Political analyst and UMW Professor Emeritus of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth breaks down what Trump was able to secure for the U.S. by delaying the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge.
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CBC News Speaks With Stephen Farnsworth on Lindsey Graham’s Death (CBC News Canada)
“He really was one of the key voices in favor of an aggressive response to Ukraine,” said UMW Professor Emeritus of Political Science. “So the Ukrainian government has lost a great ally in Washington, someone pushing President Trump in the direction of greater engagement with Ukraine.”
Local enforcers react to Virginia’s new legal marijuana market bill (WVTF)
University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor Emeritus Stephen Farnsworth says Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys are political positions and concerns over legalization through a political lens aren’t a surprise.
“The political disputes over this transition period and how to litigate challenges remain,” he told Radio IQ.
U.S.-Iran ceasefire called off after strikes resume. Is there an end to this conflict in sight? (CHCH-TV, Hamilton, Ontario)
“This development is taking steps backwards. The issue of peace in the region will remain elusive,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Congressional Incumbents Are Having a Rough Primary Season (Newsweek)
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, told Newsweek that incumbents are losing because “voters often want what they do not have, and that regularly leads to painful midterms for the president’s party.”
Don’t Expect Virginia Democratic Disputes to Cool Off Any Time Soon (FXBG Advance)
By Stephen J. Farnsworth
Virginia lawmakers approved a budget just in time for the new fiscal year, but the feuds among Democrats that triggered the lengthy political standoff in Richmond are not going away anytime soon.






