WATCH LIVE: Judy Woodruff joins UVA discussion on presidents and emergency powers

PBS News senior correspondent Judy Woodruff is moderating a conversation about the presidency and the use of emergency powers on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 at the Miller Center at University of Virginia.

Watch the event in the live player above.

The conversation, set to begin at 10:15 a.m. ET, will feature several panelists:

– Ashley Deeks, associate counsel and deputy legal adviser to the National Security Council, Biden administration; UVA School of Law; Miller Center senior fellow
– Tom Donilon, national security advisor, Obama administration
– Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense, Bush 43 administration
– Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia
– Sai Prakash, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; UVA Law
– Russell Riley, White Burkett Miller Center Professor of Ethics and Institutions
– Allan Stam, UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; Miller Center senior fellow
– Philip Zelikow, counselor to the secretary of state, Bush 43; White Burkett Miller Emeritus Professor of History

Watch Judy Woodruff’s America at a Crossroads reporting series here.