2026 Sessions

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California joined in 2025 with Republican colleague Thomas Massie of Kentucky to lead the fight to force the release of the Epstein files, in what was broadly seen as the most significant congressi

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland made international headlines in April 2025, when he flew to El Salvador to seek the release of a wrongly deported constituent by the Trump administration. Since then, the senator ha

Our own government deployed more than 3,000 ICE and CBP officers in the Twin Cities, targeting Somali and southeast Asian communities. The assault on the major metropolitan area led to three people being shot, two fatall

In conversation with former Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz, former Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler will talk about his best-selling book, “This Is the Plan,” and the challenges ahead for the country a

Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin and Abigail Spanberger were all Democrats elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 and came with backgrounds in national defense. They became friends and have since advanced to

Join leading oncologists, artificial intelligence scientists and research pioneers for a discussion about how machine learning is transforming patient outcomes, streamlining drug discovery and rewriting clinical workflow

The violence of ICE, the cruelty of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, the fires that ravaged his native Los Angeles, the politics of the midterms and beyond – as a leading journalist and weekend anchor on

The three members of The Political Scene, The New Yorker’s national politics podcast, do a live recording of their show for the first time west of the Hudson River.

One of our great historians, Beverly Gage, the Yale professor who won the Pulitzer Prize for her brilliant biography of J. Edgar Hoover, roamed the country in a fascinating geographic search for lessons in America’s past

Madison is entering a period of rapid population growth that will significantly affect the Madison Metropolitan School District. This discussion will highlight how MMSD is proactively preparing for this future and why pu

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and the PBS Newshour examines the issues of democracy and the Trump era as well as his gripping memoir about making his way as a gay Black man in American journalism. In conversation with Davi

Artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, and evolving employer needs are reshaping what it takes to succeed. As Dane County and Wisconsin continue to grow, what skills will workers need not only to get a job, but to

The award-winning actress from “All The President’s Men” to “The Great White Hope” to “Eleanor and Franklin” discusses her career not only on stage and screen but also as a leading environmentalist and supporter of the a

Access to up-to-date health data is as important now as ever, even as traditional sources for data on disease outbreaks and healthcare utilization become less reliable. Learn how Epic Research is filling that gap with th

Playwright Erica Berman draws on the real exploits of 19-year-old Mary Ann Brown Patten in her play “Steady She Goes,” which Madison’s Forward Theater produces in a world premiere this September in the Overture Center Pl

A stage reading of a powerful 90-minute ensemble play written by Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, with eight actors, that illuminates the life and times of America’s poet, weaving literature, history, journalism, philosoph

Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses his new book, “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries,” with the Rev. Alex Gee, founder of the Center for Black Excellence and Culture. Glau