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Adam Harris talked about his Atlantic article, “The Education Deserts of Rural America,” on the college graduation gap between those living in rural and urban areas in the U.S. This program is part of a…

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) talked about his book, in which he recounted his journey to recovery after being shot during practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game in…

Nan Roman from the National Alliance to End Homelessness discussed the state of homelessness in the U.S.

Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and J.D. Scholten, both board members of the One Country Project, talked about the group’s grassroots campaign to re-invigorate the Democratic Party’s…

The Secret Service held a news conference to outline a report on mass attacks in 2018. The Secret Service director told reporters there were 27 incidents in that calendar year with half of the…

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing to assess climate change impacts and natural disaster preparedness efforts. Among the witnesses testifying on…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on protecting children online and data privacy. Witnesses discussed the prevalence of online predators using social media to exploit minors,…

Director James Murray delivered opening remarks on the U.S. Secret Service’s 2018 report examining mass attacks in public spaces.

The Institute of the Black World 21st Century hosted a national town hall meeting on gentrification at the New Jersey Institute for Technology in Newark. Speakers included economist…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Hawes talked about her book, Grace Will Lead Us Home, in which she reported on the fall out following the 2015 shootings at Mother Emmanuel AME…

The Aspen Institute hosted a panel discussion on the new federal Opportunity Zone program, an economic development tool aimed to promote investment and job creation in low-income…

Washington Examiner contributor Naomi Schaefer Riley discussed her recent article looking at efforts to dictate how charitable foundations spend their money. This program is part of a “Washington…

Two House Homeland Security subcommittees held a joint hearing on how FEMA contracts are awarded and managed. The committee heard testimony from a FEMA associate administrator, a Government…

Los Angeles Times reporters joined the National Press Club Journalism Institute to talk about the newspaper’s coverage of the death of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who in March 2019 was fatally shot in…

The Oregonian reporter Elliott Njus talked about Oregon becoming the first state to enact statewide rent control. The law also limits no-fault evictions of tenants. The Oregon House and…

President Trump gave remarks in the Oval Office and signed an executive order on reducing barriers to affordable housing. Following the signing, he took questions from reporters on the…

Democratic senators from states that have faced mass shootings went to the chamber floor to call for debate and vote on a House-passed bill to expand background checks before buying a gun.…

Viewers responded to the question, “What federal policies are needed to help the poor?” The topic was chosen in reaction to the previous-day Poor People’s Campaign forum at which nine 2020…

The Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on reducing childhood poverty and explored universal social programs for families with newborns, particularly those in low-income and…

Recent college graduate Drew Philp bought a house in Detroit for $500. In his book A $500 House in Detroit, he recounted his experience restoring the house and some of the biggest challenges making his home…