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Policy & Politics in 2025 – The Trump Administration 2.0 & the U.S. Congress

Sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association & the Harvard Kennedy School Washington, DC Alumni Council


After an historic 2024 election, come hear what’s next as seasoned political reporters and analysts examine what lies ahead for 2025 as the second Trump Administration takes office and Congress reconvenes.  Our panel will share their insights on how the White House and Congress will shape policy on the economy, immigration, healthcare and energy

Event format:      Virtual

                            Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

                            6:00 – 7:30 PM

·       Anna Palmer, Founder & CEO, Punchbowl News

·       Jonathan Martin, Politics Bureau Chief & Senior Political Columnist, POLITICO

·       Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Senior Opinion Writer, The Boston Globe 

BIOS:

Anna Palmer

Anna Palmer is the founder and CEO of Punchbowl News. Anna has covered congressional leadership, the lobbying industry, presidential campaigns and the politics of governing for more than 15 years.

Prior to becoming POLITICO’s senior Washington correspondent, Anna was the co-author of the daily Anna previously covered House leadership and lobbying as a staff writer for Roll Call.

Jonathan Martin

Jonathan Martin is the politics bureau chief and senior political columnist at POLITICO, where he writes a reported column on the inside conversation and big-picture trends shaping politics.

Prior to starting his column in 2022, Martin was the national political correspondent for The New York Times, serving as the publication’s top political reporter for nearly a decade. He is the co-author of The New York Times bestseller “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future,” which gave readers in-the-room access to the extraordinary events of the 2020 election and its aftermath.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a senior opinion writer and columnist with more than 20 years of experience covering politics, policy and law.

She has appeared as a political and legal commentator on a host of national and international television and radio networks, including CNN, Fox News, NBC News, PBS, NPR, Sky News (UK), and CBC News