NewsNation to host a special CUOMO town hall live from the Kennedy Center

NEWSNATION TO HOST A SPECIAL CUOMO TOWN HALL LIVE FROM THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER ON OCTOBER 15 AT 8 PM ET

Hosted by Chris Cuomo, Joined by Bill O’Reilly and Stephen A. Smith

Two-Hour Live Event to Feature Members of the Trump Administration and Leaders from Both Political Parties

NEW YORK, NY (October 9, 2025) – NewsNation will present a special CUOMO town hall hosted by Chris Cuomo alongside media personalities Stephen A. Smith and Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday, October 15, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET.   Taking place at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the two-hour live event will feature members of the Trump administration, special guests, and leaders from both political parties.

Notable contributors will include White House Border Czar Tom Homan, former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), and political podcasters Benny Johnson and Adam Mockler of MeidasTouch. The event will be simulcast on The CW, and an encore presentation will be available on NewsNation at 11 p.m. ET.

Broadcasting from the nation’s capital, the town hall will tackle key issues facing Americans today, including national crime, immigration, political violence, and the economy.  The special event will be staged in front of a live audience and will offer viewers a thoughtful discussion about how we move forward as a country. Audience members will have the opportunity to pose questions to the guests.

Following the town hall, a late-night edition of On Balance will be hosted by Leland Vittert at 10 p.m. ET.

Mr. Cuomo recently hosted a live town hall examining the first 100 days of the Trump administration, and he has previously devoted special broadcasts to important matters such as crime, jobs, and the train crash and resulting gas leak in East Palestine, Ohio.   

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