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Khalil Discusses Biden’s Trip to the Middle East with USA Today

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, spoke to USA Today about President Biden's Middle East trip and politics in the region.

July 15, 2022

Reeher Talks to USA Today About New York’s Two-Part Primary

Professor Grant Reeher was quoted in the USA Today article, "Primary confusion: New York starts two-part primary Tuesday, including Gov. Kathy Hochul."

June 28, 2022

Bybee Quoted in USA Today Article on Code of Ethics for Supreme Court Justices

Keith Bybee, professor of political science, was quoted in the USA Today article, "Bybee Quoted in USA Today Article on Code of Ethics for Supreme Court Justices."

June 23, 2022

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Gadarian Quoted in USA Today Article on Federal Judge Voiding Mask Mandate on Public Transit

Professor Shana Gadarian spoke with USA Today about the implications of the recent ruling by a federal judge in Florida to strike down the federal mask mandate on public transportation.

April 20, 2022

Campbell quoted in USA Today article on Haitians at Texas border

Horace Campbell, professor of political science, calls the expulsion of Haitians "inhumane" and "criminal." Read more in the USA Today article, "White House calls video of border agents chasing Haitian migrants 'horrific,' DHS promises to investigate."
September 21, 2021

Shana Gadarian Quoted in USA Today Piece on Texas Abortion Law, Republicans

The Texas law includes a provision in which private citizens can sue abortion providers and anyone involved in "aiding and abetting" abortions, including someone driving a person to an abortion clinic. Gadarian, professor of political science, says this kind of very extreme ban, even amonst Republicans is not very popular.
September 11, 2021

Jacobson discusses US troop withdrawal, Afghanistan on CBS, MSNBC, VOA

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan would conclude by August 31, weeks before the September 11 deadline he set earlier this year. 
July 9, 2021

Gadarian discusses partisan divide over COVID-19 in USA Today

"I thought at some point, reality would come back in for people and they would have a hard time balancing their motivations to stay consistent with their partisanship with what's going on on the ground," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.  "That was wholly optimistic on my part."

November 19, 2020

Reeher discusses Biden-Trump competing town halls in USA Today

Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says that Trump could be looking to recover after being largely criticized for his performance in the first presidential debate last month, where the candidates traded insults and crosstalk clogged much of the conversation. "I think there's more pressure on (Trump) to remedy that in terms of the way he comes across in this event," he says.

October 16, 2020

Reeher comments on political hyperbole in USA Today

Professor Grant Reeher says that Trump's exaggerations of labeling Democrats as socialists and radicals are having little impact, and that, "after four years, voters are used to the hyperbole."

September 8, 2020

Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.

August 14, 2020

Carriere discusses denuclearization in USA Today article

Fred Carriere, research professor of political science, says that one of the major impediments to getting countries to denuclearize, whether the U.S., North Korea or Iran, is that "everybody always wants everything up front, with the promise that good things will follow later on, but few will ever be able to accept this strategy." 

August 12, 2020

Can Biden win over Sanders supporters? Reeher discusses in USA Today

Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says Biden could have a hard time getting enthusiastic support from former Sanders supporters due to his lengthy record—three decades of Senate votes and two terms in the White House as President Barack Obama's vice president.

May 21, 2020

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