In a post-Roe era, where do I see the front line in the fight to protect unborn life? Thanks for asking, John McArdle. Washington Journal

.John McArdle: "You said you've died one time? Caller: "Yessir." John McArdle: "Do you want to talk about it?"

When we put together #TheFinal5 each night, CSPAN is one of our most reliable go-to sources for content. But what we also learned this week is that if you need to talk, John McArdle is here to listen.

In 2024, Mike Waltz was on our CSPAN #AfterWords program talking about serving in Afghanistan as a Green Beret. Watch here: c-span.org/program/book-t…

We’re LIVE today from Annapolis, MD, for the Annapolis Book Festival festival. We kick off 7 hours of coverage today with Marie Arana & Zeke Hernandez

“If YouTube TV alone offered CSPAN to its roughly 9 million subscribers, the additional fees would almost eliminate C-SPAN’s revenue shortfall in one stroke.” vanityfair.com/news/story/csp…

C-SPAN’s Next Big Bet Is a “Radically Different” Sort of Cable News Show: ‘CeaseFire’ hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c-s… via @thr Thanks Alex Weprin

Probably the best graphic I'll ever make for CSPAN

CSPAN Kermit the Frog Nevermind the update is even better

Want to take a tour of the The International Spy Museum 🕵🏼‍♀️? Join us, Saturday night to see poison pens, coding machines, and so much more. Watch on CSPAN 2 at 7:30pm ET

Should Gerald Ford have pardoned Richard Nixon?

Big Tech bungled its way into bipartisan fight with the Senate in an amazingly small way. They have refused to add C-SPAN to streamers like YouTube TV, Hulu. Now FCC watching. “Policymakers will not take kindly to unchecked selfishness.” My column. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

I haven't been around for all of Roll Call's 70 years, but I tried to capture what it means to have Roll Call on your resume. rollcall.com/2025/06/18/rol…

U.S. Senate unanimously passes resolution calling on streaming services to carry C-SPAN.

June 18, 2025: U.S. Senate today unanimously approved a resolution that "all television providers, including streaming services, should make delivery of C-SPAN a priority so Americans can watch Congress in action, in real time." congress.gov/119/bills/sres…

Thank you Washington Journal and John McArdle for an excellent conversation. And especially to all the vets who called in! If you’re interested in learning more about Independent Veterans of America (and especially of you’re a vet interested in running for office at any level) check out:

. CSPAN is free speech

Did the like button destroy Western Civilization? Or is it puting humanity back into technology? Hear more from author Martin Reeves, who explores the origins of the thumbs-up symbol and how it’s changed the internet - Sunday, on CSPAN 2 at 5pm ET. Hosted by Planet Word Museum

Happy 70th to a Capitol Hill institution. Thanks for giving me a shot 22 years ago. This was a fun walk down memory lane with Roll Call Josh Kurtz Nathan Gonzales Amy Carlile Stuart Rothenberg Morton M. Kondracke Chris Cillizza Charlie Mitchell and so many more: rollcall.com/2025/07/15/sho…

If you value the work and history of Roll Call, as I do as an alumnus and fan, you'll want to read this remembrance from my pal John McArdle. The newspaper under the late tim curran had an unrivaled swagger and esprit de corps