This is an hour. My name is jane campbell, and i have the honor of being the ceo of the United States capitol Historical Society, a position that i took in february, and so it is new for me, and this is my first salute to congress, and im so glad that youre all here with me. And so the first thing is for us to all rise as the Capitol Police ceremonial unit will present our nations colors. Please rise. Forward march. And now please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Thank you very much, you may be seated. I am honored tonight as we gather to salute the 116th congress to present to you one of the most consequential political figures of our time, a woman who makes history every single day. Nancy pelosi is the 52nd speaker of the house of representatives. She made history in 2007 when she was ele
in florida today, with a blistering rebuke of republicans for new standards requiring students to be taught about the positive aspects of slavery. also tonight, donald trump learns when his classified documents trial will begin. and it could make for a very interesting start to the general election campaign. plus, the desantis reboot. in hollywood, they reboot shows and movies if they were really popular the first time. the problem for desantis is he s not popular and the reboot looks a lot like the original failed sitcom. but we begin tonight with major developments in the many criminal cases against donald trump. earlier today, florida judge aileen cannon ruled the trial will begin on may 20th, 2024. in between the december start date that the justice department asked for and a post election date which trump s lawyers wanted. but even though cannon didn t immediately cave to trump s request, her timeframe could still prove complicated. given the political calendar. on
candidate for speaker of the house. i bet you are going to tell me. i am going to tell you, you are on the show. let s see if this video refreshes your memory. watch it. this was something kevin mccarthy planned to say on fox news, including the word on trustable un-trustable when kevin mccarthy said some stupid stuff on tv that just killed that killed his candidacy for the speaker of the house. and here we are seven years later! seven years later, and the man is still struggling, alex. houston still has a problem. houston very much still has a problem. and struggling is a euphemism, lawrence. it is going to be a long night for mr. mccarthy. we will be watching tomorrow. thanks, alex. thanks, lawrence. we have breaking news about the house representatives at this hour. and this is from george santos. and you will be shocked to know that the very first thing that george santos has done in the house of representatives is lie. here is the lie. g
hospital, so we ll take you live outside of the hospital where damar is being treated. we ll have an update on his condition, how the nfl is responding this morning, all that in just moments. and i m live on capitol hill this morning, where in just a few hours from now the 118th congress is set to convene. obviously republicans are supposed to take over the majority and after this hard fought elections across the country, a new batch of lawmakers are going to be sworn in across both parties. but right now we re also focusing on how leader mccarthy is facing a tough election of his own, the speakership. a critical meeting between republicans is set to happen moments from now. we have to get to a terrifying moment, during monday night football, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsing after making a tackle. the bills say he suffered a cardiac arrest. and his heart beat was restored on the field. he is hospitalized in critical condition this morning. the scene on the fie
okay. see if they are out there. [ background noise ] janet has to be out there somewhere. [ laughing ] step back, please. thank you. thank you. another that focuses on suicide prevention. we ll also bring you a national press club event with actor and veterans advocate gary senise. that begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. next a discussion on the history of the voting rights act from the obstacles african-americans faced in the reconstruction era to the current status of voting rights after the supreme court ruling in shelby county versus holder. the national museum of african-american history and culture hosts this event. it s an hour and a half. it is such a pleasure to be here. i want to thank you so much for joining us in this celebration. we re here tonight to celebrate two important cornerstones of our democracy. one, of course, is the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act and as mr. ellis said, also the 75th anniversary of the legal defen