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Join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan about their new book, “Trump on Trial: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath.” They will appear in conversation with Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty.

Anchored in fresh reporting and interviews from Washington and abroad, “Trump on Trial” offers a richly detailed, fast-paced narrative of what happened behind the scenes as President Trump faced only the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The book, which is an intimate and immersive study of political power and the forces at work behind this historic event, comes just as voters prepare to deliver their verdict in this consequential election.

As President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden gear up to accept their parties’ nominations, the best-sourced reporters covering politics today will host three virtual events each day of both national conventions, interviewing newsmakers, power players, political insiders and more. COVID-19 concerns have changed the rules when it comes to campaigns and conventions. From Milwaukee to Charlotte and beyond, Washington Post Live will be the daily headquarters for the people and ideas driving the election.

As national support for police reform and racial equality grows, the value of listening to different points of view only increases. On Friday, Aug. 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart spoke with former mayor of Minneapolis Betsy Hodges about her view that white liberals were often the obstacle to change during her tenure, and how her experience in a traditionally progressive city shaped her ideas on how cities can best move forward. In a Washington Post Live conversation, we asked why she thinks liberals too often “settled for the illusions of change,” and her thought process when faced with an 18-day protest surrounding a Minneapolis police precinct after two officers shot and killed an unarmed Black man in 2015.

As the nation and economy continue to face the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, many colleges and universities are delaying plans to begin their fall semesters with in-person instruction to limit the risk of spreading the virus. With several states now experiencing spikes of coronavirus cases, particularly among young adults, school administrators are examining more cautious strategies to employ such as online learning and canceling athletic events altogether. Washington Post Live will examine the outsized impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. higher education system from students to faculty and what the college experience could look like in the years to come. Spelman College president Mary Schmidt Campbell and Montgomery College president DeRionne P. Pollard will discuss the many challenges and decisions facing American colleges right now.

Health-care challenges in America were substantial even before COVID-19. The lack of cohesive data sharing and a fragmented system often resulted in poor yet expensive care for patients. What has been learned through this unprecedented time is also offering the opportunity to reimagine today’s approach to health care. Washington Post Live will host a program that examines new and innovative ways those in the medical community are exploring to improve how care is provided, from the rapid growth of telehealth, to analytics platforms for data sharing, to new technologies that may vastly improve the way health care is delivered in a post-coronavirus world. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Tom Frieden, MD, National Institutes of Health executive Josh Denny, MD and 23andMe CEO and Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki will join the Washington Post's Paige Winfield Cunningham for conversations about how COVID-19 and the expansion of mass data during the pandemic could lead to a more integrated health-care delivery system in the future.

Lockdowns and travel restrictions have shown the fragility of global supply chains. With food systems disrupted worldwide, distribution was thrown into disarray and vulnerable populations were left increasingly at risk, exposing stark inequalities. Across the world at large, food and food suppliers are abundant. But COVID-19 has magnified what we have known for many years – our systems for distribution are inefficient and the economically disempowered survive on razor thin margins. Leading experts, former executive director of the World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin and the director of the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientist Ricardo Salvador and president and CEO of Heifer International Pierre Ferrari, came together to discuss how we can create more resilient food systems, as communities, public and private entities innovate, adapt and rise to meet the crisis.

With the potential of America's youngest voters to sway the 2020 election, March For Our Lives, the youth movement led by student activists from Parkland, Florida, has released a new political ad urging Generation Z to embrace their power. Washington Post Live will examine efforts to get young voters to the ballot box in November and discuss the issues that young Americans care most about ahead of the election. David Hogg, co-founder of March For Our Lives, and the organization's executive director, Alexis Confer, joined Washington Post Power Up anchor, Jacqueline Alemany.