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Released: 1-Feb-2017 4:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Gorsuch Best Possible Choice Under Circumstances
Washington University in St. Louis

Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee to fill the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, has a strong commitment to rule-of-law values and is the best possible choice among the list of potential nominees that Trump circulated before the election, says a Supreme Court expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 1-Feb-2017 9:05 AM EST
Media Advisory: Theory for Trump’s Frenetic First Days
 Johns Hopkins University

JHU expert looks at what may be behind the flurry of executive orders during President Trump’s first days in office.

Released: 31-Jan-2017 4:00 PM EST
Suspicion of Muslims Has Historic Antecedents
Vanderbilt University

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Released: 19-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
Twitter Suited President-Elect Trump Perfectly While Lowering the Quality of Public Discourse
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech professor Brian L. Ott argues the angry and degrading rhetoric exuded by the next president was suited perfectly for and enhanced by the platform’s characteristics.

Released: 18-Jan-2017 12:55 PM EST
Virginia Tech Expert Says Ignoring Intelligence Information Sets Historical Precedent, Risks Politicization
Virginia Tech

An expert in public policy says President-elect Donald Trump has taken the presidency’s sometimes contentious relationship with the intelligence community to new levels. But his willingness to ignore intelligence information and substitute his own judgments for those of the professionals follows a long line of presidents who have done the same.

Released: 17-Jan-2017 10:40 AM EST
AU Experts Comment on the Inauguration of the 45th President and Related Issues
American University

American University Experts Comment on the Inauguration of the 45th President and Related Issues

Released: 17-Jan-2017 9:05 AM EST
Unseen Role of the First Lady Is Why the Position Remains Important Today, Says ISU Professor
Iowa State University

First ladies are often defined by the causes they champion, but they also play a vital role the public rarely sees, says Stacy Cordery, an expert on first families and a professor of history at Iowa State University. That behind-the-scenes role is why Cordery says the position is still important.



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