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Lisa Monaco and Fran Townsend spoke about national security issues, as well as their time as presidential Homeland Security advisers. They talked about the demands of the job, as well as nat…

Steve Clemons talked about the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report detailing the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques and its impact on the Obama administration’s foreign polic…

Dr. Anthony Fauci talked with David Brooks about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and actions U.S. health care officials. He offered recommendations for containing the outbreak and treating…

U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman talked about working with Congress on trade promotion authority. He offered an update on the Obama administration trade agenda and current trade negotia…

The first session of day 2 of the Washington Ideas Forum comprised a variety of guest discussing a range of topics. Speakers included Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Houston Mayor Annise Par…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Steve Clemons about U.S-Israel relations. He addressed the anonymous U.S. official who insulted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also ad…

Anand Giridharadas talked about his book, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, about the hate-filled crimes committed in America after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. …

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton was interviewed about the crime rate drop in his city. Then former Representative Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) discussed gun violence and her recov…

NASA Engineer Adam Steltzner spoke about exploring Mars and other space exploration. He was followed by Anand Giridharadas, who talked about his book, The True American, about a hate crime c…

Panelists talked about starting their own businesses. Panelists included Hamdi Ulukaya, who talked about mass marketing Chobani Greek yogurt, Nicholas Cary, who talked about the founding of …

Andrew McAfee, author of, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, was interviewed by David Brooks. Topics included employees being replace…

Home Box Office chair and chief executive officer Richard Plepler explained how HBO differs from television’s typical business model. “Broadcast Empire: The TV Revolution” was a presentat…

David Ignatius and Valerie Plame talked about the real-life stories that informed their novels. David Ignatius is the author of The Director, a novel about a CIA mole hunt to find a hacker w…

Steve Clemons talked about President Obama options to try to stabilize Iraq and, the political ramifications of his strategy. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the conclusi…

Panelists discussed the state of the global economy. They predicted that monetary policy in the U.S. would remain largely the same over the next few years, warned about potential problems in…

Panelists talked about the U.S. economy and the federal budget. Speakers included Jared Bernstein, former economic adviser to Vice President Biden, Maya MacGuiness of the Committee for a Res…

Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform talked about the 2014 midterm elections and 2016 presidential election. He said Republicans have a 50 percent chance of winning a Senate majority …

Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) talked about the federal budget. He said House Republicans were considering a budget plan that would change the terms of the Ryan-Murray budget comprom…

Richard Trumka was interviewed at The Atlantic’s the third annual Economy Summit. He talked about labor unions, the U.S. trade agenda, collective bargaining rights, and the state of the econ…

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…