Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, U.S. Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Halpern, and Smithsonian Institution Chief Operating Officer Meroë Park testified before the Senate Rules Committee on using artificial intelligence in their respective agencies. They took questions on topics such as AI policies, digitization, protecting copyrighted works, and cybersecurity.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the department's policies and agriculture industry challenges during the Western Governors Association's Winter Meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Several topics were touched upon, including the implementation of climate change policy, support for small and medium-sized farms, food and nutrition programs, and wildfire mitigation and forest management. He also touched upon the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization and the need for Congress to pass a budget.
Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. He discussed the idea with experts on presidential transitions at a University of Virginia Miller Center event.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Scott Shane recounted the life of Thomas Smallwood, a slave who bought his freedom & helped hundreds to escape slavery. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting against unjust systems & institutions to bring about change in their communities. She was interviewed by author and activist Soraya Chemaly.
Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. He discussed the idea with experts on presidential transitions at a University of Virginia Miller Center event.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Scott Shane recounted the life of Thomas Smallwood, a slave who bought his freedom & helped hundreds to escape slavery. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting against unjust systems & institutions to bring about change in their communities. She was interviewed by author and activist Soraya Chemaly.
Author Thomas Swick talked about his development as a travel writer in Europe during the 1970s and 80s. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Bestselling author David Grann talked about a mutiny aboard the British naval ship The Wager off the coast of South America in the mid-18th century and the court martial that followed. This event was hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
New York University professor Martha Hodes talked about being hijacked as a 12-year-old in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine during a flight from Israel to New York City. This event was hosted by the New York Public Library.
Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker discussed Iowa's state law on "age-appropriate" books in public school libraries. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. He discussed the idea with experts on presidential transitions at a University of Virginia Miller Center event.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Scott Shane recounted the life of Thomas Smallwood, a slave who bought his freedom & helped hundreds to escape slavery. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting against unjust systems & institutions to bring about change in their communities. She was interviewed by author and activist Soraya Chemaly.
Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. He discussed the idea with experts on presidential transitions at a University of Virginia Miller Center event.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Scott Shane recounted the life of Thomas Smallwood, a slave who bought his freedom & helped hundreds to escape slavery. The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.
Writer Ijeoma Oluo looked at how everyday Americans are fighting against unjust systems & institutions to bring about change in their communities. She was interviewed by author and activist Soraya Chemaly.
Author Thomas Swick talked about his development as a travel writer in Europe during the 1970s and 80s. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Bestselling author David Grann talked about a mutiny aboard the British naval ship The Wager off the coast of South America in the mid-18th century and the court martial that followed. This event was hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
New York University professor Martha Hodes talked about being hijacked as a 12-year-old in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine during a flight from Israel to New York City. This event was hosted by the New York Public Library.
