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Campaign strategists talked about the ways they mobilized their voter bases, and the ways those efforts had evolved up to the 2022 midterms and were likely to keep evolving. The discussion w…

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) talked about ways his state had changed election laws and made efforts to boost voter confidence in elections following the 2020 election. T…

Two election law attorneys -- one who has worked for Republicans and one for Democrats -- talked about changes in election laws and safeguards that followed the 2020 election. The discussion…

Former Attorney General Bill Barr discussed serving under former President Trump, including his decision to accept the position as well as his decision to resign. CBS News chief legal corres…

Two political pollsters and a public opinion researcher talked about the ways polling had changed after the 2020 election, and the ways campaigns and candidates viewed and used polling to th…

Paul Vallas (D) and Brandon Johnson (D), the two candidates in Chicago’s 2023 mayoral election runoff, participated in a candidates forum co-hosted by WBEZ Radio and the University of Chicag…

Mike Pompeo, who served as the CIA director and secretary of state in the Trump administration, discussed current events and his governmental experience at an event hosted by the University …

Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former Vice President Pence, and other witnesses who testified before the January 6 Committee discussed their thoughts about the scope of the inve…

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) talked about her legislative career, her future, the 2022 midterm election results and the Republican Party. When asked about the January 6 Committee investi…

New York Times national political correspondents Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin recounted events from the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden administration. The University of…

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosted a discussion focused on the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and its aftermath. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and…

The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics held a discussion on the 2021 election results and their impact on the 2022 midterm elections.

Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and former Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) spoke with David Axelrod, director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics and former senior advi…

Retired Admiral William McRaven, who served as U.S. Special Operations Commander during the Obama administration and as national security adviser to President George W. Bush, talked about hi…

Former speechwriters for Presidents Clinton, Obama, George W. Bush and first lady Michelle Obama discussed their work and stories from behind the scenes at the White House.

David Axelrod, President Obama’s senior adviser, talked with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. The two spoke a…

Lauren Underwood (D) is a first-time congressional candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois. The former federal government worker is the youngest African-American …

Former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ), the head of the Trump presidential transition planning team, spoke with David Alexrod about the Trump presidency and the future of politics. He discuss…

Michael Baselice, a Donald Trump presidential campaign pollster, talked about 2016 election polling versus the actual results. Joining him was Republican strategist Ted Roe, who was Senator …

Sean Spicer, the incoming White House press secretary and communications director, participated in a discussion on the presidential transition. He responded to questions on President-elect D…