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Elected Officials Who Are Veterans Say IRA Investments in Clean Energy Are Key to National Security
EOPA elected officials who are veterans say IRA investments in clean energy are key to national security and will discuss what the Act can offer veteran owned businesses and Justice40 communities at their DOE summit Eight Elected Officials to Protect America lawmakers who are veterans will speak on how the Inflation Reduction Act’s nearly $370 billion in clean energy investments will put America on the path to energy independence from fossil fuels. We will also focus on what the IRA can offer veteran owned businesses and Justice40 communities with business owners that help veterans who have…
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The Language Factor and the Climate Backlash
Free Event ORGANIZERS: Nexus Council and NorCham Join the Nexus Council for the unveiling of the 2023 National Survey on how Americans view the environment. “The Language Factor and the Climate Backlash” Could the climate backlash, highlighted by The Washington Post and The Economist, be merely a linguistic challenge? Or is there more? Join us as we reveal how language might just be the key to unlocking unified, effective climate action. This forum isn't just a discussion – it's an exploration with experts eager to dissect, debate, and divulge insights that could…
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Headshot Day
Join us at the National Press Club on Friday, Dec. 8 for a day dedicated to capturing the perfect headshot! If you're in need of a professional photo, this event is for you. Our talented photographer will be on hand to provide you with a top-notch headshot that will make you shine. Registration is $40 for a 10-minute session and will include 2-3 edited images on a custom backdrop color of your choice. Images will be available to download and use however you'd like. This event is only open to Club members. We expect it to book fast, so don't miss this opportunity to update your profile picture…
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News Briefing with Advocates for Alsu Kurmasheva
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The National Press Club is hosting a news briefing with advocates for Alsu Kurmasheva on Monday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. In May 2023, Alsu, who is a citizen of the United States and Russia, traveled to Kazan, Russia to assist her ailing mother. This was not a work trip but a health emergency. Upon attempting to depart Russia in June she was denied exit and ordered to remain in Kazan. She was detained on Oct. 18 for failing to self-register as a “foreign agent”. She is the 2nd U.S. journalist to be detained by Russia since the end of the Cold War. The first was Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: “American Mother” featuring Diane Foley
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Join Diane Foley, mother of Jim Foley, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, for a discussion on "American Mother," written with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann. Foley will share her journey from the time of her son’s captivity to the years after his death. Nearly seven years after her son’s death, Foley spent three days in a Virginia courthouse in the presence of her son’s killer. Her passion to keep her son’s memory alive let to the creation of the James Foley Legacy Foundation—a nonprofit that “advocates for the freedom of all Americans held hostage abroad…
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Standards Save: A Water Conservation Summit
In response to water scarcity crises in multiple regions across the U.S. and globally, the International Code Council (The Code Council) will host a high-level meeting of water experts from across government, academia, and the water utility sector to examine water conservation solutions achievable through newly updated building standards and codes. As the focal event of its World Water Awareness 2024 campaign, The Code Council will bring together leading water experts from DC Water, U.S. EPA, and U.S. DOI, Bureau of Reclamation for, “Standards Save: A Water Conservation Summit,” on Thurs.,…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: "The Everything War," by Dana Mattioli
Dana Mattioli, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, will discuss her upcoming book "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power" at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. Mattioli has spent years covering Amazon and this book is “the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary,” according to the book’s publisher. "The Everything War" is being published as…
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Anti-Aging Expert and NYT Bestselling Author Michael F. Roizen, MD will Unveil promising Age Reversal Drug from Telomir Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Roizen will present promising pre-clinical research on Telomir-1 as Telomir’s special advisor on age reversal. Telomir’s pre-clinical research supports its belief that enlongating telomeres could stimulate stem cell renewal and provide a treatment for age-related conditions. “Our event at the NPC will provide an opportunity to share Telomir-1’s potential with the public,” states Chris Chapman, MD, CEO and president of Telomir Pharmaceuticals. “We will showcase our pre-clinical data which we believe demonstrates that Telomir-1 may potentially treat age-related conditions and prolong…
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The Way Forward for Preserving Journalistic Independence at USAGM News Outlets
The American taxpayer-funded U.S. Agency for Global Media employs thousands of journalists in the U.S. and around the world, broadcasting in some 63 different languages to a global audience of over 400 million. While Congress has moved in recent years to protect the journalistic independence of the news outlets that comprise USAGM, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia, concerns remain about what might happen to the editorial integrity of the agency if President Donald Trump returns to office next year. To examine this pressing question, the National…
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INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE
INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE TO ANNOUNCE FINDINGS ON ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM-20 (NSM-20) When: Wednesday, April 24th, 10a.m. EST Where: Zenger Room, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. What: The Independent Task Force on the Application of National Security Memorandum-20 to Israel, an independent task force of subject matter experts on U.S. security assistance, human rights, international law, and military best practices, will announce the results of a report they have submitted to the U.S. Government in support of mandated reporting to…
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