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Lawmakers, First Amendment advocacy and monitoring groups, and journalists talked about issues faced when covering the legislative process. Following their prepared remarks, the panelists…

Daniel Schorr and Elaine Povich talked about their experiences covering national politics and how both politics and the media have changed over the years. They also took question from the…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

Participants discussed several aspects of the relationship between the media and congress including its past and present, and what forces may be shaping this relationship in the future.…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and…

Female journalists discussed the upcoming 4th United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing, China. They focused on why the meeting is needed, what its impact will be and how the media will…

Panelists examined how the media has covered House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia), the 104th Congress and the Republican “Contract with America.”

At the annual congressional dinner, several members of Congress poked fun at their colleagues and Washington politics in general. Elaine Povich of the Chicago Tribune also received the…

Interviews, video clips and vignettes illustrated the political issues and events of the previous week. Topics included the situation in Haiti, the 1994 campaigns, and crime.

The correspondents spoke about several issues including the president’s defeat on the crime bill and the appointment of a new Whitewater prosecutor.

The guests discussed such issues as the Senate vote to uphold the Senate Ethics Committee’s subpoena of Senator Bob Packwood’s diaries and the upcoming vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement…

The “Journalists' Roundtable” Viewer Call-in program had discussion about current news and events. The guests discussed the budget reconciliation process and the relief efforts in the Midwest. The three predicted…

49th annual congressional dinner sponsored by the National Press Club and the Washington Press Club Foundation. The annual dinner, which features self-mocking remarks by members of Congress…

Members of Congress, the executive branch and Washington, DC media circles, gathered for the 48th Annual Congressional Dinner, sponsored by the National Press Foundation. The $125-a-plate…

White House Correspondent for ABC News Brit Hume, Congressional Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, and Radio Commentator Askia Muhammad discussed the congressional debate on unemployment…

Reporters Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal, Elaine Povich of the Chicago Tribune, and Douglas Waller from Newsweek discussed and took viewer calls on current events, which included…

In this breakfast meeting reporters question Representative Lynn Martin (R-IL) regarding her position on issues including the defense budget, taxes, transportation policy, and education.

Senator Simon spoke to journalists at a Chicago Tribune breakfast briefing. Some topics included the deficit, the administration, the stock market, Israel, and taxes.

House Minority Leader Robert Michel talked to reporters from the Chicago Tribune about a variety of issues including Central America, foreign aid budget, the Soviet Union, U.S. troops and…

Vice President Dan Quayle answered journalists' questions on a variety of public policy topics.