Journalist Mara Liasson looks at politics in the Trump presidency
Five days into the presidency of Donald Trump, with many Americans anxious about the unpredictability of the country's new leader, the USC Price School of Public Policy and Fred W. Smith National...
View ArticleA presidential transition: How the new team members work with the government...
President Donald Trump isn't the only one with a new job. Since Inauguration Day, positions up and down the federal bureaucracy have been filled with new people, working side by side with the legions...
View ArticleWhen and why Congress chooses to delegate federal policy
Ever since she worked for a state-level agency before attending graduate school, USC Price Assistant Professor Pamela McCann has been intrigued by when and why Congress chooses to delegate to the...
View ArticleStarting a campaign for redistricting reform
Ask author David Daley about last year's election and he'll say savvy Republican strategists decided it by reinventing one of the oldest political tricks in the book -- gerrymandering. A discussion of...
View ArticleWhat is next for the Affordable Care Act?
Last month, Congress took the first step toward repeal of the health insurance law, the Affordable Care Act, and now lawmakers are crafting alternatives to replace the ACA. USC experts, from medicine...
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The 100-day mark: USC experts look at the start of the Trump presidency
President Donald Trump will mark his 100th day in office -- traditionally a benchmark for the new chief executive -- on April 29. USC experts explain the challenges he faces and the ups and downs of...
View ArticleUSC Annenberg students and radio’s California Report examine Trump presidency
A new series marking the first 100 days of the Trump administration features work by graduate students at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. It can be heard online today on The...
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Looking at the blurred lines between political news, reality TV and fake news
Cable news networks are the must-see TV of the Donald Trump era: Primetime cable news audiences increased 55 percent in 2016, according to the Pew Research Center, and have stayed strong amid events...
View ArticleHistoric paper trail shows difficulty of governing from half a world away
How do you rule a territory from across an ocean? These days it may not be much of an issue, with phones, email and quick flights. But in the 18th century, when handwritten letters were delivered via...
View ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day 2017 with USC
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
View ArticleUniversity leaders call for protections for students, higher education in tax...
USC leaders are joining officials at other top research universities throughout the nation to express strong concerns that tax reform proposals being considered by Congress could negatively affect...
View ArticleWhat airline passengers want most: to get through security quickly
The Transportation Security Administration should consider expanding expedited screening measures like TSA Precheck for airline passengers, according to a new study in the journal Risk Analysis. "A...
View ArticleMed students discuss health care policy with legislators, gain firsthand...
Students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC do more than learn to be physicians: A group of them got a taste of government policymaking after meeting with state legislators in Sacramento on June 6...
View ArticleCalifornia Civic Engagement Project joins USC Price in Sacramento
The California Civic Engagement Project, along with its founder and director Mindy Romero, have joined the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento. The focus of the research center is to...
View ArticleSummer scholarships help students afford career-boosting internships
Food, rent, utilities, gas and other necessities -- the costs can pile up quickly for college students over the summer months. That often means turning down unpaid internships that could help them...
View ArticleUSC students devise creative ways to revitalize New Orleans
A month after Jason Neville came to pursue his Master of Planning degree at the USC Price School of Public Policy in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Now an adjunct instructor at the school,...
View ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day 2018 with USC
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
View ArticleAnita Hill has unanswered questions for Brett Kavanaugh
Anita Hill said she has "so many questions" that she would have liked to ask Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the Senate confirmation hearings in September, before his confirmation to the United States Supreme...
View ArticleUSC President Austin leads Sacramento delegation to support Cal Grants
USC interim President Wanda M. Austin led a delegation that included trustees Suzanne Dworak-Peck and Chris Cox to Sacramento on Wednesday to advocate for Cal Grants for students attending private...
View ArticleCelebrate Constitution Day 2019 with USC
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
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