AU Perspective

• Thomas Kahn, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with USA Today about bipartisan backlash toward the construction of large data centers in the US. 
• Matthew Bakowicz, director of the sports business management program in the Kogod School of Business, spoke with The National Desk about a recent federal appeals court ruling regulating prediction markets.
• Gabriel Mathy, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with The Guardian about the legality of newly minted coins bearing the image of President Donald Trump.
• Yerevan Saeed, Barzani scholar in residence and director of the Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace in the School of International Service, spoke with BBC about the Trump administration’s decision to cut off military aid to Kurdish security forces. 
• Hansong Li, professor in the School of International Service, spoke with MarketWatch about the Trump administration’s efforts to rename landmarks like Lake Ontario. 
• Jill Olmstead, professor in the School of Communication, spoke with The Hill about President Trump’s recent comments threatening to have the Federal Communications Commission punish Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker.
• Jennifer Steele, professor in the School of Education, spoke with The Texas Tribune about Alpha School, an AI-driven K-12 network of schools currently bidding to open a publicly funded charter branch in Texas.
• Andrew Flores, professor in the School of Public Affairs, spoke with PolitiFact about the rise of anti-transgender rhetoric in far-right political advertisements. Professor Flores also spoke with The Advocate about a recent US Department of Health and Human Services report about gender-affirming care.
• Ira Robbins, Barnard T. Welsh Scholar at the Washington College of Law, spoke with The Washington Post about the arrest of Philan Le, the 35-year-old artist who parked a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol.

AU Research

• Axios shared the results of the 2026 Sine Institute of Policy and Politics poll, The American Promise at 250: Young Americans on Identity, Values and the Future. The Hill also featured the poll results.