Past Speakers
NPC Headliners: Senator Elizabeth Warren
January 12, 2026
Senator Elizabeth Warren will address the future of the Democratic Party and what it means to be a big tent party at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, January 12th, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Despite President Trump’s promise of a “golden age of America,” unemployment continues to rise…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Former Immigration Judges & IFPTE
November 13, 2025
Three recently terminated federal immigration judges and the national president of their union will address the recent dismissal of dozens of immigration judges and its implications for due process at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, November 13 at 10 a.m. in the Holeman…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Sikyong Penpa Tsering
October 29, 2025
Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration or CTA) will address the National Press Club at a Headliners Newsmaker event Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. Penpa Tsering will speak about the global…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: “Giving Up Is Unforgivable,” Joyce Vance
October 23, 2025
Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance will discuss democracy, civics, and her new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy, at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, October 23 at 6 p.m. Vance is a former U.S. Attorney under President Barack Obama, now serving as a law professor…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Screening: "The Day Iceland Stood Still"
October 8, 2025
Fifty years ago, on October 24, 1975, the women of Iceland went on strike, refusing to work, cook, do the housekeeping or take care of the children. "The Day Iceland Stood Still," a new film by acclaimed filmmakers Grima Irmudottir, Pamela Hogan and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, tells the story of the…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Senator Ankit Jain & DC Councilmember Christina Henderson
September 16, 2025
Senator Ankit Jain and Councilmember Christina Henderson will discuss congressional efforts to take control of D.C, deployment of National Guard members, and how these recent events connect to the fight for D.C. statehood at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, September 16 at 10…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: "My Father's House," John Conyers III
September 9, 2025
Author John Conyers III will discuss his new book My Father’s House at a Headliners Book Event on September 9 at 6 p.m. In his book, the son of longest-serving African American Congressman John Conyers Jr. shines a spotlight on his father and his political legacy, and reveals how, as his son, he…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Governor Spencer Cox & Governor Wes Moore
September 4, 2025
Join Governor Cox and Governor Moore for a Headliners lunch and discussion on the importance of bipartisanship on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Press Club. The Headliners event begins with lunch in the Ballroom at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p.m., followed by…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Charlie Baker
July 24, 2025
NCAA President and former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Breakfast on Thursday, July 24th. Charlie Baker became President of the NCAA in March 2023, bringing with him a unique blend of leadership experience from both the private and public…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: “2024” by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf
July 22, 2025
Award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of The New York Times, and Isaac Arnsdorf of The Washington Post will discuss “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” an insiders’ look at the 2024 presidential campaign, at a Headliners…
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