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UrduALBANY, N.Y. (July 22, 2024) — In a historic move, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race after mounting calls for him to end his reelection bid. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s…
Tag: President Trump
What does Trump’s Indictment Mean for Politics?
David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism and media studies and an expert on American political and cultural history talked to Rutgers Today about the implications of Trump’s indictment and what it could mean for his support among Republicans.
New Report: Assessment of the Capitol Riots
Rutgers’ Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience and Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) released a report assessing the Capitol riots that took place on January 6, 2021.
Electoral vote will be certified, but violence is inevitable
The results of the November 2020 elections are schedule to be certified by Congress this week, as allies of President Trump seek to delegitimize the election and the president was revealed to have pressured Georgia’s Secretary of State to “find…
Presidential Transition: Rutgers Political & Issue-Based Experts Available
Rutgers University–New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available to discuss the transfer of power between President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris on topics including: executive power, the presidency, COVID-19, climate change, the economy,…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Red Wave, Patience in Pennsylvania
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to discuss the latest survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The group previously issued a report highlighting the competitive states with the biggest differences in Trump/Biden margin between all likely voters and likely…
New Report: Trump Administration Wrong About or Exaggerated Deregulation Claims
Rutgers scholar Stuart Shapiro is available to comment on a new report that finds many major claims by the Trump administration about deregulation are wrong or exaggerated. “The reality is that the Trump administration has done less deregulating than regulating and its deregulatory…
Dueling Town Halls; Rutgers Election and Political Experts Available
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available before, during and after Thursday’s competing town halls, in lieu of a presidential debate, with President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. David Greenberg Expert on American political…
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Not Downplaying COVID-19
Rutgers medical experts are available to discuss the need to continue following COVID-19 guidelines despite President Trump’s discharge from the hospital, saying most people don’t receive the same intensity of medical treatments as the nation’s executive leader. “The evidence supporting…
By playing down illness, Trump follows strongmen’s playbook
Questions swirl about President Donald Trump’s health status following his COVID-19 diagnosis late last week, even as he left the hospital to greet supporters. Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on the history and development of…
Rutgers Public Health Expert Available to Discuss President Trump Testing Positive for Coronavirus
Perry Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, is available to discuss the public health implications of President Trump’s positive test for coronavirus. “The president’s positive test demonstrates the power of coronavirus as it does not discriminate against…
Rutgers Medical Experts Available to Discuss President Trump Testing Positive for Coronavirus
Rutgers Medical Experts Available to Discuss President Trump Testing Positive for Coronavirus Rutgers medical experts are available to discuss the implications of President Trump’s positive test for coronavirus, including treatment protocols, results time for testing and the importance of following…
U-M experts available to discuss global impact from Trump testing positive for COVID-19
Oct. 2, 2020 The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the announcement that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Howard Markel, the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the Medical School and…
Trump’s positive test ‘demolishes’ his COVID-19 narrative
On Friday, President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Doug Kriner, Cornell University professor of government and an expert on presidential power, says that the president’s test undermines his narrative about the virus.…
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Undocumented immigrants pay more taxes than President Trump
On Sunday, the New York Times revealed findings related to President Trump’s taxes, including that President Trump paid very little in federal income taxes over the course of the past 10-15 years, and in some years paid nothing. Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration…
‘Be your own judge’: how to avoid debate misinformation
President Donald Trump will debate former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio. Chris Wallace of Fox News will moderate the matchup and announced the debate will include discussion of the Supreme Court, COVID-19, economy, race and…
Rutgers Experts Available to Comment on 2020 Presidential Race & Campaign Issues
As the 2020 presidential campaign accelerates, Rutgers faculty experts are available to comment on the most pressing issues in the race for the White House. Topics include the economy, immigration, health care, national security, gun control, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change…
Executive Approval: Gradual Decrease for Governors, But President’s Rating Stable, Survey Says
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers surveyed 21,196 people across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia from…
A Rutgers Expert’s Guide to Understanding 2020’s Campaign Polls
Four years after the presidential election surprised nearly everyone who followed public opinion polls, it is critical for 2020 voters to have a better understanding of how polling works and what they should look for as the election cycle heats up and the barrage of polls increase.
Rutgers Polling Expert Available to Discuss Republican National Convention
Ashley Koning, director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, is available for interviews ahead of, during and following the Republican National Convention this week. “President Trump continues to trail Vice President Biden by a sizable margin in national…
Israel-UAE pact timing ‘could not be better’ for Netanyahu
On Thursday, President Trump announced a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The agreement makes the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just the third Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in…
New research shows popular opinion impacts the ‘imperial presidency’
Doug Kriner, professor of government at Cornell University, is the co-author of the recently published book “The Myth of the Imperial Presidency: How Public Opinion Checks the Unilateral Executive,” which contains analysis of unilateral presidential actions.
Governors Still Ahead of President in Approval Ratings of COVID Management, Survey Says
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers surveyed 19,052 people across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia from…
Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern Researchers Release New 50-State Survey Data on COVID-19
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers surveyed 22,501 people across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia from…
Trump’s ‘innovative’ leadership style could be his election downfall, Virginia Tech expert says
President Donald Trump’s strong “innovative” leadership traits — coupled with a lack of self-awareness and an inability to adapt his style when needed — contributed to his mishandling of the Black Lives Matter protests and could result in his election downfall…
International law and armed conflict expert available to comment on Russian bounty payments
For stories on Russian bounty payments for American troops in Afghanistan–especially the credibility of the reports, the legality of such actions, and the multi-country history of bounties in foreign policy–contact Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law…
New Seminar Series Aims To Expose, Explain Threats to U.S. Democracy
A group of political science scholars is launching a webinar series on Friday to highlight escalating threats to democracy that have been percolating for decades and boiling over ever since Donald Trump’s election.
Tulane immigration law expert calls SCOTUS ruling a surprise victory for Dreamers
Mary Yanik, director of the Tulane Immigrants’ Rights Law Clinic, says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling barring President Trump from ending DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is recognition that “the Trump administration’s rescission of the program was…
Trump’s Juneteenth rally in Tulsa to inflame racial tension
The Trump administration announced this week that its first in-person campaign rally since the coronavirus lockdown will occur in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19th – a day celebrated by many Americans as the day that marked the end of slavery…
In Mazars v. Trump, result will hinge on closed-door conference
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the Trump v. Mazars case, which will determine if the U.S. House of Representatives can subpoena a third party for President Trump’s private financial records. Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and professor…
Trump is not fighting science, he is stealing its authority
President Trump’s inaccurate statements about the coronavirus have created a confusing landscape for receiving valid information about COVID-19, according to Adam Laats, professor of education and history at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Laats says that Trump’s claims…
AACI Calls for Coordinated National COVID-19 Testing Strategy
AACI urges the federal government to take the lead in deploying personal protective equipment to hospitals, establishing a consistent national COVID-19 testing strategy, and managing the COVID-19 testing supply chain.
Economist Available to Discuss New Immigration Order
Rutgers scholar and economist Jennifer Hunt is available to comment on the latest developments concerning President Trump’s forthcoming executive order barring new immigration. President Trump announced last night the order would include 60-day pause on the issuance of certain immigration green…
With executive order, Trump advances restrictive policies for immigrants, refugees
On Monday, President Trump said in a tweet that he would sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The executive order is anticipated to include halting new green cards…
‘Xenophobic’ immigration order is likely unconstitutional
On Monday, President Trump said in a tweet that he would sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The executive order is anticipated to include halting new green cards…
Quick Take: How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Presidential Race
As February turned to March, the race for the White House dominated daily news coverage, social media feeds, and office and dinner conversations. Pretty typical during an election year. As Super Tuesday came and went, candidates for the Democratic Party nomination continued to bow out of the race to set up an epic showdown between Bernie and Biden.
‘Not even debatable’ that authority to reopen economy lies with states
In Monday’s coronavirus press briefing, President Trump said that he has “total authority” to reopen the economy, in contrast to plans being made by governors and local officials across the country to lift restrictions. Kathleen Bergin, professor of law at…
UNH COVID-19 Survey: Majority Disapprove of Trump; Bipartisan Approval For N.H. Governor
As the country struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of residents in New Hampshire disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the situation. However, nearly three-quarters of the state approve of Governor Chris Sununu’s performance dealing with the outbreak in New Hampshire, according to the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Implications of U.S. Strike on Iran Commander
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Implications of U.S. Strike on Iran Commander New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 3, 2019) – Rutgers experts are available to comment on the implications of the Friday morning strike that killed Iran’s top security and intelligence…
Expert Available to Discuss Articles of Impeachment
New Brunswick, N.J. (Dec 11, 2019) – Ross Baker, distinguished professor of political science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and an expert on American politics, is available to comment on the articles of impeachment released by the House Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority…
Public impeachment hearings to offer check on ‘imperial presidency’
The House of Representatives will begin a series of public hearings on Wednesday in the ongoing impeachment inquiry directed at President Trump. First to testify will be acting ambassador to Ukraine, William B. Taylor Jr., followed by Deputy Assistant Secretary…
Notre Dame Expert: On Trump-Ukraine affair, no short-term personal or political gain can justify politicizing American foreign policy.
For stories on the foreign policy and international security components of the impeachment proceedings against President Trump, Michael Desch, University of Notre Dame professor of political science and director of the Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC), is available for comment. He…
All Things Impeachment: American University Experts Available to Discuss History, Politics of Impeachment Inquiries
When: Sept. 25, 2019 – ongoing What: American University experts are available for commentary and analysis of the House of Representatives’ forthcoming impeachment inquiry and the issues surrounding it. Background: An online resource guide featuring American University experts is now available for reporters. It features…
Political Scientist Available to Discuss Impeachment Inquiry
Ross Baker, distinguished professor of political science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and an expert on American politics, is available to comment on the formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Baker is a former research associate at the Brookings Institution. He has served…