The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a virtual hearing to consider legislation that would create a national cyber director in the Executive Office of the President to streamline the federal government's response to cyberattacks across agencies. Witnesses included Reps. James Langevin (D-RI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), who both serve as commissioners of the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Other witnesses included cyber and national security experts as well as former U.S. representative and Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R) and former Obama administration Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel. Other topics included current cybersecurity threats posed to U.S., election security, intellectual property (IP) theft, and the cyber actions of China, Russia and North Korea.
CNN political commentator and Democratic strategist Paul Begala weighed in on how Democrats can win the 2020 presidential election. This virtual event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C
Author and Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed talked about the influence of Christians in American politics and discussed why they should support the re-election of President Trump. His books include "Politically Incorrect," "Active Faith," and "For God and Country: The Christian Case for Trump."
Journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law offered their thoughts on policing, criminal justice reform, and building safe communities. This virtual event was sponsored by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Nicholson Baker talked about Project Baseless, a secret 1950s Air Force program to develop chemical and biological weapons, and the challenges faced by researchers trying to uncover government secrets using the Freedom of Information Act. This virtual event was hosted by Harvard Book Store.
Susan Eisenhower examined her grandfather Dwight Eisenhower's leadership style and the important decisions he made during his presidency. This was a virtual event hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Yale University associate fellow David Shimer discussed foreign intervention into U.S. elections and how to prevent future interference. He was joined in conversation by former CIA director John Brennan. This virtual program was sponsored by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Political analyst Tiffany Cross offered her thoughts on the power of the black vote. This was a virtual event hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Franciscio.
Nation columnist Eric Alterman argues that the honesty of U.S. Presidents has eroded. This virtual program was sponsored by the Open Society Foundations in New York City.
Carter Page, former foreign policy advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, discussed how he was investigated by the FBI and Justice Department. This virtual program was hosted by Regnery publishing.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan discussed the investigation, impeachment, and acquittal of President Trump. This virtual event was hosted by the Washington Post Live.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders reflected on her life and her time serving as the White House Press Secretary for the Trump administration. She was interviewed by Bloomberg News White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs.
CNN Worldwide chief media correspondent Brian Stelter offered his thoughts on the relationship between President Trump and Fox News. This virtual program was sponsored by Live Talk Los Angeles.
MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler made his case for how conservative principles can tackle today's political issues. This was a virtual event hosted by Gibson's bookstore in Concord, New Hampshire.
Nation magazine contributing writer Richard Kreitner provided a history of secession movements in the United States and historian Rick Perlstein looked at conservatism in modern American history. This was a virtual event hosted by the Strand Bookstore.
Young adult author Deborah Wiles chronicled the fatal shootings by the National Guard at an anti-war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. This was a virtual event hosted by Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Fox News' Chris Wallace provided a history of the lead-up to the bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. This was a virtual event hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad looked at how race became linked to criminality in post-Civil War America. This was a virtual event hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City.
Former defense secretary William Perry (1994-1997) and Ploughshares Fund director of policy Tom Collina talked about the nuclear arms race since the end of World War Two and the threat of nuclear war today.
CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin recounted the legal aspects of the Mueller investigation and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. This virtual event was sponsored by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge.
