We want to hear from you. You can also make a comment via twitter cspanwj is our twitter handle. Alex rogers is with the National Journal. Mr. Rogers, can you explain what is going on in the senate and what is going to happen today and perhaps over the weekend as well . Alex the send it is in a race against time. They are trying to figure out a few matters. The first on the schedule is a trade legislation that is not time sensitive but that the Republican Leadership wants to pass before leaving for memorial day recess. After that, there is going to be a time sensitive deadline. The end of the month, the nsa bulk collection of telephone meta data will and by midnight, may 31. The administration has there could be some lapses if the senate does not pass a house passed bill by the end of today. Then, of course, there is a third item. A Highway Trust Fund authorization the house has passed a temporary two month bill there as well. So, they have a lot on their plate. The jet fumes, the sena
Their website, www. Cspan. Org a emeicanhistory. You can get the schedule. To mark for being with us and enjoy your weekend. Thank you for being with us and enjoy your weekend. Vice President Joe Biden is speaking this week at the u. S. Naval Academy Commencement exercises. He will also be handing out diplomas to the newly commissioned men and women at the academy in annapolis maryland. We had hoped to bring you like coverage of the remarks by the Vice President in the commissioning but we are having problems with our live signal from annapolis. We are recording the event and we will show it to you later in our program schedule. This tweet from New York Times julie davis this morning, a line around the corner here at the dos israel that rivals any high holidays crowd to hear obama speak this a. M. Referring to remarks by the president at the adas israel conversation at washington, d. C. We will have that live at 11 00 a. M. Eastern time today on cspan. Here are some of our featured tok
Each week, American History tvs is in him a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the clots is here every saturday evening at 8 00 and midnight. Next, university of minnesota professor erika lee talks about agent immigration to the west coast from 1832 1930. She compares the angel island and ellis island experiences, describing how agent immigrants in california had more expensive that ground checks and longer Holding Times then european immigrants in new york. Her ms. Lee classes about 1. 5 hours. Hello. Welcome back. So many of us as americans, we grow up learning about the history of immigration through ellis island. This is what we spoke about last week. It is the history of european immigrants coming to the new world under the shadow of the statue of liberty. It is often told as a very uplifting and romantic story were immigrants become americans. Not many of us know the history of immigration through angel island. This is the immigration station in San
Welcome back. Im excited to talk to you today because so many of us as americans grew up learning about the history of immigration to ellis island. Its often told is a very uplifting and romantic story where immigrants become americans. Not many of us know the history of immigration through angel island. This is in San Francisco. Its an important site for not only what happens back then in the early 20 century, because it is timely today. When we kick up any newspaper we see headlines like this. Does anyone know what some of these headlines are referring to . Right. This would halt their deportation. This is a controversial action right now. They believe that this executive action exceeds the president s of authority. We know that this is just the latest in our nations immigration debate. There doesnt seem to be an end in sight. How do we consider this immigration debate with what we have been talking about recently . Immigration through ellis island . That story of european immigrants
Economic and trade adviser, Peter Navarro, the administrati administrations socalled super hawk on china. Also bars, restaurants, hair so lons, remember them . In sweden they never closed. Its Covid Infection rates are not as bad as you might imagine. Why . Well find out from the countrys chief ep deep epidemiologist. And then how do you protest in the age of covid. We have images and answers. First heres my take. For all of us who have watched with mounting terror as President Trump offers the public a seize of his half baked ideas and hufrnls hunches on h handle and treat covid19, the answer is clear. Follow the signs. Follow the signs. Science, science, science. Well follow the doctors and scientists. But what does that mean . After all it was dr. Anthony fauci who initially down played the dangers of the coronavirus. On january 26th he said its a very, very low risk to the United States. It isnt something the American Public needs to worry about or be frightened about. A few days l