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Could the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett backfire on Republicans?

President Donald Trump’s controversial selection of Judge Amy Coney Barrett has deepened the U.S. partisan divide in a way that may influence the election in November, says Dan Urman, a Constitutional law expert at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen September 26, 2020

Timely test results are necessary to slow the coronavirus. But a new study shows critical delays across the US.

More than 63 percent of U.S. residents are waiting longer than one to two days to get their coronavirus test results—delays that undermine the contact tracing that could identify individuals who are contagious but show no symptoms, according to results of a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Peter Ramjug August 3, 2020

picture of protestors clashing with federal agents in Portland in July

How 9/11 and the US Civil War provided the framework for federal agents in Portland

Reconstruction-era jurisdiction changes, coupled with national security legislation passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks provide the framework for federal presence in Portland, Oregon and other U.S. cities, says Northeastern law professor Michael Meltsner.

by Molly Callahan July 31, 2020

The research is clear: White people are not more likely than Black people to be killed by police.

When President Donald Trump responded to a question about Black people who have died at the hands of U.S. law enforcement by focusing his attention on white victims, he was engaging in a “grotesque” misdirection, says Matt Miller, a Northeastern professor who studies gun violence. “Black people are more likely to be killed per capita by law enforcement than are white people,” Miller says.

by Ian Thomsen July 16, 2020

New survey shows ‘systematic decline’ in domestic approval for US leaders

Amid a record-breaking increase in new cases of SARS-CoV-2, which prompted some states to pause reopening plans, a new survey by Northeastern and other researchers shows that public approval of U.S. governors as well as President Donald Trump has dropped over the last couple of months.

by Khalida Sarwari July 9, 2020

‘These burdens shouldn’t be laid just at our doorstep’

The hard work of confronting systemic racism and effecting meaningful change requires universal support, as Black Northeastern professors noted at a panel discussion in recognition of Juneteenth, the holiday of the emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

by Ian Thomsen June 19, 2020

Addressing the nation, leaders say one thing. Does their body language say another?

To those watching his addresses regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald J. Trump’s words and his body language have sometimes broadcast conflicting information, said Laura Dudley, a behavioral analyst at Northeastern University.

by Molly Callahan March 13, 2020

‘There’s reason to be optimistic about the Republican Party, or at least hopeful’

If Democrats move toward a socialist system, that could give Republicans an opportunity to “rise again in a healthy, very politically powerful way,” said Evan McMullin, the former chief policy director of the House Republican Conference, as part of a conversation Tuesday night at Northeastern about the future of the Republican party.

by Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2020

President Trump’s impeachment trial is underway. Here’s how we got here.

President Trump’s impeachment trial is underway. Here’s how we got here By Eunice Esomonu, Tyler Machado, Kaitlyn Budion, Molly Callahan, and Gregory Grinnell…

by Eunice Esomonu, Tyler Machado, Gregory Grinnell, Kaitlyn Budion and Molly Callahan January 22, 2020

Depiction of an empty seat at a congressional hearing

Here’s why the Constitution is frustratingly vague when it comes to impeachment

The language of the Constitution is sparse when it comes to impeachment, says Dan Urman, a Constitutional law scholar at Northeastern. The framers simply did not anticipate a government so entrenched in partisan politics.

by Molly Callahan October 11, 2019