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Johnson pulls a fast one past Trump

The House speaker finally got fed up with Republican shenanigans — but he may still end up like Kevin McCarthy

Salon

Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, C-SPAN Co-CEOs, Set Retirement

Execs have both had long runs at network that offers access to government goings-on

Multichannel News

KBJ grills Trump lawyer on insurrection

“The events were shameful, criminal, violent,” Trump lawyer Jonathan Mitchell said, arguing it was a “riot”

Salon

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C-SPAN Washington Journal Appearance on the Trump Section 3 Case

Co-blogger Josh Blackman and I debated the case that will be argued before the Supreme Court this morning.

Reason

Heckler calls out Trump for taking millions from foreign governments while president

‘You’ve taken millions!’ a female protestor was heard shouting as Donald Trump took shots at his primary rivals

The Independent UK

Harvard Panel on Campus Free Speech

Now available for viewing on C-Span

Reason

FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot

A Virginia man has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senators’ desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

The Independent UK

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Misinformation, media circuses, and a ‘false sense of expertise’: The problems with cameras in the courtroom

As an Idaho judge ponders whether to allow cameras to record a high-profile trial, Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully convicted of murder, tells Clémence Michallon how outsized publicity can intefere with the legal process

The Independent UK

The Battlefields of Cable

How cable TV transformed politics—and how politics transformed cable TV

Reason

C-SPAN Video of Cato Institute Event on the Private Sponsorship Revolution in Immigration Policy

Participants included Prof. Adam Cox (NYU), David Bier (Cato), Kit Taintor (Welcome.US), and myself.

Reason

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Fox News Solos on GOP Oversight Press Conference

Other news operations pass on live coverage

Multichannel News

House goes virtual: Yoon address showcases chamber’s new VR capability - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave the American public a never-before-seen perspective of the House by adding virtual reality coverage.

Roll Call

The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr. Roasted 'A-Holes' Tucker Carlson And Don Lemon At The White House Correspondent Dinner

The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr. took aim at Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon at this year's White House Correspondents Dinner.

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The Conversation

Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts

Every American president has landed in the history books. And historians’ assessments of their performance have been generally consistent over time. But some presidents’ rankings have changed as the nation – and historians themselves – reassessed the country’s values and priorities.

The Independent UK

Drama of McCarthy's election may open House to more cameras

Since the drama of Kevin McCarthy's election as House speaker, there's been some movement toward opening the chamber to more public view

Salon

Tenn. GOPer "a fraud like George Santos"

Tenn. Rep. Andy Ogles dubiously claimed he was an economist, a police officer and a sex trafficking expert

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: C-SPAN won’t solve your democracy problem, America

The one part of Speaker Vote Week that received rave reviews was C-SPAN’s wall-to-wall coverage, with cameras showing live scenes of lawmakers interacting on the House floor. Normally, when the House is in session it controls the cameras that feed into C-SPAN and other news outlets. But without a speaker…

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Unfettered cameras showed democracy working. Congress should leave them on

The absence of regular House rules during last week’s drawn out floor fight for House speaker produced an unexpected benefit: C-SPAN and other news organizations were able to show the country the whole dayslong battle in real time — including a near-fistfight between two congressmen — because of a pause…

Tribune News Service

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want?

WASHINGTON — There were no rules in the House chamber last week, and C-SPAN made the most of it.

Roll Call

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want? - Roll Call

Nose-pickers and gossipers do their business in Congress unobserved. Do they want everyone at home to see their unscripted moments?

Tribune News Service

Gaetz earns most-hated status in GOP even as he gains house sway

Representative Matt Gaetz is emerging from last week’s bitter speaker fight as the member of Congress everyone in Washington loves to hate.

The Independent UK

Calls for C-SPAN to control cameras in House after sensational scenes caught on camera during Speaker debacle

Public access network has given new visibility to messy work of Congress

Reason

Cameras Should Stay in Place After the House Picks a Speaker

C-SPAN has shown House proceedings since 1979 but only what the House chooses to let it show. That needs to change.

Reason

Louisiana Now Checking IDs for Watching Porn

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