On October 1, 2025 the Edward M. Kennedy Institute hosted a special conversation with the 48th Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, on the challenges of governing in a polarized era, the importance of civic dialogue in sustaining democracy, and the future of the Republican Party. The discussion was moderated by Meghan McCain, host of the “Citizen McCain” podcast. Watch here.

Click on the image to read our statement on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

The first cohort of Kennedy-Breyer Civic Scholars summer program came together with educators from the Kennedy Institute, the JFK Presidential Library, and the Breyer Center at the Moakley US Courthouse to learn about legislation, the Executive branch, and our judicial system.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate and the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics have announced their landmark report, “Bolstering Funding and Practices for Resilient Elections: Sustainable Funding and Models of Success at the State and Local Level.”

The latest Senate Project between Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and David McCormick (R-PA) was hosted on Monday, June 2, 2025 in the Kennedy Institute’s full-scale Senate Chamber replica in Boston, MA. The discussion was moderated by Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News Sunday, and broadcast on FOX.