Emory University Professor Carol Anderson, author of the book "One Person, No Vote," discusses voting rights in Campaign 2020 and Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner discusses health care and the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Incumbent Senator David Perdue (R-GA) and U.S.Senate Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and LIbertarian candidate Shane Hazel, participated in a televised debate. Georgia Pubic Broadcasting sponsored the event. This is the first debate for the candidates. Elected in 2014, Sen. Perdue is seeking his second term. Georgia has been considered a safe Republican stronghold for decades. According to recent reports, the state seems to be shifting in the Democrats' favor due to the expanding Atlanta metro area.
Senate Judiciary Committee members began questioning Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett on various legal topics including judicial activism, abortion rights, gun regulations and religious liberty. Each of the senators received 30 minutes to ask the nominee questions. After more than three hours, the committee took a lunch break.
Senate Judiciary Committee members began questioning Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett on various legal topics including judicial activism, abortion rights, gun regulations and religious liberty. Each of the senators received 30 minutes to ask the nominee questions. After more than three hours, the committee took a lunch break.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks on health care and the economy at a campaign event in Southfield, MI, a suburb of Detroit.
Incumbent Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and U.S. Senate Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper participated in a televised debate from Colorado State University. The event was sponsored by KUSA-TV 9News, Colorado Politics, the Coloradoan newspaper, Rocky Mountain PBS and other local TV stations. Former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper entered the U.S. Senate race shortly after ending his bid as a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Sen. Gardner is considered to be one of the more vulnerable Senate Republicans in this election cycle.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper joined a virtual discussion on military readiness hosted by the Heritage Foundation. The secretary discussed steps he and the Trump administration have taken to increase military funding and improve readiness in all branches. He also talked about his long-term goals for the armed forces and competing with China.
1960 Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy appears in Texas before a meeting of Houston ministers to address the topic of church and state, religious freedom, and tolerance. Paid for by the Kennedy-Johnson Texas Campaign Committee, the broadcast includes an extended question and answer session. John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic to be elected president of the United States. During the 1960 campaign, many Protestant groups publicly opposed Senator Kennedy, fearing the influence of the Pope and Catholic Church on his presidency.
Ronald Reagan delivered a critique of the growth of government and President Lyndon Johnson's policies in this speech called "The Myth of the Great Society." The film was donated to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and the exact date and location of Mr. Reagan's remarks are unknown, but the library believes it was in New York in 1966 -- the same year that Ronald Reagan won his campaign for California governor.
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 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.
