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Released: 26-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Congress Averts Shutdown with Stopgap Funding and Boosts Secret Service Ahead of Election Season
George Washington University

Congress passed a stopgap funding bill extending federal finances to December 20, while also approving $231 million for Secret Service operations ahead of the upcoming election. ...

Released: 25-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: DOJ sues Visa
George Washington University

The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday. ...

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Released: 25-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Do Laws to Prevent AI-Generated Deepfake Political Content Violate Free Speech Rights? Communication Expert Explains
Virginia Tech

As the 2024 election looms closer, political candidates are ramping up advertising efforts. Streaming and cord-cutting — canceling traditional cable or satellite service — has diminished the role of traditional television ads in favor of digital ads seen on platforms such as YouTube. But candidates aren’t the only ones hard at work creating digital content.

Released: 24-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Harris Campaign Weighs Border Visit as Immigration Gap with Trump Narrows
George Washington University

Vice President Kamala Harris may visit the US-Mexico border on Friday as her campaign looks to close the gap with former President Donald Trump on immigration. ...

Released: 24-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Dr. Casey Burgat on the Electoral College and Nebraska’s Electoral Vote System
George Washington University

Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell announced Monday that he opposes efforts to change how the state allocates its electoral votes before the upcoming 2024 election. ...

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Released: 24-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ukrainian Public Opinion on Compromise with Russia Changing, Researcher Explains
Virginia Tech

Two years and seven months into the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the attitudes of the Ukrainian people toward ending the war are reluctantly shifting. Virginia Tech international affairs expert Gerard Toal has researched Ukrainian public opinion for a decade. His most recent findings indicate that more Ukrainians have become open to entering into negotiations with Russia.

Released: 24-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
MSU awarded ‘Most Improved’ Big Ten university and ‘Gold Campus’ for student voter turnout in 2022 midterm elections
Michigan State University

Michigan State University has won awards for its efforts to promote student voting and nonpartisan democratic engagement from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Newswise: Political Scientist Earns Prestigious Fulbright Grant to Research Mining in Argentina
Released: 24-Sep-2024 9:30 AM EDT
Political Scientist Earns Prestigious Fulbright Grant to Research Mining in Argentina
West Virginia University

Mason Moseley, a faculty member in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected by the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to travel to Argentina to research the political attitudes and environmental consequences of its mining industry.

 
Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: 79th UN General Assembly
George Washington University

The 79th United Nations General Assembly has gathered in New York City. ...

Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Kamala Harris Accepts CNN's Offer for Second Presidential Debate, Challenges Trump to Join
George Washington University

Vice President Kamala Harris announced she has accepted CNN's offer for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump. ...

Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Ukraine President Zelensky to Address UNGA
George Washington University

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to the US this week to meet with members of the United Nations in the hopes to share his “victory plan” with allies. ...

Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: House GOP Struggles to Find Unity as Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Government Shutdown Deadline
George Washington University

House Republicans remain divided over Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to avert a government shutdown, with far-right members resisting any temporary funding extension. ...

Released: 23-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Neurosurgeons Urge Congress to Lift Ban on Physician-Led Hospitals
American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Office

More competition from physician-led hospitals offers a solution to address health care access challenges.

Released: 23-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
‘Litigant Shopping’ For Supreme Court Cases Can Backfire
North Carolina State University

A new study finds “litigant shopping,” or choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes, can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court – but it can also backfire.

Newswise: ND Expert Sean Kassen: Statement on First FDA-Approved Treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
Released: 20-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
ND Expert Sean Kassen: Statement on First FDA-Approved Treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
University of Notre Dame

Today, the FDA announced the first approved treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease: an oral medication named Miplyffa (arimoclomol). Sean Kassen, director of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at the University of Notre Dame, said this represents the beginning of a new and hopeful era for NPC families.

Released: 20-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Second week of Google vs. DOJ Adtech Antitrust Trial
George Washington University

The AP reports that the DOJ contends “Google built, acquired and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers.” ...

Released: 19-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
NYU Tandon Study Finds Political Views, Not Race, Shape Reactions to Mass Shooting Data
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering suggests that when it comes to visualizations of mass shooting data, political ideology plays a more significant role in shaping emotional responses than racial identity. The research challenges assumptions about how people interpret data related to gun violence.

   
Released: 18-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New Poll from The George Washington University and HarrisX: Confidence in American Government and Institutions Returns to Levels from Early Biden Years, But Bipartisanship Demands Remain Unmet
George Washington University

The Society of Presidential Pollsters Founder, Mark Penn, Will Discuss "American Government in the 21st Century" Annual Poll Results ...



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