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Reeher discusses Biden-Trump competing town halls in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says that Trump could be looking to recover after being largely criticized for his performance in the first presidential debate last month, where the candidates traded insults and crosstalk clogged much of the conversation. "I think there's more pressure on (Trump) to remedy that in terms of the way he comes across in this event," he says.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher speaks to VOA Korea about why the vice president is important this election
Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says that "Joe Biden is so old, that he may not finish out his term, and Donald Trump is also almost as old as Biden, but also has these health issues now that we don't know where they are going to go, and how severe they are going to be."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon
See related: Media & Journalism, U.S. Elections, United States
O'Keefe discusses executive-legislative relations on CSIS podcast
University Professor Sean O’Keefe reflects that working in both the legislative and executive branches "are both rewarding in their own different ways, as long as you don't confuse that bright line of distinction between policy formulation and program implementation. It typically works very successfully."
See related: Congress, Federal, United States
Reeher weighs in on Trump's impact on Katko's campaign in The Citizen
See related: State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Banks featured in WAER piece on COVID-19 in the White House, national security
"Attention on the domestic political situation and the president’s dominance of the news and his well-being is obscuring what else might be going on in the world that should be drawing some of our attention," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
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O'Keefe quoted in Houston Chronicle articles on NASA, politics
University Professor Sean O’Keefe analyzes that advancements during these past three administrations are proof that a NASA strategy can withstand nearly two decades of leadership transitions and annual appropriations. "Did it take a different route? Yup," says O’Keefe. "…But it’s still very much on exactly the same path."
See related: Federal, Space Exploration, United States
Jacobson comments on US defense secretary's travel in Politico
"The further away, the less likelihood of being fired," says Assistant Dean Mark Jacobson of U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper's frequent travel amid persistent rumors that he will either quit or be fired after the election.
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Bendix explores solutions to the western wildfire crisis in The Hill
"Recognition of the multiple contributors to the wildfire crisis should enable us to move past the focus on simple solutions — one size does not fit all, and reducing fire impacts will require a mix of approaches that match the geographic and ecological complexity of fire regimes," writes Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, United States, Wildfires
Gadarian discusses the effect of anxiety on political behavior on KGOU
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States