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Lawmakers to discuss Congress' fundraising culture May 16
Representatives David Jolly, R-Fla, and Rick Nolan, D-Minn, will discuss the long hours members of Congress spend making phone calls to raise political funds and their proposals to place limits on this activity at a Newsmaker on Monday, May 16 at 10 a.m., in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. National Press Club President Thomas Burr will moderate the news conference. In February, Jolly introduced the Stop Act (H.R. 4443), which would ban Members of Congress from personally asking for money. Nolan was one of the first to cosponsor the bipartisan legislation. The Minnesota Congressman served three…
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May 13 Newsmaker to look at voting rights and election laws in 2016
A Newsmaker on Friday, May 13, at 10 a.m., will look at the changes to voting across the country and likely problems voters, and especially minority voters, will face this November. A 2016 election season of unprecedented surprises on the campaign trail will be no less confusing in ballot boxes across the country as states start implementing a dizzying array of voting rule changes. Speakers in the club’s Zenger Room include: Kristin Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Wade Henderson, the president and CEO…
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Panel to discuss reporting behind Panama Papers May 12
Journalists involved in reporting on the Panama Papers will discuss their project at a National Press Club Journalism Institute program on May 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The program will be in the Bloomberg Room. RSVP using the link here. Tickets are required; $5 for Club members, $10 for the general public. The panel will discuss the reporting behind the largest leak in journalism's history: 11.5 million financial records from Mossack Fonseca, one of the world's top creators of shell companies. The investigation prompted resignations, arrests and official inquiries in several countries. It…
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Try your luck at the Casino Royale in the Holeman Lounge May 13
Join us on Friday, May 13, as we transform the Holeman Lounge into a casino lounge for a night of fun and friendly gambling. This black tie-optional event will feature music, casino games, themed-cocktails (shaken not stirred) and $200 in "casino cash" per person, for which you can use to win prizes. The party starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members, which can be exchanged for a free drink. Purchase here.The event is hosted by the Events Committee.
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Hear Del Wilber describe life inside homicide squad on June 21
Del Quentin Wilber, Justice Department reporter for the Los Angeles Times, plans to speak about his latest book, ``A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad,'' at a National Press Club Book Rap on Tuesday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Club's Book & Author Committee and includes an author discussion, question-and-answer session from the audience and book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for non-members. The event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit National Press Club Journalism Institute. Tickets can be purchased online by…
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Author schedules May 12 Book Rap to discuss first ladies
Lauren A Wright plans to discuss her new book, On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today, at a National Press Club Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the NPC’s Conference Rooms. The event is sponsored by the NPC’s Book & Author Committee and includes an author discussion, question-and-answer session from the audience and book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. Books can…
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Women as sources, women in journalism: Panel discussion on May 12
Using women as sources for stories and the challenges women face in journalism will be the topic of a panel discussion at the National Press Club's Bloomberg Room on Thursday, May 12. This event is free and open to the public, though attendees must RSVP for tickets here. The discussion will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Former Club President and Bloomberg News' White House correspondent Angela Greiling Keane will moderate the discussion. It will feature Kate McCarthy, director of the Women's Media Center's WMC - She Source, a directory on women experts; Christi Parson, correspondent for the…
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Best-selling author, Emmy nominee and celebrity chef to deliver ‘Modern Mexican’ May 24 cookbook dinner
Celebrity chef Pati Jinich, author of the Amazon #1 new release Mexican cookbook “Mexican Today,” will host a cookbook dinner May 24 at the National Press Club's Fourth Estate restaurant. Make your reservations now to experience the best of modern Mexican cooking with Jinich, a James Beard nominee and host of the popular PBS TV series, Pati’s Mexican Table. To join Jinich, the official chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, for this inspired meal with perfectly paired beverages, purchase your tickets by clicking here. Reservations are $80 per person or $155 per couple. Members…
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Law enforcement officers' new approach to handling the mentally ill: April 28 Newsmaker
The evolution of policing and the new approach law enforcement officers in Virginia are taking to handle situations involving the mentally ill will be the focus of a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, April 28. The event -- featuring Fairfax County Supervisor John Cook, Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler, and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid -- will be held at 10 a.m. in the club’s Zenger Room. As with all Newsmakers, this news conference is open to credentialed media and Press Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. Many in the…
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May 10 Newsmaker with Cardinal McCarrick and Prof. al-Hibri on religious minorities in Islamic nations
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington, and Azizah al-Hibri, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Richmond, will address a National Press Club Newsmaker on Tuesday, May 10, focusing on religious minorities in predominantly Islamic nations. The discussion will be held at 10 a.m. in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Like all Newsmakers, this event is open to credentialed media and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. Hundreds of recent news stories have documented the destruction of Yazidi communities in Iraq, the persecution of Christians…
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