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Beyond the Ballot: How Election Officials are Facing 2024
Beyond the Ballot: How Election Officials are Facing 2024 Light breakfast served at 8:00am; event 9:00 - 11:00am. Nationwide, election officials are working diligently to prepare for record levels of voter participation and ensure the 2024 election is conducted with fairness and integrity. How are election officials – from secretaries of state to election directors and local officials – preparing to face this cycle? What lessons from past cycles are changing how we conduct elections? And how can election officials build greater community trust and promote a fair, transparent election…
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NPC Headliners: FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf
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Join Commissioner of Food and Drugs Robert M. Califf, M.D. for a Headliners address on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 12:30 to 2 pm at the National Press Club. The Food and Drug Administration oversees the safety of more than $2.1 trillion worth of food, tobacco, and medical products produced in the U.S. and abroad, and regulates about 75% of the U.S. food supply. Dr. Califf's remarks will focus on communication and its link to health outcomes, and will be followed by a question-and-answer period. The Headliners event begins with a light lunch in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p…
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Queen Sylvia Nagginda Luswata of Bugunda
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, India's most prominent opposition leader, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, June 1 at 2 p.m. His remarks will focus on the future of Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth. In March, India's lower house of parliament disqualified Gandhi as a lawmaker following his conviction and sentencing for defamation based on a 2019 speech in which he allegedly defamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a thief. He has contended the ruling is a politically motivated measure to stifle opposition and has…
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Tales of the Fight for Equal Rights for Women Journalists
NPC History & Heritage Team
In the late 1960s, women journalists finally were beginning to be hired as hard news reporters. But their treatment in salary and responsibility would probably shock today’s reporters. Ground had to be broken. Two of those groundbreakers – Eleanor Clift and Ann Crittenden – will join us at 1 p.m. on June 5 to talk about their legal actions in 1970 against Time, Inc. and Newsweek that allowed women to become writers at those magazines. In 1970, Clift was in the Atlanta bureau of Newsweek Magazine, working as a “Girl Friday” assistant. She said the “women in New York argued on my behalf that I…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, will announce the first plank of his presidential campaign's policy agenda at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, July 17 at 3 p.m. His remarks will focus on his proposals for a complete reform of federal law enforcement. Hutchinson, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, launched his presidential campaign in April in his hometown of Bentonville, Ark. He has characterized himself as a "consistent conservative." Hutchinson, a lawyer, began his career in public…
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Why Are They Not Home?
Why Are They Not Home?; Challenges Faced By US Government In Resolving Journalist Hostage Cases marking the 11th anniversary of the abduction of journalist Austin Tice
Held in Syria 11 years, Austin Tice is the longest-tenured U.S. hostage. Almost twice as long as Terry Anderson of the Associated Press was held. At this 11th anniversary, we consider why journalists are so often held the longest or suffer fates like those of Jamal Khashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh? In light of new hostage cases like that of Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal, we are compelled to look at the approach and results of the USG in these cases. In this panel we will try to discover what are the special challenges government encounters when the hostage is a journalist and if…
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A New Ms. Poll focused on the Issues Driving Women’s Voting Decisions: Congress and the 2024 Elections
A New Ms. Poll focused on the Issues Driving Women’s Voting Decisions: Congress and the 2024 Elections With women’s rights and democracy in the United States facing unprecedented reversals by the Supreme Court and reactionary new laws in ultra-conservative red state legislatures, Ms. and Feminist Majority Foundation are releasing a new poll report on issues driving women’s voting decisions in the critical 2024 elections including abortion, women’s equality and the Equal Rights Amendment. The briefing will take place at the National Press Club, Holman Lounge, 529 14th St NW, 1:00 to 3:00…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: General Nakasone
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Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Sept. 28. Nakasone has served as commander of the U.S. Cyber Command since 2016 and director of the National Security Agency since May 2018. Nakasone has held command and staff positions across all levels of the Army with assignments in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan. His most recent overseas posting was as the Director of Intelligence, J2, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan. The event begins with lunch in the…
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