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During an afternoon session of Politico’s all-day forum on women in leadership in politics and business. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway wer…

Former White House officials and scholars talked about the presidential transition. Speakers included Joshua Bolten, former chief of staff to President George W. Bush; Lisa Brown, former age…

Nancy Cook talked about the effects of “long-term” unemployment, meaning unemployed for six months or longer. She said that in 2010, at the height of the great recession that officially last…

Nancy Cook talked about the employment report for May 2014, released the previous day, including sectors that were gaining and losing jobs, demographic groups having trouble finding work, an…

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf talked about his role as director and about the U.S. economy. He said the economy remains about 6 million jobs short of where it nee…

Nancy Cook talked about the February 2014 jobs report, as well as Republican and Democratic anti-poverty programs. She discussed the number of jobs created, the impact of long-term unemploym…

National Journal and The Atlantic hosted a conference to discuss the U.S. financial system five years after the market crash of 2008 and the state of Americans' personal finances. Sheila Bai…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the scheduled April 11 Senate vote on whether or not to allow debate on a bill intended to curb gun violence. Nancy Cook previewed President …

Representative Sander Levin (D-MI), the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, talked about tax reform, the future of Social Security and Medicare, and how Congress is address…

National Journal correspondent Nancy Cook talked about the impact of sequestration on the U.S. economy, including when specific cuts would take effect. She talked about both the immediate an…

Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, talked about the Congressional Budget Office’s report, budget hearings, the sequester scheduled to beg…

Panelists talked about the possible consequences of Congress and President Obama failing to reach agreement to avoid the “fiscal cliff” impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of …

Mary Kay Henry, President of SEIU, Mary Kay Henry talks about being at the White House for meetings that President Obama held over three days with labor and progressive groups, business lead…

Nancy Cook explained the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement. Among the topics she discussed wer…

Panelists talked about dealing with the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. This program was part …

Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about dealing with the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. This program…

Women leaders in politics, business and education spoke about challenges facing women in the workforce. According to a National Journal online survey of 717 professional women, three-fourths…

Nancy Cook spoke by phone about House Republican fiscal year 2013 budget proposal.

Telephone lines were open for comments on President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2013. Throughout the program Nancy Cook talked about what is included in the budget.

Nancy Cook talked about her National Journal article, “The New Working Class,” which examines the effects of the current economic climate on racial and ethnic groups as well as for the count…