The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health hosted a discussion on federal HIV policy with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, and Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. They discussed the ten-year plan to reduce the HIV epidemic in America, which includes a 90% reduction in new HIV infections, with treatment and prevention being key to the success of the plan. While re-iterating Dr. Fauci's earlier remarks, Dr. Brooks said, "before us is this unprecedented opportunity to end the HIV epidemic, and as Dr. Fauci pointed out, with the most powerful tools in history."
On the Senate floor both Senator Dianne Feinstein and Joni Ernst presented competing legislation under the Violence Against Women Act. Senators John Cornyn, John Hoeven, Dan Sullivan and Marsha Blackburn joined in the push to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
George Washington University history professor David Silverman recalled the peace treaty between the Plymouth colony and the Wampanoag tribe that started in 1621 and lasted until 1675 and included the "First Thanksgiving."
Former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich offered his thoughts on how to bring about political change in local communities.
Journalists Jeff Mason and Gerald Seib discussed "A Warning" which provides a behind the scenes look at the Donald Trump presidency from an anonymous source.
Syndicated columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman shared her thoughts on how to move the country from political polarization and back to finding common ground.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas provided a history of Arlington National Cemetery and offered an inside look at the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment at Arlington, which oversees the funerals and ceremonies at the Cemetery.
Former Obama administration National Security Advisor & UN Ambassador Susan Rice discussed her life and career in American diplomacy and foreign policy.
Patrick Deneen, chair of Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame, took viewer phone calls about liberalism and the current state of American politics.
Authors Ibram Kendi, "How to Be an Antiracist," Sarah Broom, "The Yellow House," and Mitchell Jackson, "Survival Math," offered their thoughts on race in America.
