Candidates for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, Incumbent Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Amy Kennedy (D) participated in a debate sponsored by NJTV. Rep. Van Drew changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in 2019. Amy Kennedy is married to former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA).
Candidates for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) participated in a televised debate. Rep. Torres Small narrowly defeated former New Mexico state Rep. Herrell in the 2018 general election. The event was hosted by KOB 4 in Albuquerque.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) unveiled legislation to create the Commission on Presidential Capacity. Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Raskin explained Congress' role designated in the 25th Amendment and clarified the commission is for future presidents.
Daniel Yergin talked about climate change, the future of energy, and the geopolitical struggle between the U.S. and China. This was a virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Harvard University professor Jill Lepore discussed popular and lesser-known stories from American history going back to the founding of the country. Prof. Lepore's many books include, "The Secret History of Wonder Woman," "These Truths: A History of the United States," and the newly published "If Then," about the Cold War origins of data mining and social manipulation.
Type Media Center fellow Mychal Denzel Smith offered his thoughts on the American dream. This virtual event was sponsored by Magic City Books in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Rebecca Lissner (U.S. Naval War College) and Mira Rapp-Hooper (Council on Foreign Relations) looked at U.S. global leadership in the 21st century. This virtual event was hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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.
Bloomberg News investigative reporter Susan Berfield recounted the fight between President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J.P. Morgan over the size of corporations and government intervention at the turn of the 20th century. This was a virtual event hosted by the Friends of Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York.
Kerri Arsenault investigated how the paper mill in her hometown of Mexico, Maine, affected the financial and physical well-being of its residents. This was a virtual event hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn.
MIT professor Thomas Levenson discussed how the leaders of the 15th century Scientific Revolution applied their new ideas to people, money, and markets and as a result invented modern finance. This virtual event was hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Author and producer Ann Druyan provided a follow-up to her late husband Carl Sagan's study of space. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot Terry Virts provided an inside look at space travel and exploration. This was a virtual event hosted by Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Author Jason Reynolds discussed his book, "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You." This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
Author Eric Jay Dolin provided a history of hurricanes that have impacted the United States. This was a virtual event hosted by Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans.
National Public Radio Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa shared her personal story as an American immigrant and offered her thoughts on current immigration issues. This virtual event was hosted by the Chicago Humanities Festival.
Donald Trump Jr. offered his thoughts on what he calls 'liberal privilege' and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. This virtual program was hosted by the Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, California.
Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the first five presidents who hailed from the state of Virginia; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. This was a virtual event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.
Authors Ben Hubbard ("MBS") and Susanne Koelbl ("Behind the Kingdom's Veil") talked about the future of Saudi Arabia under the rule of Mohammed bin Salman. This virtual event was hosted by the Middle East Institute.
Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass talked about the state of the world and the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
UCLA professor Eddie Cole examined the impact that college presidents had on the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by BookPeople Bookstore in Austin, Texas.
Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy in December 1943, which included the John Harvey, an American ship that was secretly holding 2,000 mustard bombs. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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.
Former defense secretary Robert Gates (2006-2011) took a critical look at the use of U.S. power around the world since the end of World War Two. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen Farnsworth looked at how late-night talk show hosts have responded to the Trump presidency in comparison to prior presidents. This was a virtual event hosted by the University of Mary Washington.
