George Washington University
Assistant Professor at the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University
PROFILE
Nikki Usher
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FROM Nikki Usher
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Post Conventions: A Tale of Two Americas Between now and November, voters will be inundated with dramatically different visions of America and what it needs. There's enough hyperbole on both sides to keep fact-checkers busy but, in a polarized nation, facts may matter less than emotion. Violent images in both news and entertainment may exaggerate voters' fears. We hear what's revealed by the early polling.
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?