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Legal panel says changes to immigration courts create barriers to justice and due process
Immigration judge Ashley Tabaddor, right, answers a question from National Press Club president Alison Kodjak. Photo: Alan Kotok An immigration lawyer, an immigration court judge and the president of the American Bar Association decried recent changes in the administration of immigration courts, calling them barriers to justice and due process, at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event Sept. 27. “Over the last three years, and in particular, the last few weeks, the Department of Justice has taken dramatic and revolutionary steps to dismantle the courts and strike at the very core of…
Type: News
Stags' Leap Wine Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Enjoy a five-course dinner in the Fourth Estate restaurant on Oct. 1 as Master Sommelier Gillian Ballance guides you through a tasting of the top-rated wines of Stags' Leap Winery. Ballance earned a Master Sommelier diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2012, becoming one of 30 women in the world to claim that honor. She has worked in some of the nation's top restaurants, including The Rainbow Room and Windows of the World in New York City where she worked under Andrea Immer Robinson. She has worked as the wine director for the Plumpjack Group, and as wine consultant and sommelier…
Type: Event
Press Conference to Reveal Details of the Iranian Regime Attack on Saudi Oil Installations
The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) will hold a news conference on Monday, September 30th at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club to release intelligence obtained by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) from inside the Iranian regime about the September 14, 2019, attack against Saudi oil installations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the attack from Iranian territory on the orders of the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the approval of Hassan Rouhani. The details about the decision-making, the commanders of the IRGC…
Type: Event
Corporate Financial Reform
Senators Oxley and Sarbanes spoke about corporate financial legislation they sponsored and enforcing the legislation. Among the issues they addressed were implementing the regulations, the impact of several recent corporate scandals, and levels of corporate accountability. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Toastmasters
Type: Event
NPC Membership Team
Type: Event
Young Members Speak with Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post
On Thursday, October 3, all young members and their guests are welcome to join for informal conversation and drinks with Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post. Seung Min Kim is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration through the lens of Capitol Hill. Before joining The Washington Post in 2018, she spent more than eight years at Politico, primarily covering the Senate and immigration policy. Kim is also an on-air contributor to CNN.
Type: Event
Letter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice
Debra and Marc Tice. Photo Credit: Melissa Lyttle WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan letter was sent Friday morning to President Donald Trump, signed by 173 members of Congress, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria for seven years. Tice, a Georgetown graduate and law student, was detained near Damascus on August 14, 2012 while covering the civil conflict there. “Congress remains united in our commitment to supporting any and all constructive efforts to bring Austin home to his…
Type: News
Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and investigative journalist Amanda Bennett to accept 2019 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award at October 17 Gala
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian, and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on October 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. "Amanda is an exceptional journalist and has enjoyed an enviable career managing some of the most respected newsrooms in…
Type: News
Authors invited to Capitol region's premier holiday book event
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club Journalism Institute is accepting applications to participate in its 42nd annual Book Fair and Authors' Night on November 1, 2019. The evening celebrates all things literary and gives authors a chance to discuss and sell their work during the Capitol region's premier holiday book event. Authors who have published a book since November 2018 are invited to apply to sell their work during the Fair, which attracts hundreds of guests annually. The evening will begin with a reception for authors, followed by time to mingle and…
Type: News