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Government & Politics ·

AU Experts Talk Midterms, Election Fallout

A group of American University administrators and professors explained how the election played out and why Republicans didn’t gain as many seats as they’d hoped.
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Two people of color holding hands compassionately

Government & Politics ·

Race and Reproduction in the Post-Roe World

Antiracist Research and Policy Center hosts panel of leading Indigenous feminists, feminists of color, and their allies
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Title slide for article US Practices for Technology Sharing and Security Assistance

Government & Politics ·

U.S. Practices for Technology-Sharing and Security Assistance

Executive action can bypass normal governmental processes for providing foreign support, but lack of oversite may increase risk of political persuasion. This article reviews how recent U.S. military support to Ukraine reveals trade-offs of the process.
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Government & Politics ·

White House Shares New National Strategy to End Hunger

White House officials released a new national strategy on hunger, nutrition, and health for the first time in more than 50 years
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Kristen Welker, left, Kaitlan Collins, and Antoine Sanfeuntes spoke at SOC about covering the White House.

Government & Politics ·

Always Be Prepared: White House Correspondents Share Stories, Advice on Covering Presidents

NBC News' Kristen Welker and Kaitlan Collins of CNN shared stories, successes, and challenges of covering the president.
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