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How Nixon’s WWII Poker Game Helped Bankroll His First Run for Congress

“In everything he did, Nixon tried to master the fundamentals,” Ken Hughes, a historian with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, and author of the 2015 book Fatal Politics: The Nixon Tapes, the Vietnam War, and the Casualties of Reelection, says in an email. “When he wanted to learn poker in the Navy, he studied the game before risking any of his money, spending hours and days with the best players he could find, listening to their lectures, learning their moves, playing practice games with no stakes.
Ken Hughes
NPR

If Trump Declares An Emergency To Build The Wall, Congress Can Block Him

That high bar may be one reason Congress hasn't been more active in pushing back on emergencies in the past. Another reason is presidents have typically used emergencies in line with congressional intent, said Russell Riley, a presidential scholar at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. But what Trump is contemplating would be different, he says.
Russell Riley
Virginia Policy Review

Ep. 4 - Chris Lu, Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center

VPR's Editor-in-Chief Jack DiMatteo and Associate Editor Alexandre Fall sit down with Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44), Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Previously, Lu worked in the office of then-Senator Barack Obama, before eventually leading the Obama-Biden transition team. He then served in the Obama Administration as White House Cabinet Secretary before ultimately becoming Deputy Secretary of Labor in 2014. The conversation touches on Lu's education, government service, the 2020 elections, and the political and policy landscape, among other things.
Chris Lu
MSNBC

Elizabeth Warren launches 2020 presidential campaign

MSNBC’s Kendis Gibson discusses Elizabeth Warren’s presidential announcement with MSNBC Senior Politics Editor Beth Fouhy, Republican strategist Noelle Nikpour, and Chris Lu, former assistant to President Obama.
Chris Lu
NBC29

UVA Hosts Expert on Healthcare at Miller Center

The case for universal health care was laid out on Friday by a policy expert at the University of Virginia. People gathered at the Miller Center to learn more about an issue that is central to our health and finances. An expert on policy researching shared some ways he thinks could help the problem.
Guian McKee