Alliance for American Manufacturing's Scott Paul discusses the state of the U.S. manufacturing, and National Museum of the Marine Corps' Owen Conner and Edward Nevgloski discuss the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said she would be honored to be the Democratic presidential nominee's running mate. Ms. Abrams talked about political activism and voting rights in front of a student audience at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
American University's Washington College of Law hosted a panel discussion analyzing the Trump administration's immigration policies. Panelists discussed the ongoing legal issues involving family separation, including challenges reuniting families and providing services to children dealing with trauma.
National Museum of the Marine Corps Senior Curator Owen Conner and Marine Corps History Division Director Edward Nevgloski discussed the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg spoke at the Democratic Party of Virginia's 2020 Blue Commonwealth Gala in the state capital of Richmond. During his remarks, he talked about why he was running for president and why he decided to focus his early efforts on Super Tuesday states like Virginia.
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg made his sixth visit to the Old Dominion State, speaking at a campaign organizing event in Richmond, Virginia. He spoke to supporters at the event, which was interrupted by protesters at times. Notably, Mr. Bloomberg,said the New York Police Department's use of stop-and-frisk tactics in neighborhood policing during his time as the New York City mayor were a "mistake." The comment came after audio of Mr. Bloomberg speaking favorably about stop-and-frisk during a 2015 forum in Aspen, Colorado was leaked earlier in the week. He was in Richmond as part of an effort to shore up support from voters in Super Tuesday primary states.
President Trump announced that he commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich who is serving time for public corruption convictions. He also pardoned former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik of tax fraud. These announcements came during a gaggle with reporters prior to the president boarding Air Force One en route to Los Angeles.
A panel of former government officials discuss lessons learned from the war in Afghanistan and respond to the latest developments in the peace process at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, assistant secretary for health, spoke about the coronavirus and other health issues at an event hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy. As assistant secretary for health, Adm. Giroir oversees the Public Health Service. Adm. Giroir also touched on the role of the uniformed service in addressing public health emergencies such as the coronavirus.
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg made his sixth visit to the Old Dominion State, speaking at a campaign organizing event in Richmond, Virginia. He spoke to supporters at the event, which was interrupted by protesters at times. Notably, Mr. Bloomberg,said the New York Police Department's use of stop-and-frisk tactics in neighborhood policing during his time as the New York City mayor were a "mistake." The comment came after audio of Mr. Bloomberg speaking favorably about stop-and-frisk during a 2015 forum in Aspen, Colorado was leaked earlier in the week. He was in Richmond as part of an effort to shore up support from voters in Super Tuesday primary states.
Boston Globe Political Reporter Victoria McGrane was interviewed about the first debate being held between Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), who was challenging Senator Markey in the 2020 primary for the Democratic nomination for his U.S. Senate seat.
WGBH-TV in Boston hosts a debate between Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), his challenger in the 2020 Democratic primary for one of the Bay State's U.S. Senate seats.
Cindy McCain and Vicki Kennedy talked about their late husbands' careers and legacies, in a conversation about public service at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey (R) moderated the discussion.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to supporters at a get-out-the-early-vote rally on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
U.S. health officials discussed the coronavirus outbreak and threats to global health at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. Speakers included Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Dr. Robert Kadlec along with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. They also discussed the transmission and mortality rates of the coronavirus, its impact on the domestic medical supply chain, as well as U.S. and China efforts to control the virus.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held an early vote event in the Chinatown neighborhood of Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by a group promoting Asian American and Pacific Islanders in U.S. politics and was aimed at getting Nevada Democrats to take part in early voting ahead of the state's party caucuses.
Cindy McCain and Vicki Kennedy talked about their late husbands' careers and legacies, in a conversation about public service at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey (R) moderated the discussion.
Boston Globe Political Reporter Victoria McGrane was interviewed about the first debate being held between Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), who was challenging Senator Markey in the 2020 primary for the Democratic nomination for his U.S. Senate seat.
WGBH-TV in Boston hosted a debate between Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), his challenger in the 2020 Democratic primary for one of the Bay State's U.S. Senate seats. The candidates made their cases to voters by answering questions on a variety of issues such as the environment, housing, health care and President Trump.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to supporters at a get-out-the-early-vote rally on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held an early vote event in the Chinatown neighborhood of Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by a group promoting Asian American and Pacific Islanders in U.S. politics and was aimed at getting Nevada Democrats to take part in early voting ahead of the state's party caucuses.
U.S. health officials discussed the coronavirus outbreak and threats to global health at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. Speakers included Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Dr. Robert Kadlec along with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. They also discussed the transmission and mortality rates of the coronavirus, its impact on the domestic medical supply chain, as well as U.S. and China efforts to control the virus.
The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a discussion with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense Under Secretary Michele Flournoy on the Afghanistan peace process. Mary Catherine Phee, the State Department's deputy special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, spoke about the latest in the U.S.-Taliban negotiations and addressed the announcement earlier in the day by the Afghan Independent Election Commission that President Ashraf Ghani had won re-election.
Cindy McCain and Vicki Kennedy talked about their late husbands' careers and legacies, in a conversation about public service at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey (R) moderated the discussion.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held an early vote event in the Chinatown neighborhood of Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by a group promoting Asian American and Pacific Islanders in U.S. politics and was aimed at getting Nevada Democrats to take part in early voting ahead of the state's party caucuses.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to supporters at a get-out-the-early-vote rally on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
