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The Presidency

Primary history is on Trump's side

No president in the 20th or 21st centuries has been denied nomination by his party—which is a good sign for President Trump.
The Hill
KPCC

We Could All Use A Refresher On Impeachment’s History

Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment. It’s a word being tossed around a lot today as Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially announced the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
Barbara Perry
Stimson Center

The Reality and Future of the Hong Kong Crisis

The 2019 protests in Hong Kong have riveted the world, as their focus has expanded from an extradition bill to alleged police misconduct, Hong Kong’s electoral system, and the broader relationship between Hong Kong and the government in Beijing. Understanding the history of the Sino-British negotiations, the deeper social, economic and political roots of the protests and the responses of Beijing and the Hong Kong government are of utmost importance into assess the future course for the city and proposed unification with Taiwan.
Harry Harding
Stimson Center

The Reality and Future of the Hong Kong Crisis

The 2019 protests in Hong Kong have riveted the world, as their focus has expanded from an extradition bill to alleged police misconduct, Hong Kong’s electoral system, and the broader relationship between Hong Kong and the government in Beijing. Understanding the history of the Sino-British negotiations, the deeper social, economic and political roots of the protests and the responses of Beijing and the Hong Kong government are of utmost importance into assess the future course for the city and proposed unification with Taiwan.
Syaru Shirley Lin
MSNBC

How impeachment could shake up the 2020 election

Impeachment could drastically affect the 2020 election. NBC’s Jonathan Allen, former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu, “Piety and Power” author Tom Lobianco, and Republican Strategist Susan Del Percio join Chris Jansing to discuss the potential shake-ups.
Chris Lu
Washington Post

Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader is unlike anything presidential scholars have heard before

“This is nothing like a conversation between Richard Nixon or Henry Kissinger and a foreign leader,” said Ken Hughes of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, an expert on Nixon during the Vietnam War and Watergate. “Nixon had very detailed knowledge when he spoke to foreign leaders. He could be subtle in negotiations and still get his point across,” Hughes said. But “when he wanted to dig up dirt on his political adversaries,” Nixon did it at home, he said.
Ken Hughes