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How to mark the Opening Day of the new Major League Season? The most obvious way possible: by remembering the 2005 House hearing into alleged steroid abuse and cheating. In this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we replay what some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress about steroid use among Major League players. And how important it is to be a role model for the kids. Today, none of...

President Biden recently says he thinks Russian president Putin is a war criminal. It's not the first time he's called a foreign leader was a war criminal. In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we return to the mid-90s -- and the war in Bosnia. Then-Senator Biden met with Slobodan Milošević. Out of that meeting came a story Biden would repeatedly tell -- how, to his face, he call...

You likely are quite familiar with Ukraine President Zelensky. But what about Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya? If you haven't been paying attention to him, you really should start. Ever since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, Ambassador Kyslytsya has been slashing at the Russian delegation with the kind of biting language you normally don't hear from a diplomat. Lear...

Every current Justice of the Supreme Court has been asked a version of this question in his or her nomination hearing: Do you support putting TV cameras in the Supreme Court to televise oral arguments. In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," on the eve of the hearing for President Biden's pick for Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, we replay what each of the nominees sai...

Several members of Congress -- both current and past -- have direct, personal connections to Ukraine. Parents and grandparents who immigrated to America from Ukraine -- and even one current freshman Representative who was born in Ukraine. In the latest episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we hear the personal stories of members of Congress whose ancestry is linked to Ukraine. Learn more about your ad...

This week's "The Weekly" podcast marks 30 years since Oliver Stone's "JFK" movie about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ignited a firestorm of controversy in political/Hollywood circles. We remember when, in 1992, the moviemaker both addressed National Press Club -- singling out specific reporters for the attack -- and testified in Congress. And we update with news on the release of...

With President Biden's State of Union address just days away, we look back at the 2020 State Of the Union address. Two years ago, President Trump discussed the killing of terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani -- and got big applause. In his State of the Union address, will President Biden mention his killing of an ISIS leader? We'll consider that question -- and remember Trump's many mentions of Soleim...

Thirty years ago, Bill Clinton came in second in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary. But "The Comeback Kid" won the story line -- on his way to winning the 1992 nomination and then the White House. In this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we remember one of the most surprising and dramatic presidential primaries in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation history -- 30 years ago this mo...

As America competes in the 2022 Winter Olympics, politicians still talk about the 1980 Winter Olympics. That's when America beat the Soviets and then won the gold in men's ice hockey. A golden moment in American sports history -- and for politicians' rhetoric. Listen to this week's "The Weekly" and hear politicians still celebrating the Miracle on Ice. Do you believe in podcasts? Yes! Learn more a...

Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court at a White House event with President Biden. Over the years, other Supreme Court justices have publicly discussed their retirement plans. In this week's episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we hear from them and remember what they said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Washington Football Team soon will announce its new name. This comes after years of controversy about its old discarded name -- controversy which even made its way to the floor of Congress. This week's "The Weekly" podcast remembers when Representatives and Senators urged the team to get rid of what some called a racist name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This program remembers the friendship and mutual admiration between Republican Johnny Isakson and Democrat John Lewis. Twenty years of public praise -- and equally public hugs -- in the House of Representatives and Senate for these two Georgians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An episode on the passing of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, by remembering his role in the 2012 presidential campaign. During the spring and summer of 2012, Harry Reid took to the Senate floor multiple times and offered pointed remarks about the Republican running against President Obama, Mitt Romney, and taxes. We'll replay some of Harry Reid's tougher statements about future Senator Romney a...

One way to mark the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill is by remembering the prayers offered by Congressional chaplains. Both the House and Senate chaplains offered memorable and often remarkable language in the hours before and after the riots. You'll hear excerpts from the prayers delivered by House chaplain Kibben and Senate chaplain Black surrounding the events of January...

This episode marks ten years since writer Christopher Hitchens died. Remembered as a slashing polemicist, Mr. Hitchens' targets ranged from Henry Kissinger to Mother Teresa to the British monarchy, and even religion. Hear some of his best moments from his 100 C-SPAN appearances: People he hated, things he liked, funny things he said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 24th, 2009, the Senate met in the early morning to debate and vote on the Affordable Care Act. Vice President Biden presided over the Senate. We look back at the day, one of the rare times Congress has met and held a vote on Christmas Eve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many tributes to the late Senator noted his fondness for quips, jokes, and humor throughout his public life. We look back specifically at jokes he made in connection with his time in the U.S. Senate -- and play some of his funniest lines.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the one-year anniversary of the FDA approval of the COVID vaccine, we look back at the history of what the FDA calls emergency use authorization. Its roots are in the post 9/11 war of terror -- preparing for a bio attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week. a look back at 30 years of Supreme Court justice nominees being asked their positions on abortion and Roe v. Wade. This topic is particularly noteworthy right now because the Supreme Court recently heard oral argument about a Mississippi law that is a direct challenge to the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which established the legal right to abortion in the United States. Learn m...

C-SPAN remembers U.S. Presidents making surprise holiday visits to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.  With President Biden withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the United States now has no troops engaged in an active war overseas. So, this year, no surprise presidential visits to active war zones for the holidays. Revisit President Bush visiting U.S. troops in Iraq in 2003 for Thanksgiving and...

Starting with President Biden's recent visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome, we look back at other presidents who have met with -- or mentioned -- Popes. We'll hear President Carter citing Pope John Paul II at the 1980 Democratic Convention, remarks from President Clinton welcoming Pope John II to America, President George W. Bush welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House, and Presi...

 Memorable moments from politicians speaking at America's national war memorials. President Ronald Reagan at Arlington National Cemetery, Sen. John Warner at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, President Bill Clinton at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Sen. Bob Dole at the National World War II Memorial, and President Joe Biden at the National World War I Memorial Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

People wonder when -- or if -- we'll hear bipartisan language from our country's political leaders again ...in this episode examples of when United States' political leaders had nice things to say about those who differed from them ideologically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we'll remember several members of the Progressive Caucus from the early days -- and see where they are now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Powell died October 18, 2021, from complications from COVID ... His career included Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, and, as National Security Adviser..... But it was one thing that he didn't do -- run for president -- that's the focus of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices