode island. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for your testimony today. The incident involving the uss fitzgerald and the mccain were tragic events. And i wish we had never gotten to this point. And my thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who are lost and those who are injured. And were all anxious to get to the bottom of what happened. But this appears to be a symptom of a larger problem. I know we touched this in many different capacities here today, but the u. S. Navy has, my understanding of all this, has moved training out of the schoolhouses and instead embraced an onthejob training model, which is what sailors do, operate with little sleep and without a singular focus on learning. So in an attempt to meet the high up tempo demanded by the navy which only increases, we have left structural choices that have left us with short side