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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.

Released: 12-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
WashU Expert: Trump Has No Clear Plan for Reducing Drug Prices
Washington University in St. Louis

Despite announcing in his first press conference that he would deal with a pharmaceutical industry “getting away with murder,” President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have a clear path for how he will reduce drug prices, said Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law at Washington University in St.

Released: 21-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Will Trump Put His Stamp on the Presidential Inauguration? FSU Expert Available to Comment
Florida State University

Inauguration expert Elizabeth Goldsmith, professor emerita at Florida State University, explains that individual presidents, even those as fastidiously brand-conscious as Trump, typically have very little say in the organization of the ceremony.

Released: 14-Dec-2016 4:05 PM EST
How Would Washington, D.C., Be Evacuated if a Disaster Occurs During Inauguration?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Washington, D.C., officials are likely finalizing the evacuation plan they would use if something went wrong during inauguration. Common mistakes in such plans are converting highways to one-way routes and having fewer lanes on exit roads, which creates bottlenecks.



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