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A new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago communication scholar examines how democracies are evolving in the Internet era.

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In this audio slideshow, a University of Vermont professor brings her award-winning book to life, examining America's fascination with the First Lady from a scholar's perspective.

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Robert C. Hockett, professor at the Cornell University Law School and an expert on financial law and economic globalization, comments on historic financial regulation reform legislation passed today by the U.S. Senate.

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“Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right” explains the process of political shifts.

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Using “13 Keys” system, American University professor predicts outcome of presidential election.

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The better a politician's looks, the higher the frequency of television news coverage, shows a new study carried out at the University of Haifa's Department of Communication, published in the International Journal of Press/Politics.

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Indiana University dean John Graham, a former administrator in the White House OMB, says it may be too late for bipartisan support of immigration reform.

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It’s no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests these "rally effects" represent a collective reaction to a specific human emotion – anger.

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President Obama will deliver remarks on the need to fix the nation’s broken immigration system through comprehensive immigration reform at American University’s School of International Service on Thursday, July 1.

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Robert Byrd, the longest serving member of Congress in history, often credited the law degree he earned in 1963 from American University’s Washington College of Law with instilling in him a new level of confidence.

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The U.S. Senate lost one of its staunchest defenders and most influential leaders with the death Monday, June 28, of long-serving Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, says Steven S. Smith, a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

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The current tension between President Obama and Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is nothing new in the presidency, says military historian Dr. John C. McManus.

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The University of Iowa’s Iowa Electronic Markets has opened a real-money prediction market to track the race for the U.S. Senate seat from Florida between Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek.

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Bipartisanship and cooperation may not be common in today's American politics. But a new book examines how Henry Clay demonstrated they could be achieved even as the country approached a civil war.

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New comprehensive collection of quotes chronicles 44th President’s first year in office.

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Linda Hagedorn, an Iowa State University professor, has worked with U.S. State Department officials to open dialogue on exporting the U.S. community college model to Indonesia. President Obama visits the country June 14.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll reports on NJ voter's opinions on President Obama.

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University of Arkansas political scientists found that “a deep, subtle and modern symbolic racism” influenced voting behavior during the 2008 presidential election.

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Political endorsements are often ineffective, says University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) political communications expert Larry Powell, Ph.D., co-author of the book Political Campaign Communication: Inside and Out.

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President Barack Obama’s choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee for U.S. Supreme Court justice suggests that he is looking to the court to maintain current policies rather than to “transform” society, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) expert in judicial behavior and the politics of judicial regimes.

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A stroke spokesman for the American Academy of Neurology is available to speak about stroke related to Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son suffering a mild stroke.

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The news that Vice President Joe Biden's 41-year-old son has suffered a stroke is highlighting the problem of strokes in young people.

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The Senate Judiciary hearings should be interesting since she hasn’t been a judge and has no written opinions to study, said Mark McKenzie, a Texas Tech Supreme Court expert.

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American University's Washington College of Law experts available to comment on Kagan nomination.

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Reporters who are looking for a expert perspective on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court should consider Johns Hopkins University Professor Joel Grossman.

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Michael C. Dorf, constitutional law scholar, former Supreme Court law clerk and professor at Cornell University Law School, comments on President Obama’s apparent choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his next Supreme Court nominee.

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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer; Martin J. Fisher, the co-founder and CEO of KickStart International; Carl B. Mack, the executive director of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); and J. Craig Venter, founder, chairman, and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, and founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc. addressed Clarkson University graduates in Potsdam, N.Y., Saturday.

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Terrorist attacks in the United States, over the past four decades, have centered on New York City, the vast majority of them involving bombs or explosives, says a new report from the University of Maryland-based National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). Maryland’s Gary LaFree describes bombs as “weapons of choice.”

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act, legislation that fostered the commercialization of many new technological advances that impact the lives of millions. AUTM announced a new Web site, www.B-D30.org, providing articles, history, and more.

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With the British election less than a week away, Americans may not have to wait until November to see which direction the political tide is moving in the United States. Voting results overseas may portend results here later, says David Coates, author of the new book Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments and a political science professor at Wake Forest University.

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Melvin Dubnick, professor of public administration with the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the accountability issues and political repercussions of the federal government and corporate responses to British Petroleum’s oil spill in Louisiana. Dubnick has extensively studied accountability and public administration issues regarding the local, state and federal responses to Hurricane Katrina, Boston’s Big Dig, and the financial crisis.

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Massachusetts residents are split down the middle over whether they support the national health care reform legislation recently enacted in Washington, according to the latest survey from the Western New England College Polling Institute.

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2010 Multi-State Survey of Race & Politics examines what Americans, including tea party supporters, think about race, public policy, national politics and President Obama.

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America’s satisfaction with government is hovering at all time lows according to recent polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center, but don’t assume these sentiments spell doom for the Democratic Party in coming elections, says a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Alison LaCroix’s new book delves into an underexplored area of history, shedding light on the nature of federalism, a system very important to the development of America. Given the ongoing debates about the framers’ original intent, understanding the true origins of federalism is especially significant.

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A team lead by University of Arkansas political scientist Pearl K. Ford examined Barack Obama’s campaign strategies and asked whether the Obama administration has begun to fulfill voters’ visions and whether his presidency will open the doors to more minority candidates.

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Former President George W. Bush achieved remarkable domestic policy success in light of his tenuous standing with the public and sharp divisions in Congress, a new book says.

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Student creates system that makes keeping up with Congress as easy as clicking a mouse.

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The newly signed health care reform law should stand up well to legal court challenges, says constitutional expert and political scientist Mark Graber of the University of Maryland. Graber describes the measure as "constitutionally mainstream."

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While the vote on health care is good news for President Obama in the near-term, it would be dangerous to rely on a purely partisan strategy in the future, says former Bush official and current Indiana University dean John Graham.

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Michael C. Dorf, professor, Cornell University Law School, discusses potential constitutional issues raised by Sunday’s passage of health reform legislation in the House of Representatives.

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As the United States undertakes the 2010 census, three demographers at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and the director of the nationally recognized UNH Survey Center are available to comment on the implications of the census for a range of Americans and U.S. policy.

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“If the House passes the latest version of legislation this weekend and sends it to the Senate, that will be the key legislative event in the long health care debate, because both chambers have already passed the legislation,” says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., health economist and associate dean of public health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “I believe the House will pass the legislation, but the vote will be very close, probably within one vote or two. The House probably has not had a vote this close since the vote on Medicare prescription drugs.”

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Robert C. Hockett, professor, Cornell University Law School, says: "Sen. Christopher Dodd's bill is a tentative step forward toward long-awaited improvements to our presently hole-riddled system of financial regulation." Hocket explains the bill's attributes.

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“Although originally quite limited, the reconciliation process has morphed over time,” says Cheryl D. Block, J.D., budget policy expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “Perhaps more than any other Senate matters, reconciliation puts the parliamentarian in the hot seat. The passage this term of health care legislation, and perhaps the future of health care reform more generally now may turn on rulings of the current parliamentarian.”

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As Obama and the U.S. Congress head for a final showdown over long-stalled health care reform legislation, pundits are struggling to explain an array of arcane congressional rules and protocols that may determine whether health care reform passes or dies on the vine. Many of these pundits are getting it wrong, suggests WUSTL congressional expert Steven S. Smith. Smith is available for interview by phone, ISDN or VYVX-equipped broadcast studio.

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There is no question that the U.S. government is facing its share of troubles. During the worst recession in its history, it is fighting two foreign wars. On top of that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 9.7 percent of the workforce is unemployed, and despite months of congressional discussion and deal making, a solution to the health care crisis seems far off. In the depths of all this turmoil, the news gets worse. A recent CNN public opinion poll revealed that most Americans – 86 percent – believe that their government is “broken.”

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A new poll by UTHealth, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Zogby International showed that likely voters were divided in their support of healthcare reform and the packages being offered by President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership prior to the start of a bipartisan meeting Feb. 25. The White House Web site reports that the meeting was called to hear any and all new ideas to put Americans in control of their own health care.

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Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell senior lecturer on labor relations, will talk with journalists about the pending federal rule change related to the Railway Labor Act and how the recent U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission – that nixes campaign spending limits – will change the playing field for labor. Her discussion will be held Tuesday, March 9, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Cornell’s ILR Conference Center, 16 E. 34th St., Sixth floor, New York City.

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On February 25, 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961) held a foreign policy summit to gain public and political support at a time when Congress had slashed his foreign aid budget. Sixty years later to the date, President Obama will hold a summit to gain support for healthcare reform. Is this a coincidence?