Newsmaker Events Calendar

What Washington and the world are doing next.

Forward-looking coverage of hearings, policy forums, conferences, Federal Reserve activity, and mayoral press that broadcast monitoring cannot see coming.

Federal: 36 events
Policy: 32 events

Federal Government

36 upcoming

Today

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

To receive a closed briefing on the implementation of the National Defense Strategy and its impact on global defense posture.

9:30 AM ET - SVC-217

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Business meeting to markup the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, and the nominations of Brian Johnson, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Abby Warren, of Virginia, to be an Assistant...

10:00 AM ET - SD-538

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Business meeting to markup the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, and the nominations of Brian Johnson, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Abby Warren, of Virginia, to be an Assistant...

10:00 AM ET - SD-538

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Business meeting to consider executive business meeting matters.

10:15 AM ET - SH-216

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

10:15 AM ET - SH-216

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine certain pending nominations.

10:30 AM ET - SD-419

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine the nominations of Danielle Thumann Severs, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.

10:30 AM ET - SR-253

17 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Young, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Ronald Johnson, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julia Nesheiwat, of Florida, to be Ambassador-at-Large for...

10:30 AM ET - SD-419

17 Sep

Atlantic Council

Report launch: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South

2:00 PM ET - Virtual event

17 Sep

Atlantic Council

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski on North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic trajectory

2:30 PM ET - Atlantic Council Headquarters, 1400 L Street NW, Floor 11, Washington, DC 20005

17 Sep

Atlantic Council

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski on North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic trajector

2:30 PM ET - Atlantic Council Headquarters, 1400 L Street NW, Floor 11, Washington, DC 20005

This Week

18 Sep

Federal Reserve

Speech - Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman

9:30 AM ET - At a Chat with U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, London, United Kingdom

18 Sep

Atlantic Council

The power to heal: Chef José Andrés and Dr. Denis Mukwege on humanitarian crises

5:30 PM ET - Atlantic Council Headquarters, 1400 L Street NW, Floor 11, Washington, DC 20005

This Month

22 Sep

Atlantic Council

Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2026

1:00 PM ET - VIRTUAL EVENT

22 Sep

Atlantic Council

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler on powering the AI future

3:00 PM ET - VIRTUAL EVENT

22 Sep

Atlantic Council

Bringing US investment to Latin America’s growth agenda

6:00 PM ET - Virtual event

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

To receive a closed briefing on an update on the United States Central Command area of operations.

9:30 AM ET - SVC-217

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine to take sworn witness testimony.

10:00 AM ET - SD-342

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine updating America's nuclear waste management policy.

10:00 AM ET - SD-406

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

To receive a closed briefing on cyber operations and readiness for the second and third quarters of Fiscal Year 2026 as well as an update on election security.

2:30 PM ET - SVC-217

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine small business, big impact, focusing on entrepreneurs at the heart of thriving communities for 250 years.

2:30 PM ET - SR-428A

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine S.1750, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, S.3859, to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future...

2:30 PM ET - SD-628

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine flock's nationwide AI surveillance network.

2:30 PM ET - SD-562

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

3:00 PM ET - SH-219

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine leveling the playing field, focusing on restoring America's edge in generic drug manufacturing.

3:30 PM ET - SH-216

23 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine pending nominations.

4:00 PM ET - SR-418

23 Sep

Atlantic Council

2026 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards

11:00 PM ET

29 Sep

U.S. Senate

Hearings to examine an update on Golden Dome.

4:00 PM ET - SR-222

This Year

07 Oct

Federal Reserve

FOMC Minutes

2:00 PM ET

28 Oct

Federal Reserve

FOMC Meeting

2:00 PM ET

28 Oct

Federal Reserve

FOMC Press Conference

2:30 PM ET

18 Nov

Federal Reserve

FOMC Minutes

2:00 PM ET

09 Dec

Federal Reserve

FOMC Meeting

2:00 PM ET

09 Dec

Federal Reserve

FOMC Press Conference

2:30 PM ET

11 Dec

Atlantic Council

2026 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

1:30 PM ET - Miami, Florida

30 Dec

Federal Reserve

FOMC Minutes

2:00 PM ET

Research & Policy

Think tanks - forums

Today

Defending the Homeland with General Lori Robinson, USAF (Ret.)

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

Press Briefing: Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

AUKUS at Five: Progress, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

Using Drones to Expand Healthcare Delivery

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

U.S.-Korea Trade and Investment Deal | The Capital Cable #142

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

Technology Is Security: Featuring Anne Neuberger, General Partner & Head of Global Affairs, a16z – Betting on America

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

Making costs count: A new framework for better cost evidence generation and use in global education and ECCE

Global Education

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 9:00 am EDT
Location: Online only

A Conversation with Undersecretary Jacob Helberg on Securing America’s AI Supply Chain

Chris Miller

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 9:00 am EDT
Location: In-Person Event

CANCELLED: A Conversation with Undersecretary Jacob Helberg on Securing America’s AI Supply Chain

Chris Miller

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 9:00 am EDT
Location: In-Person Event

How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt: A Book Event with Governor Spencer Cox

Yuval Levin

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 pm EDT
Location: In-Person Event

Earthshaking: Lessons from Kazakhstan for Managing Today’s Nuclear Dangers

David E. Hoffman, Corey Hinderstein, Dina Titus, Bill Foster, Magzhan Ilyassov, Laura S. H. Holgate, Andrew Weber

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 2:00 pm EDT

2026 Walter Berns Constitution Day Lecture: Steven B. Smith on Statesmanship

Gary J. Schmitt, Yuval Levin

Date: 09/17/2026
Time: Thursday, 5:00 pm EDT
Location: In-Person Event

This Week

The Future of U.S.–Africa Minerals Diplomacy

Date: 09/18/2026
Time: Friday, 12:00 am EDT

Is U.S. Economic Diplomacy Up To Speed?

Date: 09/18/2026
Time: Friday, 12:00 am EDT

This Month

The Implications of the Hormuz Energy Crisis on South Asia

Date: 09/21/2026
Time: Monday, 12:00 am EDT

A Conversation with Lebanon's Minister of Finance, H.E. Yassine Jaber

Date: 09/21/2026
Time: Monday, 12:00 am EDT

The Science and Craft of Effective Teaching

Robert Pondiscio

Date: 09/21/2026
Time: Monday, 3:00 pm EDT
Location: Online Event

The Trump Administration’s Head Start Overhaul Explained

Daniel Buck

Date: 09/22/2026
Time: Tuesday, 2:00 pm EDT
Location: Online Event

An Imminent Fork in the Road: Vertical Integration or Decentralization of the Electric Power Sector

Benjamin Zycher

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 9:00 am EDT
Location: Online Event

Oil and the Iran War: How Bad Can It Get?

Aaron David Miller, Helima Croft

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 10:00 am EDT

The China Lobbying Tracker: A Database of Chinese-Linked Lobbying in Washington

China

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 11:00 am EDT
Location: Online

Will Equal Protection Finally Protect Equally? The Indian Child Welfare Act Returns to the Court

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 12:30 pm EDT
Location: In-Person Event

Congress Is Struggling to Govern. Are Electoral Incentives to Blame?

Kevin R. Kosar

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 pm EDT
Location: In-Person Event

America’s Rural Future: What do we lose without local news?

Media & Journalism

Date: 09/23/2026
Time: Wednesday, 5:00 pm EDT
Location: West Virginia University Media Innovation Center, Morgantown West Virgina

Ensuring Economic and Energy Security: Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Leadership

Date: 09/24/2026
Time: Thursday, 12:00 am EDT

BPEA Fall 2026 Conference

U.S. Economy

Date: 09/24/2026
Time: Thursday, 1:00 pm EDT

AI, Memory, and Student Privacy in K–12 Education

Mark Schneider

Date: 09/24/2026
Time: Thursday, 3:15 pm EDT
Location: Online Event

What Did Trump and Xi Agree to at the White House? | State of Play

Date: 09/25/2026
Time: Friday, 12:00 am EDT

The Hypersonic Landscape: Emerging Threats and New Opportunities

Missile Defense

Date: 09/28/2026
Time: Monday, 4:00 pm EDT
Location: Online

Meeting long-term care needs for an aging United States

Health Care

Date: 09/29/2026
Time: Tuesday, 1:30 pm EDT
Location: The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system

Retirement

Date: 09/30/2026
Time: Wednesday, 9:45 am EDT
Location: The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

The next generation of reforms to the retirement saving system

Retirement

Date: 09/30/2026
Time: Wednesday, 10:00 am EDT
Location: The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.