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Latino Business Leaders Unite to Form Powerful Immigration Advocacy Coalition
Latino Business Leaders Unite to Form Powerful Immigration Advocacy Coalition On Friday, January 17, a coalition of Latino and Mexican American business leaders including those who backed President Trump will announce the Comité de 100, an organization focused on supporting and advocating for bipartisan immigration reform, prioritizing border security, catalyzing economic growth and providing legal status for law abiding dreamers, farm workers, spouses and parents of US citizens, and essential workers. The Comité de 100 is a first-of-its-kind organization uniting Latino and Mexican American…
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Make America Healthy Again to Host Press Conference
On Thursday, February 13th at 4pm, MAHA Action will host a press conference to discuss the advancement of the MAHA agenda with Del Bigtree, MAHA Action CEO and the former Communications Director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Presidential campaign. Bigtree will discuss the launch of MAHA’s health ecosystem, including its expert committees who will focus on policy and legislative changes to pave the way from a sick care to a health care system in America. He will also comment on MAHA’s future plans to support the presumptive incoming Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal to end the…
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NPC Headliners: Baltic Delegation
Foreign ministers from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker on the latest news and events happening in the Baltic region including its recent actions to disconnect from the Russian electricity grid, a major move in achieving energy independence. The foreign ministers will discuss the role of Baltic and US leadership in supporting Ukraine, containing Russia and strengthening NATO defense and deterrence. Opening remarks will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer period. Speakers will include: Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia…
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Elected officials who are veterans demand environmental regulations restored and the continuation of federal climate investments for health, equality and national energy security
Lawmakers gather in D.C. to protect federal climate laws and policies that progress a clean energy future for the safety, prosperity and security of all Americans Elected officials who are veterans attending the Elected Officials to Protect America Energy Security Summit will bring home the fact that investments in clean energy, sustainable infrastructure and climate resiliency are key to our energy security, and the world’s. They will demand the restoration of all environmental regulations and the continuation of the climate investments in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan…
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POSTPONED - Is America losing its voice in the Middle East? The fate of Middle East Broadcasting Networks
On March 14, the Trump administration issued an executive order that significantly downsized the U.S. Agency for Global Media. One major casualty was the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), which was forced to lay off most of its staff on April 11. In response, MBN President and CEO Jeff Gedmin and Press Freedom Center Director Bill McCarren will discuss the wide impact of these cuts at a news conference. They will highlight MBN’s role as a trusted news source for millions in the Middle East and raise concerns about the implications for press freedom in the region. Other staff members…
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Embassy Night hosted by Slovenia's Ambassador
Club members in the journalist category are cordially invited to an Embassy Night hosted by the Iztok Mirošič, the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United States, on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Held at the Slovenian Embassy, this exclusive reception will offer journalists a chance to make valuable contacts with embassy staff and learn more about the country. This event is off-the-record.
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Press Briefing on the National Security trial of Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly four years. His trial, under the City’s National Security Law is set to resume Nov. 20, and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy's legal team, will provide an update on the case. It is anticipated that the defense will begin their case on Nov. 20 and that Jimmy Lai will provide testimony. Gallagher will also discuss the recent changes in Hong Kong law that led to this case. Jimmy Lai’s time in prison has taken a physical toll on him. His son, Sebastien Lai, will discuss his father's declining health and…
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Tice Family Press Conference
News Conference with family of journalist Austin Tice, currently held in Syria. This event is a program of the newly formed Press Freedom Center of the National Press Club. The Tices have been invited by the Center to discuss this case and take questions from the press. This is the first time the entire Tice family has been in Washington to advocate for the return of their brother who has been held in Syria since 2012. They have a meeting at the White House at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6 and will come to the Club after that for this news conference. During the news conference, the Tices will discuss…
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Hybrid Press Conference: Palestinian Families Sue State Department to Enforce Law Prohibiting U.S. Aid to Abusive Israeli Forces
Hybrid Press Conference: Palestinian Families Sue State Department to Enforce Law Prohibiting U.S. Aid to Abusive Israeli Forces Washington, DC — December 12, 2024: DAWN is hosting a press conference to announce the filing of a groundbreaking complaint by plaintiff Palestinian families under the Administrative Procedures Act against the U.S. State Department for its arbitrary and capricious failure to abide by and enforce the Leahy Law with respect to security assistance to Israel. This failure has caused and will continue to cause harm to the plaintiffs in this lawsuit, including…
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Covering Russia: Reporting at the Front Lines
Moderated by Amanda Bennett, former CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, this panel will feature the editorial team from the Barents Observer, an independent Arctic news outlet reporting on the tense Russia-Norway border region. Speakers will include Barents Observer founder Atle Staalesen, editor Thomas Nilsen, and reporter Olesia Krivtsova, who will join remotely to share her firsthand experience reporting in exile. Cost: Free
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