Nancy Pelosi

‘How do we achieve the goal of a woman in the White House?’ Nancy Pelosi wants to know.

At a Women Who Empower Summit hosted by Northeastern Monday, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, discussed the challenges she faced in breaking the “marble ceiling” on her way to becoming the first woman to lead a major party in Congress, and the prospects of a woman becoming the first U.S. head of state.

by Khalida Sarwari March 9, 2020

President Trump has been impeached. Now what?

With the two chambers of Congress in a standoff, it’s anybody’s guess what might transpire, says Northeastern law professor Jeremy Paul.

by Khalida Sarwari December 19, 2019

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

Was Michael Cohen telling the truth? A body language expert analyzes his testimony.

It’s hard to know for sure, says Laura Dudley, a behavioral analyst at Northeastern. But there is one big “tell” you’ll see when someone is lying, and Michael Cohen didn’t have it.

by Molly Callahan February 28, 2019

A body language expert analyzes the ‘Pelosi Clap’ and other highlights from the State of the Union

It was President Donald Trump who delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the one “who stole the show in terms of people paying attention to body language,” said Laura Dudley, a behavioral analyst at Northeastern University.

by Molly Callahan February 6, 2019

In his State of the Union address, Trump makes his pitch for the border in the language of unity

President Donald Trump kicked off his State of the Union address championing policies that “the Democrats would have no choice but to applaud,” said said Nicholas Beauchamp, an assistant professor of political science at Northeastern. In an address delayed by an unprecedented government shutdown, Trump told members of the 116th Congress Tuesday that “The state of the Union is strong.”

by Molly Callahan February 6, 2019

The government might shut down this weekend. Here’s how we got here and how it would affect you.

As the United States steadily marches toward a budget shortage that would kick off a Christmastime government shutdown, a deal to bridge the spending gap is teetering in the balance. But what makes this looming shutdown different from others in the past few years, said Nick Beauchamp, assistant professor of political science at Northeastern, is who will be blamed for it.

by Molly Callahan December 20, 2018