Highlights include PBS's Ray Suarez with his book, We Are Home, on immigration and the process of becoming an American.
The Washington Post's Liza Mundy discussing her book, The Sisterhood on Women in the CIA, former DOD and DOJ Inspector General Glenn Fine and his book, Watch Dogs on the Role of an Inspector General, and Elizabeth Diaz discussing her book, The Fall of Row, on Post-Row America.
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Sunday night, on C-SPAN's QA, investigative journalist Maureen Callahan talks about the physical and psychological abuse that she says was experienced by women and girls connected to the Kennedy family.
Going back to Joe Kennedy Sr. in her book, Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed.
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Newly elected House members to the 119th Congress are in Washington, D.C. this week for 10 days of orientation.
Earlier this morning, the Republican and Democratic members elect gathered together on the U.S. Capitol steps for a class photo.
Here's a look.
I just wanted to make sure that we can see everybody.
You all look absolutely fabulous this morning.
We left out with no rain.
We're going to take a couple shots here real quick.
It won't take too long.
After that's finished, it's time to stick around and get an individual shot.
We have two tires of one that's going to be right here on this top landing of the one belt seat out here.
Get to the people that have a clipboard and they'll help you with your individual shots.
Okay?
Thank you so much.
We'll get started right now.
All right.
And ready.
One, two, three.
Hold on.
And again, ready.
One, two, three.
House and
Senate Republicans elected their new leaders for the 119th Congress, which begins in January.
Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson was re-elected by House Republicans as their nominee again for House Speaker.
The full House will vote on his nomination on January 3rd.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer were also both re-elected to their leadership posts.
Michigan Congresswoman Lisa McClain won the Republican conference chair race over Florida Congresswoman Kat Kamek and replaces outgoing chair Elise Stefanik, who is President-elect Trump's pick for UN Ambassador.
Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hearn won the policy committee chair post over current chair Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer.
And North Carolina Congressman Richard Hudson was re-elected to chair the National Republican Congressional Committee for the 2026 election cycle.
Over in the Senate, Republicans elected South Dakota Senator John Thune as their new leader in the 119th Congress, succeeding their longest-serving party leader, Mitch McConnell.
Senator Thune, who currently serves as minority whip, defeated Texas Senator John Cornyn and Florida Senator Rick Scott for majority leader 29 to 24 on a second ballot.
Current Republican Conference Chair John Barasa was unanimously elected as whip, the number two leadership post.
And Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton was elected Republican Conference Chair for the next Congress over Iowa's Joni Ernst.
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito will serve as Republican Policy Committee Chair and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 2026 election cycle.
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