In the Media
Next year's gubernatorial field is pretty much already settled
Nov. 20, 2024 WVTF
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Trump's agenda would mean profound change, from economy to federal workforce
Nov. 10, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Trump is “willing to make deals with authoritarian leaders” if they stop migration [en Español]
Nov. 10, 2024 Focos TV
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Analysis: Money wasn't deciding factor in Richmond mayoral race
Nov. 8, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Richmond minority voters turn out strong for Harris despite national loss
Nov. 7, 2024 Richmond Free Press
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
How Democrats lost so many votes in the 2024 presidential race
Nov. 7, 2024 WTOP
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Less suburban support narrows Harris' Virginia margin
Nov. 7, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Biden's legacy in ruins after Trump triumph
Nov. 6, 2024 Yahoo News
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Trump wins presidential election
Nov. 6, 2024 The Commonwealth Times
Faculty member(s) featured: Alexandra Reckendorf, Ph.D.
In the end, women did not save Harris at ballot box
Nov. 6, 2024 Daily Mail
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Harris, Trump fight through final campaign hours
Nov. 5, 2024 CNA
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Trump or Harris, the effects of the US election in El Salvador: the views of four experts [en Español]
Nov. 4, 2024 El Mundo
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
What Virginia’s college voters care most about in presidential election
Nov. 3, 2024 Capitol News Service
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Milei is all in for Trump. Is that a sound bet?
Nov. 2, 2024 Buenos Aires Herald
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Trump plans rally in Salem Saturday, despite polls showing Harris on top in Virginia
Nov. 1, 2024 Virginia Mercury
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
The weekend that could change the election landscape
Nov. 1, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Virginia voter roll purge cuts nearly 300 in Richmond region
Nov. 1, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Should legislators tweak Virginia’s 2006 voter roll law for more clarity?
Oct. 30, 2024 Virginia Mercury
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Virginia law at center of voter rolls controversy was once a bipartisan issue
Oct. 30, 2024 WTOP
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Voting experts urge caution after Supreme Court unpauses Virginia purge
Oct. 30, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
How could Richmond’s next mayor impact abortion access?
Oct. 29, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
How will Richmond’s next mayor approach climate and sustainability?
Oct. 25, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Damian Pitt, Ph.D.
Virginia’s early voting less than in 2020; caution urged in drawing conclusions
Oct. 24, 2024 Public News Service
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Kamala Harris talks little about potential to break gender, racial barriers
Oct. 21, 2024 Newsday
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Floyd’s fundraising in 6th District council race mostly from out-of-state sources
Oct. 19, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Black voters vital to Harris, but will they come through for her?
Oct. 17, 2024 The National News Desk
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Lawsuit over voter rolls highlights Virginia's troubled history with voter purges, politics professors say
Oct. 15, 2024 WVTF
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
‘High Impact’ Experience Teaches College Students About State Government
Oct. 11, 2024 Royal Examiner
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
High stakes: Either Harris or Trump presidency could have big impacts on Virginia
Sept. 29, 2024 Virginia Business
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
What college-age Virginia voters need to know about early voting
Sept. 24, 2024 WHRO
Faculty member(s) featured: Alexandra Reckendorf, Ph.D.
How Trump's second assassination attempt affects the campaign [en Español]
Sept. 17, 2024 Artículo14
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Venezuelan street gang terrorizing U.S. migrant communities
Sept. 17, 2024 World
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
The Heat: Global Climate Crisis [Video]
Sept. 12, 2024 CGTN America
Faculty member(s) featured: Andrea Simonelli, Ph.D.
Political expert, community members react to Trump-Harris debate
Sept. 11, 2024 WWBT
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Real-time fact-checking shakes up presidential debate dynamics, what you need to know about ‘fake news’
Sept. 11, 2024 WRIC
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Is Venezuela changing how the left responds to the dictatorial left?
Sept. 6, 2024 WLRN
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Williams: Demonizing DEI is the latest GOP dog whistle
July 24, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
How the 2024 election is shaping young Virginia voters’ perspectives
July 22, 2024 WRIC
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
They were pledged to President Biden. What will Virginia's 119 delegates do now?
July 22, 2024 WTVR
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
How will Dems resolve stalemate between Biden and Harris candidacies? [Video]
July 20, 2024 CNN
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Central America Puts Local Spin on Trump Shooting
July 17, 2024 El Faro
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Episode 164: El Salvador's Gang State w/ Michael Paarlberg [Podcast]
July 17, 2024 The Fire These Times: Voices from the Periphery
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Here’s what would happen if President Biden steps down
July 16, 2024 WSLS
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
What effect will Trump shooting have on campaigns going forward?
July 15, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Virginia Republicans mum on Trump’s remarks about Jan. 6 at Chesapeake rally
July 15, 2024 The Virginian-Pilot
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
After 235 years, America still isn’t ready for President Kamala Harris
July 12, 2024 Virginia Mercury
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Has Israel really killed up to 186,000 people in Gaza? How to understand the numbers war
July 9, 2024 Forward
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good Loses Primary, But Plans To Demand Recount
July 2, 2024 HuffPost
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Va. analysts weigh in on Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling
July 1, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Debate fallout: Which candidates could replace Biden and what are their crypto stances?
June 28, 2024 The Block
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
The political fault lines behind the attempted coup in Bolivia [Podcast]
June 27, 2024 The World
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
VCU Professor previews first Presidential debate between Trump, Biden [Video]
June 25, 2024 WRIC
Faculty member(s) featured: William Newmann, Ph.D.
Good, McGuire locked in tight race in Va.’s 5th District GOP primary
June 19, 2024 Washington Post
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
June 13, 2024 Associated Press
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Virginia primaries: Why this year’s race holds national implications
June 4, 2024 Courthouse News Service
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
June 2, 2024 Washington Post
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Governor Youngkin's record-breaking final slate of vetoes
May 20, 2024 WVTF
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
5 things to know about US aid to Ukraine
May 9, 2024 The Conversation
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
As student protests shake US campuses, Biden mum
May 2, 2024 France 24
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Political analyst weighs in on how country-wide college protests of Israel-Hamas war impacts upcoming elections
April 30, 2024 DC News Now
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Stoney calls Spanberger 'very formidable candidate' after leaving governor's race
April 26, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Democrats ‘move the needle’ on gun regulation campaign promises
April 12, 2024 RVA Hub
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
The SEC plans to sue Uniswap, here's what's next
April 11, 2024 The Block
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
99 Cent Store Woes, Bad Diplomacy and an Ode to the Empanada [VIDEO]
April 9, 2024 Mitu TV
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Youngkin vetoes abortion-related shield law bills
April 6, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
US, Argentina to Cooperate, Combat Illegal Chinese Fishing
March 28, 2024 VOA
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
These are the GOP candidates hoping to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine
March 20, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Legislating with power and purpose: Jennifer McClellan’s historic first year in Congress
March 14, 2024 Richmond Free Press
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
What Biden’s State of the Union Means for Science
March 8, 2024 Eos
Faculty member(s) featured: Andrea Simonelli, Ph.D.
DRIVE TIME: What to look for this Super Tuesday [Podcast]
March 5, 2024 Audacy
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Virginia's Super Tuesday primary might have messages for November
March 3, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
A bill protecting birth control access is headed to Virginia’s governor. Here’s why Republicans said they opposed it.
March 1, 2024 Virginian-PIlot
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Nikki Haley holds rally in central Virginia, criticizes Trump on the border, Ukraine
Feb. 29, 2024 WRIC
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Andrew Cain previews Super Tuesday in Virginia with VCU professor Alex Keena
Feb. 29, 2024 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
As bills pass between chambers, party and policy can clash
Feb. 15, 2024 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Israel is a Jewish nation, but its population is far from a monolith
Feb. 9, 2024 The Conversation
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
What does El Salvador Want? [video]
Feb. 9, 2024 Mitu TV
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
A Brutal Crime Crackdown Is Emboldening Leaders Across Latin America
Jan. 27, 2024 Bloomberg
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Online Reach and Expat Votes in El Salvador’s Election [Podcast]
Jan. 24, 2024 Latin America in Focus
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Argentina-China strategic partnership in trouble
Jan. 23, 2024 Voice of America
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
American expert: Latin America between drugs, great powers and own dreams
Jan. 10, 2024 Klix
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Back in the saddle again: Dems return to majority control in legislature
Dec. 31, 2023 Virginia Business
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Ukraine recap: As cracks appear in western support, 2024 looks set to be a desperate fight for survival
Dec. 21, 2023 The Conversation
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
5 things to know about US aid to Ukraine
Dec. 15, 2023 The Conversation
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Influx of Chinese capital raises concern, Mexico cooperates with U.S. to monitor foreign investment
Dec. 8, 2023 Voice of America
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
As newly elected lawmakers head to Richmond, lobbyists remain
Dec. 5, 2023 VPM
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
The Numbers Behind Virginia’s Most Diverse General Assembly
Dec. 3, 2023 Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
The multiple fronts Ukraine’s women soldiers are battling
Nov. 27, 2023 Al Jazeera
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Gender Norms Keep Russian, Ukrainian Servicewomen From Combat
Nov. 22, 2023 Russia Matters
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Grover Norquist plans a victory lap in Argentina
Nov. 21, 2023 Semafor
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Post-election talks highlight winning campaign strategies, new legislative dynamics
Nov. 15, 2023 The Center Square
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
Virginia Democrats Attribute Win to Protecting Freedoms and Women’s Rights
Nov. 13, 2023 Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Exploring the impact and history of US foreign aid
Nov. 12, 2023 Scripps News
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
Virginia Democrats celebrate legislative ‘blue wall’ built from Election Day victories
Nov. 8, 2023 RVAHub
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
It’s not voters funneling millions into General Assembly races
Nov. 7, 2023 RVAHub
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Virginia has ‘Systemic’ Housing Issue, but Candidates Mostly Quiet About It
Nov. 7, 2023 Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Early voting ends in Va. with overall lower turnout
Nov. 6, 2023 The Northern Virginia Daily
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Red or blue? In fight for control of the Virginia statehouse, here are the major issues at stake
Nov. 5, 2023 The Virginian-Pilot
Faculty member(s) featured: Deirdre Condit, Ph.D.
Gun policy a top issue for some voters but campaigns mostly quiet
Nov. 3, 2023 The News Virginian
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
People with disabilities need more options for voting, which could improve turnout, study says
Nov. 3, 2023 The Virginian-Pilot
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Hampton Roads Transit one of several services in Virginia providing free rides to the polls
Nov. 3, 2023 The Virginian-Pilot
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
A majority of Virginia voters want a recreational cannabis market. Will the election matter?
Nov. 3, 2023 WHRO
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Several Latin American leaders condemn Israel attacks in Gaza
Nov. 2, 2023 TheWorld
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
How different district boundaries make the Va. election more unpredictable
Oct. 31, 2023 WTOP
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Russia seeks a place in regional organizations in Central America
Oct. 30, 2023 La Prensa Grafica
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
Why Women Fight: Gender Dynamics in Insurgencies and Armies
Oct. 24, 2023 International Crisis Group
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
College Students Hope to Boost Registration and Turnout this Election
Oct. 20, 2023 Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Democrats have raised more, but Republicans have more in the bank
Oct. 20, 2023 WVTF
Faculty member(s) featured: Jatia Wrighten, Ph.D.
New voter registration in Virginia lags compared to last General Assembly election
Oct. 17, 2023 The Virginian-Pilot
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
School board races are becoming battlegrounds for national debates
Oct. 16, 2023 Cardinal News
Faculty member(s) featured: Amanda Wintersieck, Ph.D.
Online Video Misrepresents Ukraine’s Conscription of Women in War with Russia
Oct. 12, 2023 FactCheck.org
Faculty member(s) featured: Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D.
U.S. Sanctions Linked to Flood of Venezuelans Seeking Asylum at US Southern Border
Oct. 9, 2023 Between the Lines
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
US crypto legislation could stall amid Republican leadership drama
Oct. 4, 2023 The Block
Faculty member(s) featured: John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.
Tide Turns To Favour Venezuela Economic Sanctions Relief
Sept. 27, 2023 Forbes
Faculty member(s) featured: Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D.
A look at campaign fundraising numbers, with early voting starting this week
Sept. 20, 2023 Virginia's Public Radio
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.
Analyst breaks down ‘tossup’ districts in Virginia’s pivotal election
Sept. 20, 2023 WTOP
Faculty member(s) featured: Alex Keena, Ph.D.