Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and a Fox News Contributor.  Hayes is the author of two New York Times bestsellers: The Connection: How al Qaeda’s Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America and Cheney: The Untold Story of America’s Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President.

His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Reason, National Review and many other publications. Hayes has written extensively about national politics, international affairs and the country’s current political leadership.

Hayes is a regular member of the “Fox News All Stars” on Special Report with Bret Baier, frequent panelist on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.  Before joining Fox, Hayes was part of CNN’s “Best Political Team on Television,” which won a Peabody Award for its coverage of the 2008 elections. Other media appearances have included: NPR’s Talk of the Nation, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Meet the Press, Fox News Sunday, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes,, Hardball with Chris Matthews, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Hayes is a native of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.  He studied public policy at Georgetown University and received his MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.  He previously worked as a senior writer at National Journal’s Hotline and as director of the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University.  He lives near Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife, two children and their black lab.

US National Security in the Age of Trump
The War on Terror is over and yet the United States continues to fight in two nations. Democrats claim that the Bush administration’s national security policies made the nation less safe; Republicans criticize the Obama administration for stepping back from the aggressive national security posture that prevented attacks for eight years after 9/11. With the keen eye of a reporter who has filed stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and numerous European capitals, Hayes brings knowledge and experience to his presentation on international affairs and US national security.

2018 Mid-Term Elections
What do the battles on Capitol Hill reveal about the political fortunes of the two major political parties? Hayes answers these questions with the detailed knowledge of a political scientist and the on-the-trail experience of a veteran campaign reporter. His presentation combines an up-to-the-minute report on the most significant congressional races with an informative and entertaining look at American campaign and elections.