Capitol Hill History Buffs, Unite!

Congressional staffers who have history degrees get together to, well, talk history.

And that leads them right back to the present. The National History Center launched Historians on the Hill to pinpoint current policy debates that could use a little context.

After hearing from a core group of history-minded staffers, the center offers briefings on issues of the moment.

As President Donald Trump hit allies with steel and aluminum tariffs in June, for example, the center ran a session on trade.

“Our topics jump everywhere from immigration to education to drug epidemics,” associate director Amanda Perry said. ...