By Jim Newell 12/04/12 7:43pm

Morning Boehner

U.S. President Obama meets with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders - DC

Cliff Hanger: Fiscal Fight Makes for Lousy Politics But Killer TV

For three consecutive days last week, I woke up before 9 a.m. without the use of an alarm. This has never happened before. It’s not because I’m bright-eyed and looking to seize a brand-new day’s worth of opportunities, but because I’m an addict. A filthy, filthy blood-eyed, rot-tooth addict, and the new shipment just came in. CSPAN’s coverage of Congress comically attempting to do something important begins at the crack of dawn, and I hate to miss even a second of it.  Read More

By Felix Gillette 7/30/08 4:44pm

C-Span Announces Plans for Conventions With Newfangled ‘Delegate’s Eye View’ Coverage

Today, C-SPAN executives announced their plans for covering the upcoming Democratic and Republican coventions. According to the press release, C-SPAN will be spicing up their gavel-to-gavel wonkery with smaller cameras to give viewers a "delegate’s eye view" of the excitement.

More from the release:

All C-SPAN outlets—television networks, online, and radio — will Read More