after his first career in the nfl. nightly news begins now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening tonight. the president of the united states who had hoped to be celebrating the beginning of the end of obamacare is instead looking for ways it move on from what many are calling a major defeat. on friday, the president asked speaker of the house, paul ryan to pull the bill that he had publicly started during his historic campaign. today, members of congress and the administration fanned out across the country trying to calm fears this the debate over the bill had stoked. to make the case for how the republican-controlled congress and white house are going to advance their agenda after their efforts to change health care failed. kelly o donnell has the latest from washington, d.c. today the trump administration tried to shake off defeat and move on. don t worry, america. the vice presid
found his calling after his first career in the nfl. nightly news begins now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening tonight. the president of the united states who had hoped to be celebrating the beginning of the end of obamacare is instead looking for ways it move on from what many are calling a major defeat. on friday, the president asked speaker of the house, paul ryan to pull the bill that he had publicly started during his historic campaign. today, members of congress and the administration fanned out across the country trying to calm fears this the debate over the bill had stoked. to make the case for how the republican-controlled congress and white house are going to advance their agenda after their efforts to change health care failed. kelly o donnell has the latest from washington, d.c. administration tried to shake off defeat and move on. don t worry, america. the vice presid
at the turn of the 20th century, a five-time candidate for president on the socialist ticket and the nation s most celebrated world war i protester. this december, 1921 footage captures debs on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana following his release from prison by president warren harding after a federal conviction stemming from those war protests. tonight we are in terre haute in the debs home and museum. let me introduce you to one of our two guests, ernest freeberg, a debs biographer, whose book is called, dempsey s prisoner. it has been 85 years since debs died, why do we care about him? he was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time of conflict between labor and capital. more importantly, he was the central figure in a socialist movement at a time when it was a viable, growing, and important part of the american political culture. is he interesting as a snapshot in time or does he have a lasting legacy? like many third-party can
thanks to all of you for helping us put this program together from terre haute, indiana, the eugene v. debs home and museum. tomorrow night on american history tv in primetime, republican presidential candidate charles evans hughes. a look at his 1916 campaign against woodrow wilson. foreign policy is a campaign issue in that election, and his latest tenure of supreme justice of the supreme court. that s at 8:00 p.m. eastern time part of american history tv in primetime on c-span3. on saturday, c-span s issue spotlight looks at police and race relations. we ll show president obama at the me roirl service for five police officers shot and killed in dallas. when the bullets started flying, the men and women of the dallas police, they did not flinch, and they did not react recklessly. and south carolina republican senator tim scott giving a speech on the senate floor about his own interactions with police. but the vast majority of the time, i was pulled over for noth
museum in terre haute, indiana. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. our featured contend their week is eugene v. debs. at the turn of the 20th century, a fife-time contender on the socialist ticket and the nation s most celebrated world war i protester. this footage captures debs on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana, following his release from prison by president warren harding after a federal conviction stemming from those war protests. tonight we are in terre haute in the debs home and museum. let me introduce you to earnest freeburg, who is a debs biographer. his book is called democracy s prisoner. . eugene v. debs, the great war and the right to dissent. it s been 85 years since debs died. why do we care about him? debs was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time and conflict between labor and. when it was a viable, growing and important part of the american political culture. is he interesting as a snapshot in time