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South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 presidential candidate, gave a speech on U.S. foreign policy at Indiana University in Bloomington.

The Bipartisan Policy Center honored former Governor Thomas Kean (R-NJ) and former Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) for their work as co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission. Director of National…

Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton spoke about a newly-released report by the Bipartisan Policy Center on the evolution of terrorism since September 11, 2001. They discussed counterterrorism measures…

Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to…

Questioning of Oliver North continued, with many members of the committee making statements concerning patriotism, democracy, and the lessons of the Iran-Contra affair.

Oliver North was sworn in by Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI). Mr. North testified that he had authority and approval from his superiors for all his activities. He maintained that he assumed pre…

Members of the House and Senate made statements and responded to questions about the Tower Commission Report on the Iran-Contra Affair on the day it was released. This is a selection of reac…

Former Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) talked about President Obama’s September 10, 2014 address to the nation on combating the Islamic State*, as well as other potential U.S. national se…

Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton shared their reflections on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks and its report, and why the commission’s recommendations were implemented. They said the bi…

Bipartisan Policy Center and the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks released a report on the 10th anniversary of the original commission report. The new report examined threats to the …

Panelists spoke about a recent report on the threat to national security posed by terrorists. Among the topics they addressed were al-Qaida interests in the Syrian civil war, blurring lines …

Former 9/11 Commission Co-Chairs Tom Kean and Congressman Lee Hamilton, and other members of the commission, said the U.S. had failed to make progress on nine of 41 counter-terrorism actions…

Witnesses testified on the challenges and progress made with U.S. homeland security since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

To mark the 25th anniversary reunion of the Camp David Accords, President Jimmy Carter talked about his experiences and role in negotiating the Camp David Accords. He also commented on curre…

Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), were interviewed about their book Without …

Members of the National War Powers Commission presented the commission’s unanimous report on the respective war powers of the president and Congress. They recommended that Congress draft new…

Panelists talked about civility in political discourse and partisan debate over public policy. Among the topics they addressed were civility in political campaigns, how new media and technol…

Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton testified about implementing the September 11th commission’s recommendations and the national security gaps that still remained. Chairman Kean warned that homegr…

Former Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) was honored with the Theodore Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service by the Council of the American Historical Association. This was the …

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper an overview of recent foreign terrorist threats and the importance of domestic intelligence gathering. He emphasized counter-intelligence as o…