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Border Detention: Experts Available to Comment on House Hearing

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing tomorrow featuring DHS and HHS Inspectors General, as well as members of Congress who...
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2020 Presidential Candidate Debates: Issues Explained by Experts

With the debates on June 26th and 27th, the 2020 presidential election officially enters a new stage. As you prepare for your coverage of the debates...
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Scholar Spotlight on Hahrie Han and Jamila Michener

This week's Scholar Spotlight highlights two distinguished researchers joining SSN’s Board of Directors: Hahrie Han , Professor of Political Science...
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Experts Available: Tariffs and US-China Trade

With the US-China trade war once again in the headlines, there's renewed focus on tariffs and their economic and political impacts. If you're looking...
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How Election Reforms Spread

To improve American governance, an increasing number of civic leaders, philanthropists, and organizations have come to support ranked choice voting...
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Scholar Spotlight: Rachael Cobb

This week's scholar spotlight highlights Rachael Cobb, who hosted the Public Service Symposium at Suffolk University this week. This year's theme was...
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Experts Available: Violence Against Women Act

The House is scheduled to vote today on a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. And the bill contains a new provision that would increase...
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Scholar Spotlight: Amy Fried

This week's Scholar Spotlight is Amy Fried, who recently won the Career Recognition Award from the University of Maine's Rising Tide Center. The...
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Experts Available: President Trump To Name David Malpass Head of World Bank

Politico and Bloomberg are reporting that the President is going to name David Malpass, currently Undersecretary for International Affairs at Treasury...
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Scholar Spotlight: Malliga Och

This week, we're highlighting Malliga Och, an assistant professor at Idaho State University who studies women in conservative parties and methods to...