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Legion Post 20 gets report on Afghan evacuation from member who was there
In a sometimes-emotional Feb. 16 virtual meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20, Erik Doman, a former foreign service officer and Post 20 member, recounted his participation in efforts to evacuate personnel from Afghanistan in the chaos that followed the U.S. military withdrawal in August 2021. Doman, an Army vet and a USAID and Department of Defense consultant, blamed a "bureaucratic food fight" between the Defense and State Departments for much of the debacle that has left thousands of Afghani allies stranded in the Taliban-controlled country. Eligible Afghan citizens…
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West Virginia’s challenge to Clean Air Act is more than about climate change, two state AGs say
West Virginia’s challenge to the Clean Air Act, a closely watched case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 28, is more than just about questioning climate change, the attorneys general of West Virginia and Indiana said at a National Press Club Newsmaker event Feb. 17. The AGs, West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey and Indiana’s Todd Rokita, both stressed that the case is more importantly about due process of law and extending unlimited authority to regulatory bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the exclusion of the responsibility of Congress to…
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On pandemic's second anniversary, AMA president names five actions U.S. should take to fix health system
In a candid discussion of COVID-19’s toll on American lives, the medical workforce and the loss of public trust in science and medicine, American Medical Association President Gerald Harmon named five actions the AMA recommends to rebuild trust and repair the nation’s ailing health system at a virtual National Press Club Headliner event Thursday. As the United States marks the second anniversary this month of its first known death to the pandemic, Harmon called the pandemic “a heartbreaking tragedy that is unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes.” He said the nation is suffering…
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‘Red Burning Sky’ by Club member Tom Young explores little-known story from World War II
A new book by National Press Club member Tom Young reveals one of the most dynamic and heretofore rarely known stories about World War II. Young discussed "Red Burning Sky," a historical novel based on Operation Halyard, at a virtual member author event on Feb. 24. Operation Halyard was the “greatest aviation rescue in history,” Young said. More than 500 downed American flyers were extricated from Yugoslavia in 1944. The airmen had been targeting German-held and heavily protected oil fields in Romania. The situation in Yugoslavia at the time was complicated, Young said. On one hand, there…
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Ukrainian Ambassador, Archbishop call for aid amid ‘humanitarian catastrophe of massive proportions’
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said there is a “humanitarian catastrophe of massive proportions” in Ukraine and called for more assistance from the international community during a Tuesday Headliner Newsmaker event at the National Press Club. Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova gives opening remarks during a Headliners Newsmaker at the National Press Club on March 15, 2022 . Looking on is Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak. Photo by Alan Kotok. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost three weeks ago, Markarova said residential areas in…
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Podcast covers Putin's control of Russian news media
Lucian Kim has covered Russia and Eastern Europe since 1996 for the Christian Science Monitor and other publications. He recently moved to Washington after five years as Moscow correspondent for National Public Radio, receiving a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Interviewed by longtime National Press Club member Irv Chapman ,for the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Kim traces how Vladimir Putin tightened the screws over time on Russia's news media as he faced critical coverage of popular discontent, notably over rigged elections a decade ago, and now has…
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Rezaian describes making his '544 Days' podcast during panel
After arriving home in the United States after almost two years in an Iranian prison, Jason Rezaian faced a question: How exactly would he talk about his time in detention? Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, center, answers a question from moderator and Post colleague Mary Jordan. Looking on from the right is "544 Days" editor Alison MacAdam. The panel appeared at the National Press Club on March 16, 2022. Photo by Alan Kotok The Washington Post journalist first wrote a memoir. Then he decided to embark on a much different approach: the podcast, which has exploded in popularity…
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National Press Club displays AP's video about war in Ukraine
Responding to a tremendous piece of journalism, the National Press Club received permission from the Associated Press to display a package developed by its photojournalists working in Ukraine called “20 Days in Mariupol: the team that documented the city’s agony.” Images from the piece are displayed on a 70-inch monitor in the Club’s lobby. The AP also agreed to let the Club post the package on its website. This special permission was granted for two weeks. Lisa Matthews, the Club’s 114th president and AP’s US video manager was instrumental in obtaining permission from AP. “We are starting…
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Carlson, Roginsky talk about their efforts to push anti-sexual harassment bill
Two former Fox News personalities told a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker that they had to tap deep wells of courage when fighting sexual harassment at the network. Gretchen Carlson, now with People TV, said bringing sexual assault charges against Fox Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes in July 2016 was like “jumping off a cliff.” Carlson risked not only her job and her career, but her reputation. She said she found the strength to face “the most powerful man in media” by drawing on the values of hard work and honesty that her midwestern parents had taught her, Carlson told the audience at…
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Jamaican PM seeks closer cooperation with U.S.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told a National Press Club Newsmaker April 1 that the U.S. can help transform the Caribbean nation into an economic powerhouse within the next decade. “We need the support of our critical partners. Jamaica will not be able to do it alone,” Holness said. “We need to look forward, be practical, be strategic and work with our neighbor, which is the strongest economy in the world.” Jamaican Prime Minister said his country needs U.S. help in order to transform its economy in an April 1 National Press Club Newsmaker event, which was moderated by Club…
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