We welcome every one of you to our captivating talk with historian and author fergus bordewich. The Capital Historical Society chartered by congress, a nonprofit organization, is designed to tell the story of the capital and the people who work there in a manner that inspires informed patriotism. Today is clearly of that effort. Were going to discuss mr. Bordewich s new book clash war Ulysses Grant and the battle to save reconstruction, which is actually a story not just about president grant, but about the role that Congress Actually played in all of this activity. Because he found the results of one of the very first investigative committees of congress. This multivolume report part of the investigation on the Klu Klux Klan that went the south and story is told throughout his book, which talks about the bloody reconstruction era roots and how really influences whats going on today. This story he will tell details how the federal government wields, its power to try to dismiss the Klu
welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m ar rahel solomon. and authorities are dealing with what seems to be a uniquely american problem, a deadly outbreak of gun violence, this time in the very city where the declaration of independence was signed, philadelphia. what we know is that there are six shooting victims, four are deceased, two that are stable that are juveniles, a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old. the four deceased victims, their ages range from 20 to 59. one victim we don t know who they are yet, we don t know how old they are, but they could be between the ages of 16 and 21. all of the shooting victims are male. overnight authorities discovered a fifth victim tied to the shooting. the rampage happened late last night along several blocks in the area of southwest philadelphia. bob brooks from wpvi has more details. reporter: a tragedy here, four men have lost their lives. two children ages 2 and 13 luckily they are in stable condition. but th
That shows Donald Trumps lead only growing in the republican president ial primary. Well have a lot more on thoz numbers in just a moment. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list including a new Federal Budget, but demands from farright members of the house could complicate getting a deal done before the end of the month. Plus Vladimir Putin is turning to yet another dictator for more weaponry for his war in ukraine. Well have that brand new reporting straight ahead. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 5th. I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. New polling shows that Donald Trumps republican primary lead is growing as support collapses for the person who was once viewed as his most viable opponent. In the latest Wall Street Journal survey 359 of gop primary voters say that trump is their choice for 2024. Thats up from 48 in april. In second place do
Live at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan now, or online at cspan. Org. Be sure to scan the qr code to listen to our companion podcast. Next, a hearing on combating financing for terrorists from a senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee. Witnesses talk about financial ties between iran and hamas. And the role of cryptocurrency in fundraising for terrorist groups. The senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee, remarks witnesses talk about financial ties between iran and hamas and the role of crypto currency in fundraising for terrorist. Welcome our perhaps permanent now ranking member. This month the world watched in horror support israel as a different country and aid civilians and gaza and its file provide assistance including robust military economic humanitarian aid desperately needed for those harmed by hamas terrorism. We must stand with both ukraine and israel as i fight back against two of the worlds biggest threats, putin and iranian back terrace like, th
Cspan is Public Service along wh Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. The senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee, remarks witnesses talk about financial ties between iran and hamas and the role of crypto currency in fundraising for terrorist. Welcome our perhaps permanent now ranking member. This month the world watched in horror support israel as a different country and aid civilians and gaza and its file provide assistance including robust military economic humanitarian aid desperately needed for those harmed by hamas terrorism. We must stand with both ukraine and israel as i fight back against two of the worlds biggest threats, putin and iranian back terrace like, this is a time to play politics, must stand united with allies and defend america. We need to confirm keep National Security memories who play a critical working with israeli partners, too many delays already. Right now politics. Several key positions, a master to israel, 12 key milit