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Washington Post Live is the newsroom’s live journalism platform. Global leaders, government officials, Fortune 500 CEOs, key policymakers, major Hollywood talent, powerful emerging voices and other newsmakers join us for conversations about the most compelling, vital national and global issues of the day.

07/04/2026

America turns 250 today. We asked leaders shaping its future to share, in their own words, their biggest hope for the next decade.
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06/09/2026

In an interview at the Building America Summit, U.S. Department of Energy undersecretary for science Darío Gil addressed how the United States can innovate better for the future. "We need a National Defense Education Act 2.0 version," Gil told White House reporter Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post. Gil oversees the Genesis Mission, an initiative aimed at deploying AI and quantum computing to double the productivity of American science and engineering within a decade.

06/08/2026

Outgoing D.C. Mayor Bowser shared her advice for her successor in an interview at the Building America Summit. "The next mayor has to commit to just conservative, prudent fiscal management of the city," Bowser told executive editor Matt Murray of The Washington Post.

We’re counting down to our Building America Summit to explore America’s next 250 years! Stay tuned for highlights from a...
06/03/2026

We’re counting down to our Building America Summit to explore America’s next 250 years! Stay tuned for highlights from a wide array of speakers including Undersecretary Dario Gil, Mayor , ASU President , President Sally Kornbluth, President Chris Brose and many more.

03/31/2026

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Artemis II is getting closer to launch! Watch what astronaut Victor Glover had to say in a 2024 Washington Post Live conversation about what success would mean for him.

03/30/2026

What is being in space like? Watch what astronaut Christina Koch had to say in a Washington Post Live interview in 2024. Koch is part of the Artemis II lunar moon mission, which will soon venture into deep space for the first time since the Apollo missions more than fifty years ago.

03/17/2026

At a subscriber-exclusive event moderated by Susannah George, columnist David Ignatius discussed Russia’s view of the war in Iran. “The Russians could really complicate our efforts to stabilize the flow of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz or he (Putin) could play for a deal,” said Ignatius.

03/13/2026

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach told Washington Post Live that reskilling and changes in the education system are needed to adapt to AI advances. “I see a lot of these tools as augmenting, coming back to the point that flat is the new growth in headcount. We're basically just augmenting and giving our employees more tools to operate better,” Miebach said.

03/13/2026

In a conversation with Susannah George, Jason Rezaian talked about his hopes for the future of Iran. “I know that people in Iran want to connect with the rest of the world. That’s been the case since I started traveling there 25 years ago,” said Rezaian.

03/13/2026

At a subscriber-exclusive event, Washington Post Opinions columnist David Ignatius spoke about the threat of Iranian drones, which have targeted troops on U.S. bases across the Middle East. “I don’t mean to sound alarmist. People have to think about a future in which Iranian drones, fired maybe by proxies from places all over, will be something that people have to worry about anytime there’s a big public gathering,” Ignatius added.

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