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Media Tip Sheet: Growing Voter Concern Over Potential Election-Related Violence and Legal Challenges

A recent poll shows that 41% of registered voters are highly concerned about possible violence surrounding the upcoming presidential election results, with a significant portion also worried about...

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert Weighs In After Washington Post Says It Won’t Endorse a Presidential Candidate

The Washington Post announced on Friday that it would not be endorsing a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, or any future elections.

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Media Tip Sheet: White House Directs Government Agencies to Increase Use of AI

In a memo from the White House yesterday, the Biden administration is urging government agencies, namely the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies, to adopt artificial intelligence.

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Proposed Rule Would Make Over the Counter Birth Control Free

This week the Biden Administration proposed a new rule that would expand access to birth control, including making over the counter birth control pills free for women of reproductive age who have...

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Media Tip Sheet: Beyoncé to Join Kamala Harris on Campaign Trail in Texas Friday

Beyoncé is set to appear at a rally in Houston with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on Friday, ending the months-long speculation about whether the superstar will weigh in directly on the 2024 U.S....

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Media Tip Sheet: New Report Says Iranian Hackers Probed U.S. Election Websites in Swing States for Vulnerabilities

Microsoft says the probing took place in April and also included a dive into major U.S. media outlets, but this was only just discovered recently by Microsoft analysts.

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Confirms North Korean Soldiers Sent to Russia to Aid in its War on Ukraine

Reuters reports that NATO confirmed there are North Korean soldiers in Russia, with an estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers up from the original 3,000 estimate last week.

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GW Law Fall 2024 Shapiro Lecture

GW Law’s Annual J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture on Global Climate Change and Energy Law

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Media Tip Sheet: Kamala Harris to Face Voters in Pennsylvania Town Hall Moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper

Tonight Vice President Kamala Harris will participate in a CNN town hall where she will take questions from undecided and persuadable voters in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state.

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Media Tip Sheet: McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Linked to E. coli Outbreak

The CDC has issued a food safety alert for an E. coli outbreak connected to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.