Trump officials are pushing Teddy Roosevelt for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said this week, referencing a recent meeting with NFL's Roger Goodell.
h/t @howardmortman.bsky.social
Schumer declaring 4/20 a holiday on the Senate floor is peak theater. @c-span.bsky.social Comms Dir @howardmortman.bsky.social reminds us when admitting to a single joint caused a full White House meltdown. Progress? Ask us at 4:20.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyIA...
Remember the White House press sec who confessed to smoking a joint as a kid in 70s?
And the outrage that ensured?
Before marking 4/20 marijuana holiday listen to NEW episode C-SPAN podcast "Extreme Mortman."
NOW on top here - in the weeds:
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The Senate is back in session today - and back on TV - just like Senators have been since 1986.
What is your favorite or most consequential moment from 40 years of Senate floor on TV?
Reply/comment below and we may feature you and your Senate moment on "Extreme Mortman" podcast.
We honor 40 years of @c-span.bsky.social Senate coverage by casually ignoring the space-time continuum. Behold our AI-resurrected Harry Truman delivering a masterpiece of fiscal sanity from 1945. A gift for our pal @howardmortman.bsky.social
Harry returns:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWCK...
@c-span.bsky.social Comms Dir @howardmortman.bsky.social unearthed a vital artifact from the ruins. We must master the solemn difference between a Joint Session and a Joint Meeting before King Charles arrives, lest the republic perish from sheer ignorance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWCK...
The British are coming - to Congress!
Before watching King Charles address Congress April 28, listen NOW new episode C-SPAN podcast Extreme Mortman.
What have other British royalty & PMs since Churchill told Congress?
How many?
Find out! www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub...
ExMo wherever you get podcasts
June 2: Celebrating 40 years of Senate on C-SPAN2 & we want to hear from you.
Call 202-626-4600 & tell us your favorite Senate TV moment — most memorable, serious or even entertaining.
Or email radio@c-span.org
Or post in comments below
We may feature it on Extreme Mortman podcast
Please forgive a bit of personal vanity ... but here's a two-act of sizzle reel of late night comedians citing Extreme Mortman tweets ...
2026: Trump captured Venezuela's Maduro.
Not 1sr time U.S. captured Latin America leader.
1989: Bush got Panama's Noriega.
Why?
How did that play 1992 prez campaign?
Find out in NEW episode C-SPAN Radio podcast Extreme Mortman.
NOW here:
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ExMo wherever you get podcasts
"Just last week, Senator Kennedy stood on this floor and spoke about people who had died too young, and the heartbroken families they had left behind."
-- Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) July 20, 1999 ... Ted Kennedy's nephew John F. Kennedy, Jr. died July 16, 1999.
"The best way to watch Artemis II launch is on C-SPAN...If you’re looking for temporary reprieve & some truly unique content this week, an unsung hero is ready to help you out. Tune into C-SPAN for NASA’s Artemis II launch"
-- Popular Science @popsci.com Andrew Paul @andrewpaul.bsky.social
Gas price change this morning (3-30-2026) at BP station, 1423 Chain Bridge Rd McLean, VA ... regular had been $3.99/gallon ...
Celebrating 40 years of the U.S. Senate on C-SPAN2 and we want to hear from you.
Call 202-626-4600 and tell us your favorite Senate moment/
Or email radio@c-span.org or comment here on Bluesky. Leave your name, where you’re from and your favorite Senate moment & we may feature it on Extreme Mortman.
"I've named my magazine after you."
-- George Magazine editor John F. Kennedy, Jr. ... commencement speech, Washington College ...May 23, 1999 ... He died July 16, 1999 ... It was the only commencement address he ever gave
The Washington Post slaughtered its legendary sports section. To eulogize the corpse, @c-span.bsky.social Comms Dir @howardmortman.bsky.social brings the Digital Diner archival tape of politicians pretending to understand baseball while praising print media.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAd3...
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Peak cherry blossom bloom in Washington, D.C. with over 70% of the Yoshino trees around the Tidal Basin open ....
You mean it's opening day MLB baseball - & no Washington Post sports writers to cover it?
What might Congress say?
Hear Congress praise WashPost Sports in NEW episode C-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman."
NOW on top here: www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub...
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Welcome home, Dennis.
American national Dennis Coyle returns -- held since January 2025 by Afghanistan Taliban government
CBS News Radio Nov. 4, 2008:
"CBS News now estimates the end of the race...Those states put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to become the first African-American president of the United States. Live now to Chicago and Grant Park where that teeming throng awaits their hero"
@c-span.bsky.social Comms Dir @howardmortman.bsky.social breaks down the absolute rarity of open House Ethics hearings. Bonus history: Jim Traficant runs for Congress from a jail cell before a tractor crushes him.
From today's Digital Diner menu 🍽️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=axXA...
For C-SPAN's 47th birthday today, something in House you almost never get to see or hear: House ethics committee hearing investigating a member.
Hear the 5 times you did in new episode C-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman"
NOW on top: www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub...
ExMo wherever you get podcasts
OH MY GUINNESS!
A Capitol Hill tradition: 52 cent pints from 9-10 am on St. Patrick's Day at The Dubliner ….
Excited for the Academy Awards?
Then get excited for NEW episode C-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman."
Legendary actor Bob Cusack awards the first-ever ExMo for best movie reference by a politician!
Who wins?
Find out NOW here: www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub...
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PRO TIP:
Presiding over the U.S. Senate?
Read a book about the U.S. Senate.
"This is a cup of Starbucks coffee. I checked: The most popular Starbucks coffee drink is a caramel macchiato. Caramel macchiato. Now I don't know what that is. I haven't had it. I generally don't drink coffee that takes ten or more words to order."
-- @SenJohnKennedy
Extreme @howardmortman.bsky.social drops some deep Texas political trivia. Think Lloyd Bentsen was the last Democratic Senator from Texas? Wrong. He was the last *elected* one, but Bob Krueger was the actual last Democrat in that seat back in 1993:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itFr...
Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse has terminal cancer.
His favorite & most memorable speaking moments as a U.S. Senator?
We asked him!
Find out which he picked - & hear them - in NEW episode C-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman."
Listen NOW on top here: www.c-span.org/podcasts/sub...
ExMo wherever you get podcasts
The death of Jesse Jackson ... and the birth of a Sister Sister Souljah moment.
Remember Bill Clinton's Sister Souljah moment?
If you don't - or if you want to relieve the 1992 campaign controversy - listen to NEW episode C-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman."
ExMo NOW wherever you get podcasts ...
