The Abraham Lincoln Institute & Ford's Theatre Society host their annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium to highlight the 16th president's life & legacy. Featured speakers are David Blight, Michael Burlingame, Richard Carwardine, Nina Silber & James
Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) address a group of journalists gathered for the Washington Press Club Foundation's 75th Annual Congressional Dinner.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats hold a news conference ahead of the vote for H.R. 1 "The For the People Act" that addresses campaign finance, voting rights and ethics.
With just a few weeks before the U.K. leaves the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May fields questions from members in the House of Commons on Brexit and other domestic issues.
Historians gather at a symposium in Richmond, Virginia, and present talks on the Civil War, covering its causes and the roles of African Americans and Southern Unionists. Speakers include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.
President Trump holds a news conference in Hanoi following the earlier-than-expected end of the U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. The White House says no deal was reached between the two leaders.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears the consolidated oral arguments in [American Legion v. American Humanist Association], Docket number 17-1717 and [Maryland-National Capital Park v. American Humanist Association], Docket number 18-18.
Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership urge the president to back the border security deal, calling it a "down payment" on his policy to protect the borde
Historians discuss the Civil War, covering topics such as the USS Monitor and USS Cairo warships, field hospital burials, missing soldiers and Confederate troops who did not surrender at Appomattox.
Bill Browder, who was expelled from Russia in 2005 for exposing corruption, speaks at the World Affairs Council in Houston, about his work to expand the Magnitsky Act and his efforts to end human rights abuses around the world.
Speaking at a meeting with China's vice premier on trade, President Trump says he met with his intelligence team following their testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and that they say they were misquoted and taken out of context.
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) holds a rally in Oakland, California to formally launch her 2020 presidential campaign. Senator Harris first announced she was running for president on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
President Trump speaks about talks between Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer to re-open the government after two competing bills fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate.
Mayors across the nation hold a news conference ahead of the start of the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, D.C. Topics include the growing impact of the month-old government shutdown on their municipalities.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the speakers at the annual breakfast hosted by the National Action Network on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Washington, D.C.
Speaking from the White House on day 29 of the government shutdown, President Trump proposes temporary protections for undocumented immigrants, in exchange for funds to build a $5.7 billion border wall.