The Senate Committee held a confirmation hearing for several underground divisions including Inspector General and deputy undersecretary for intelligence and security. Some of the topics covered the Committee Hearing included whistleblower protections, election interference and servicemember misconduct. The meeting will come to order, we consider the nominations of mr. Jason, Inspector General of the department of defense. Mr. Lucas to be assistant secretary of defense that Nuclear Chemical biological and defense rooms and mr. Lewis to be assistant secretary of defense special operations. I think everyone for being here today, let me briefly say these people are and i think we have a great bunch that is certainly qualified for the mission they are accommodated for. Senior advisor, u. S. Customs and border protection, you have extensive experience leading litigation as part of the Inspector Generals offices for the federal Housing Agency and the u. S. Department of housing and urban Dev
What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science and history. On august 6, 1945, the u. S. Detonated the first clear weapon in history over the city of humor shema, followed by a second that the nation over the city of nagasaki. Six days later, japan surrendered, ringing an and to the second world war. I have received a message from the japanese government. Id and this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration. The Unconditional Surrender of japan. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will share stories of the people that contributed to this worldaltering event. We begin in new orleans. At the National World war ii museum. We are here on the road to tokyo exhibit. Which will take us up through the war in the pacific and asia. One of the interesting aspects of the war in the pacific is how quickly the turning point came. The bombing of pearl harbor just december 1941. About six months later, after the japanese had run wild through the pacific, the battl
Research discusses the role of Unemployment Insurance. The d. C. Doc reviews court of appeals as it read good morning. With less than three months to go until election day 2020 and with an unprecedented number of americans expected to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, the u. S. Postal service has emerged as a flashpoint. Questionedrump has the Postal Service possibility to ensure the security of mailin ballots while democrats in congress have raised concerns about leadership changes at usps and called for major funding increases. This morning we are asking you about your level of trust in the Postal Service when it comes to elections. The phone lines are sprayed up regionally. In the eastern or central time zones. 202 7488001 in the mountain or pacific time zones. A special line for current and formal poster former postal workers, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text at 202 7488003. Please include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on social media. A very
Arianna we are very excited about the authors who will be speaking here. Started, please silence your cell phones. We are filming and recording today and we prefer not to have any interruptions. We sure to use a microphone at the end of the event to ask questions. If you have not purchased a book and would like to do so, they are available at the register. After the event is over, there will be a signing line to the right of this table here. If you have been here before, you know we ask everyone to fold up their chairs after the event. Here with us tonight is dr. Damaris hill. Dr. Hill is an accomplished explores the work digital humanities. She has written the fluid boundaries of suffrage and jim crow. Dr. Hill is an assistant professor of africanamerican studies at the university of kentucky but she is here to talk to us about her most recent work , a bound woman is a dangerous thing. Dr. Hill honors the lives and suffering of africanamerican women heroes throughout history while pro
A novel. His first book calm out in 2010 came out in 2010, called the other wes moore, and then his book the work came out in 2016, and his most recent book is about a baltimore during the arrest and death of freddie gray. It just came out, five days, what that is called. But in your book, the work, wesley omari moore, you write that the military saved your life. What do you mean byy that . Guest well, i think the military played an incredibly Important Role in my life where, you know, some of the most important times of my life if not when i was wearing a suit, not when i was wearing a tshirt or jeans, but when i was wearing the uniform of this country. I was first introduced to the military system is, actually, when i was about 13 years old. I was actually sent to military school. I hadar a mandatory year in military school, and it was, i got some issues, some challenges, and when i was younger, and my mom had threatened me to send me to military school ever since i was 8 years old.