Events https://washingtonsun.com/events Events en-US Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:08:09 GMT Made in
America: A NOTUS Summit on the U.S. Economy https://washingtonsun.com/events/made-in-america-0414 Senator Elissa Slotkin, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, Bill Anderson, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Arielle Elliott, Kip Tom, Daniella Diaz, Paul Kane, Anna Kramer Join NOTUS in Washington for the kickoff to our Made in America event series. The Trump administration says it wants to prioritize American workers in an era when many basic goods are imported from overseas. How can the U.S. maintain a competitive edge in the world market, particularly in the agriculture sector? How do tariffs affect workers? What other policy measures are on the horizon? This bipartisan morning forum will focus on these issues and explore the evolving economic landscape. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:08:09 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/made-in-america-0414 2026-0414-EVENT_MadeInAmerica_site-speakers_1920x1280.pngJoin NOTUS in Washington for the kickoff to our Made in America event series.

The Trump administration says it wants to prioritize American workers in an era when many basic goods are imported from overseas. How can the U.S. maintain a competitive edge in the world market, particularly in the agriculture sector? How do tariffs affect workers? What other policy measures are on the horizon?

This bipartisan morning forum will focus on these issues and explore the evolving economic landscape.

Featuring Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Bill Anderson (CEO, Bayer), Dedrick Asante-Muhammad (President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies), Arielle Elliott (CEO, NOTUS), Former Ambassador Kip Tom (Vice Chair of Rural Policy, America First Policy Institute) and more.
]]> Path to Power: A NOTUS Forum on America’s Primaries https://washingtonsun.com/events/path-to-power-a-notus-forum-on-americas-primaries Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Ron Bonjean, Carrie Dann, Arielle Elliott, Elaine Kamarck, Alex Roarty, Nick Troiano, Riley Rogerson, Jasmine Wright Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:46:29 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/path-to-power-a-notus-forum-on-americas-primaries 2026-0211-EVENT_PathToPower_site_1920x1280.png


The 2026 midterms are already in full swing. And with control of Congress and major statehouses at stake, elections will be heavily shaped by key primary contests – the first of which are just weeks away.

What role do primaries play in our election system? Is there room for reform?

As this year’s electoral contests begin to play out, NOTUS will host an evening forum and reception to discuss the big races, the emerging candidates who will dominate the headlines this cycle, and the role primaries will play in choosing our nation’s leaders.









Event details:
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C.]]> Lawmakers: Congress Must Reclaim Power From the White House https://washingtonsun.com/congress/notus-event-don-bacon-jason-crow-chuck-hagel-congress Adora Brown During a wide-ranging NOTUS event, a Republican and Democrat agreed that Trump has become too powerful. A former Republican defense secretary agrees. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:54:01 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/congress/notus-event-don-bacon-jason-crow-chuck-hagel-congress
But first, they acknowledge, lawmakers must negotiate an end to the federal government shutdown, now in its 10th day.

Reps. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, and Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado — both military veterans who serve on the House Armed Services Committee together — made the remarks Friday during “Mapping the New Global Order,” a NOTUS event that also featured former senator and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.


Both lawmakers agreed that it’s Congress’ responsibility to push back on President Donald Trump’s use of executive power, such as sending the National Guard to U.S. cities and enacting tariffs.

Hagel, a Republican, said the party has “essentially knelt” to Trump.

“You go to Congress first as an American, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat,” Hagel told Jasmine Wright, NOTUS’ White House correspondent.

Later, he said of the GOP, “They have failed on so much of this, and I hope they find some new courage.”

Bacon pointed to a similar issue: Lawmakers of one party are willing to hand over congressional powers to the president when the president is a member of their own party.

“I do think we have an issue where Congress has abdicated a lot of its authorities under Article 1” of the Constitution, Bacon told Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter with NOTUS. “It hasn’t just started with this president. I do think it’s escalated under this president.”

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Crow stated multiple times that the United States is not in a “normal situation” regarding how powers are balanced.

“How in God’s name would someone expect us to send more money to this administration and give them a blank check, if in the last nine months all they have done is ignore Congress, ignore our authority, and spend money however they want to spend it?” he asked.

All three speakers had strong opinions on Trump’s new “Department of War,” including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s meeting with generals and admirals.

“I didn’t hear anything new,” Bacon said of the meeting. “This could’ve been easily done over email.”

Hagel agreed with Bacon while taking a shot at Trump’s renaming of the Department of Defense: “When people join the military it’s not to join a political party. You take an oath of office to, as Don Bacon says, to the Constitution — not to a president, not to a secretary of defense, not to a political party. It’s not the Department of War, it’s the Department of Defense.”

Many also mentioned Hegseth’s recent comments on members of the military’s weight and physical fitness.

“We focus on merit, we focus on substance, we focus on people getting the job done. Not displays of machismo,” said Crow.

Meanwhile, the government shutdown is all but assured to extend well into next week, at the least, with the U.S. Senate out of session until Tuesday. Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House out of session while the Senate remains deadlocked, unable to muster 60 votes needed to advance a funding resolution. And now, military members who are furloughed or going without pay are staring down an Oct. 15 deadline for their next check.

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“Every single year I’ve been in Congress there has been a bipartisan resolution to the appropriations bills,” said Crow, a congressman since 2019. “The first step to that is talking and negotiating and debating, which has to happen.”

When asked who bears the responsibility for the shutdown, Bacon said, “We gotta have a compromise the Democrats will vote for.”

But he also said that everything the Democrats are asking for, specifically tax credits related to the Affordable Care Act, could be solved in the appropriations bill.

“A big chunk of this is just anger at the president, but what are you gonna do? You can’t keep the government shut down for three years,” Bacon said.

Crow argued that following the reconciliation bill, the budget negotiations this time around do not represent a normal situation.

“What happened in July threatens to blow up the American healthcare system,” Crow said.

“The Republican Party today is so much a tool of whatever this Republican president, President Trump, wants and wants them to do,” said Hagel, who became a senator in 1997. “I’ve never seen anything like it in my time in Washington.”]]> Tim Alberta Book Event: “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism” https://washingtonsun.com/events/tim-alberta-book-event Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:56:35 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/tim-alberta-book-event Tim Alberta Book Event: “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.”
Tim Alberta Book Event: “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.” Tracey Salazar Photography
The Allbritton Journalism Institute and NOTUS hosted an evening event in celebration of Tim Alberta’s new book about far-right evangelical Christians as told through the eyes of televangelists, small-town preachers and everyday churchgoers. Alberta is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a senior faculty instructor at AJI.]]> An Evening With the Allbritton Journalism Institute and the Swiss Embassy https://washingtonsun.com/events/an-evening-with-the-allbritton-journalism-institute-and-the-swiss-embassy Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:52:06 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/an-evening-with-the-allbritton-journalism-institute-and-the-swiss-embassy An Evening With the Allbritton Journalism Institute and the Swiss Embassy
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Swiss Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud hosted the Allbritton Journalism Institute at his official residence for dinner and a conversation about the future of political journalism — domestically and overseas. The event was attended by a 125-person audience of journalists, diplomats, policymakers, political operatives and business leaders.]]> Cocktails and Conversation With NOTUS and the Senate Press Secretaries Association https://washingtonsun.com/events/cocktails-and-conversation-with-notus-and-the-senate-press-secretaries-association Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:45:00 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/cocktails-and-conversation-with-notus-and-the-senate-press-secretaries-association Cocktails and Conversation With NOTUS and the Senate Press Secretaries Association
Cocktails and Conversation With NOTUS and the Senate Press Secretaries Association Connor McLaren Photography
NOTUS co-hosted a networking happy hour event with the Senate Press Secretaries Association, a bipartisan organization that convenes communications professionals on Capitol Hill. Dozens of journalists, Allbritton Journalism Institute fellows, press secretaries and communications directors were in attendance.]]> Countdown to Election Day with NOTUS https://washingtonsun.com/events/countdown-to-election-day-with-notus Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:40:55 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/countdown-to-election-day-with-notus Countdown to Election Day with NOTUS
Countdown to Election Day with NOTUS (September 17, 2024) Connor McLaren Photography
The Allbritton Journalism Institute hosted an evening event in the NOTUS newsroom in Georgetown, featuring a politics discussion with NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright and AJI senior instructor Tim Alberta. Wright has covered VP Kamala Harris since 2019 and shared insights from the campaign trail. Alberta, who is also a staff writer at The Atlantic, talked about conservative evangelical voters and what to expect in key swing states.]]> 4th Annual White House Press Pass Party https://washingtonsun.com/events/4th-annual-white-house-press-pass-party Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:34:43 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/4th-annual-white-house-press-pass-party 4th Annual White House Press Pass Party on April 24
Jessica Latos
Meridian International Center, in partnership with NOTUS and The Allbritton Journalism Institute, hosted the 4th Annual White House Press Pass Party on April 24. The evening brought together journalists, diplomats and government officials.]]> Media and Democracy: Covering Trump 2.0 https://washingtonsun.com/events/media-and-democracy-covering-trump Bret Baier, Dasha Burns, Major Garrett, Jonathan Karl, Ali Vitali, Josh Dawsey, Jasmine Wright Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:05:50 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/media-and-democracy-covering-trump Media and Democracy: Covering Trump 2.0
Media and Democracy: Covering Trump 2.0 Shutterstock; NOTUS
Featuring: Bret Baier (Chief Political Anchor & Anchor of “Special Report,” FOX News Channel), Dasha Burns (White House Bureau Chief, POLITICO), Josh Dawsey (Political Investigations Reporter, The Wall Street Journal), Major Garrett (Chief Washington Correspondent & Host, “America Decides,” CBS News), Jonathan Karl (Chief Washington Correspondent & Co-Host of “This Week,” ABC News), Ali Vitali (Host, “Way Too Early,” MSNBC) and Jasmine Wright (White House Reporter, NOTUS).]]> Mapping the New Global Order https://washingtonsun.com/events/mapping-the-new-global-order Chuck Hagel, Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Jason Crow, Jasmine Wright, Daniella Diaz, Nick Penniman, Arielle Elliott Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:33:45 GMT https://washingtonsun.com/events/mapping-the-new-global-order Mapping the New Global Order, Presented by Issue One
Mapping the New Global Order, Presented by Issue One NOTUS
Amid a government shutdown, is our national security at risk?

The United States faces urgent questions about how to protect its democracy at home and its leadership abroad. As new threats challenge traditional defenses, what roles must the military and Congress play in safeguarding the institutions that define us?
Join NOTUS and Issue One for a bipartisan morning forum in Washington, exploring the evolving national security landscape, the resilience of democratic systems and the critical choices confronting U.S. leadership, both at home and abroad.
Featuring: Chuck Hagel, former senator and secretary of defense; Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), House Armed Services Committee member; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), House Intelligence Committee member.

Moderated by Jasmine Wright, NOTUS White House correspondent and Daniella Diaz, NOTUS congressional reporter.




Event details:
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Virtual Program: 9 – 10 a.m. ET]]>