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Online NPC board and officer elections close today; in person voting tomorrow
Online Elections close today for eligible voters. You can vote online today by clicking here, or vote in person on Friday at the Club.
Type: News
California AG: Republicans will have full responsibility for any government shutdown
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) warned that congressional Republicans will have no one to blame but themselves if the federal government shuts down later this week. At a Wednesday Newsmaker press conference at the National Press Club, Becerra, who was appointed attorney general earlier this year, said it is up to Republicans to govern effectively given they have full control of Congress. President Donald Trump has previously suggested that Democrats would be at fault for a shutdown as they want to legislation to protect undocumented immigrants shielded under the Deferred Action…
Type: News
NPC Candidates brief American Legion Post 20
Contenders for National Press Club offices discussed their platforms at an annual meet-the-candidates luncheon held in the Club's McClendon Room on Tuesday, Dec. 5, hosted by NPC American Legion Post 20. Andy Fisher, candidate for the Communicator seat in the Friday, Dec. 8 election, noted that the meeting was the only forum to which all office seekers were invited to present their programs. A common theme among the eight candidates who spoke was continuing and expanding the Club's role in defending freedom of the press, especially in response to criticism from President Donald Trump which…
Type: News
Podcast captures Iraqi ambassador’s dinner address to NPC members
Iraq's ambassador to the U.S. says Iraqi forces could not have defeated the Islamic State group without help from the U.S.-led coalition and paramilitary troops. In the newest edition of Update-1, Fareed Yasseen tells National Press Club President Jeff Ballou the battle with ISIS militants has been a transformative experience that has given the country a new spirit. He also describes the press as the “great equalizer” in the struggle to bring democracy to areas where it doesn't exist much, if at all. Yasseen's appearance was part of the Club's new Ambassador Dinner Series. Update-1 is…
Type: News
Walter Isaacson discusses da Vinci at Headliners Breakfast, Monday, Dec. 18
Walter Isaacson, former managing editor of Time and former CNN chairman, plans to speak at a National Press Club Headliners Breakfast Monday, Dec. 18, to discuss his new book, "Leonardo da Vinci." Breakfast will be served in the Club’s Ballroom at 8 a.m., with remarks beginning at 8:30 a.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 for Press Club members (Club members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $39 for the general public. Please click here to purchase tickets and copies of the book. For all ticketing-related questions, please email reservations@press.…
Type: News
Press Freedom Advocates Seek Asylum for Mexican Journalist
For the second time this year, U.S. immigration policy is putting a Mexican journalist’s life at risk. Unless the Board of Immigration Appeals overturns a July 19 decision by El Paso Immigration Judge Robert Hough, Emilio Gutierrez Soto will be deported to Mexico, a country he fled nearly a decade ago after his reporting on corruption in the military made him a target. For Gutierrez, a 2017 winner of the National Press Club’s prestigious John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an unfavorable decision could be tantamount to a death sentence. The dangers for reporters operating in Mexico have been…
Type: News
Annual NPC Children Holiday Party, Saturday, Dec. 9
If you have not already done so, don’t forget to make plans to attend the National Press Club's Annual Children Holiday Party on Saturday, Dec. 9. Remember, everyone must make a reservation to attend this great event. Tickets are only $10.00 per person. Don't miss out -- make your reservations now by clicking here. We will begin at 11 a.m. with a great buffet which will include something for everyone ... from corn dogs to hamburgers to French fries and a little bit of fruit and veggies. Once we are filled up -- we can get on the dance floor and move to the music played by DJ Paul and led by…
Type: News
Swedish Prime Minister
Carl Bildt, Prime Minister of Sweden, discussed the challenges of the new European era and Sweden's role in the new era.
Type: Media
Kenneth Eskey, 87, former Speakers Committee chairman dies
National Press Club Silver Owl Kenneth Eskey died Wednesday in Hanover, New Hampshire. Ken was once chairman of the NPC Speakers Committee, and according to the death notice his family placed in The Washington Post on Saturday, he helped arrange 200 newsmaker events from 1997 through 1999. He joined the Club on Oct. 1, 1984. Eskey, 87, was an avid tennis player at courts near his home in Bethesda. Before his retirement, he spent 26 years at the Scripps Howard News Service office in Washington as copy editor, reporter, editorial writer and columnist. A graduate of the Medill School of…
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Library holiday book sale starts today
Agonizing over what to get the hard-to-shop-for person in your life? Do you need a last minute hostess gift? Visit the Eric Friedheim Library in the National Press Club -- books are the perfect solution! The NPC Journalism Institute will host a holiday book sale each weekday from Monday, Dec. 4, to Friday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m. – noon and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Books will cost between $2 - $10. Cash and credit card accepted.
Type: News