John Portz

On Tuesday, the Senate voted narrowly to begin debate on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. But Republican leaders suffered a setback just hours later when their plan to replace the health law was defeated. The events are another illustration of the “deep divide” in Congress, said political science professors Thomas Vicino and John Portz.

President Donald Trump departed the White House on Friday to embark on his first foreign trip as commander in chief, a nine-day tour including stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Vatican. We asked professor John Portz, interim chair of the Department of Political Science, to examine the global significance of Trump’s visit to the symbolic homes of the world’s three Abrahamic faiths.

In his inauguration address on Friday, Donald Trump pledged to put “America first” and ensure that Americans’ voices would be forgotten no longer. Early in his address, Trump took aim at the so-called Washington establishment, saying it has worked to benefit itself and not its citizens. This day, he said, “would be remembered as the […]

Inauguration Day is upon us. There’s a lot at stake for Donald Trump, and a lot to keep track of for those watching at home. We have you covered with a schedule of the day’s events and insight from faculty about Trump’s inaugural address—including whether he’s likely to extend an olive branch to his dissenters.

This year, besides choosing a president, Massachusetts voters will have the chance to weigh in on statewide ballot questions on four topics: slot machines, charter schools, livestock, and marijuana. Here’s what you should know about each of them.

An interdisciplinary panel of Northeastern University professors convened on Wednesday night to discuss the factors that contributed to and arose from the shooting death of an unarmed teenager this summer in Ferguson, Missouri.

In the seventh edition of recent faculty books, we highlight works about the role of African-American music in American cultural history, the Biblical origins of Jewish sexual identities and the characteristics of successful leaders in the public sector.