AU Center for Congressional & Presidential Studies

💥TONIGHT @ 5:30 PM - Author and @AmericanU Professor @barkerccps distills his new book Dealmakers (@OxUniPress) into 1-hour! Topics include AI, empathy, crossing aisles, and crossing arms🙅 🔗Registration and more info bit.ly/40FRL0V

🤫 The secret to dealmaking and successful negotiations might rest with AI - join us Wednesday night at 5:30 pm to learn more! 🔗 Register american-spa.swoogo.com/The-thurber-di…

The 2026 primaries are happening which means the 2026 Senate Election Edition of Congress on Demand is must-see viewing. Prep for the IL primary tomorrow by flipping thru the floor speeches of two members of Congress in the race. @AU_SPA 👀 congressondemand.us

Author and @AU_SPA Prof David Barker will share findings from his new book Dealmakers: The Psychology of Legislative Compromise on 3/18 @ 5:30 pm. Can't make it? Buy the book using this 30% discount AUFLY30 at global.oup.com/academic/produ…

'The defining political divide in today’s America is not really between moderates and ideologues, but between positive-sum and zero-sum views of the democratic process,' says @AU_SPA @barkerccps brookings.edu/articles/what-…

@AU_SPA Prof David Barker on last week's TX primaries: The defining political divide in today’s America is not really between moderates and ideologues, but between positive-sum and zero-sum views of the democratic process. @barkerccps brookings.edu/articles/what-…

Despite increasing polarization in today's politics, some lawmakers are choosing compromise over division. Join @au_ccps and Professor David Barker as they explore why some lawmakers still cross the aisle and how we can spark more cooperation. RSVP: bit.ly/4rXh8r9

IN ONE WEEK - @AmericanU Prof @barkerccps explores what drives some legislators to cross the aisle instead of crossing their arms 🗓️3/18 at 5:30 pm ET 📍@AmericanU MGC 305 🥤Light refreshments served 🔗Register american-spa.swoogo.com/The-thurber-di…

In a new blog post @ZTandMF explores how technology that some likened to the mind has been present since at least the 1850s. Today AI is creeping into all corners of society and industry, including into the editing of historical documents.📚Read more edspace.american.edu/taylorandfillm…

In a polarized era, compromise feels like a dirty word on the Hill. Yet, some lawmakers still cross the aisle to get things done. @au_ccps and Prof. David Barker will explore what drives bipartisan problem-solving and how to inspire more of it. Register: bit.ly/4rXh8r9

Is compromise a dirty word? Hear @barkerccps discuss his research on what drives some legislators to cross the aisle instead of just crossing their arms from his new book Dealmakers (@oxfordpress) 🗓️3/18 at 5:30 pm ET 📍Mary Graydon Ctr 305🗓️ 🔗Register: american-spa.swoogo.com/The-thurber-di…

'The U.S. Senate primaries in TX provide insights into the balance of power within each party, which carries meaningful implications for how politics will look during the next administration' says @AU_SPA Prof David Barker brookings.edu/articles/what-…

Watch this fascinating book talk from CCPS and @AU_SPA on Trajectory of Power: The Rise of the Strongman Presidency - @JohnsHopkins Dean Will Howell throws it back to the 1970s and how they shaped present times youtube.com/watch?v=XdmBWZ…

Co-Editors @AU_SPA Jeffrey Crouch and @CatholicUniv Matthew Green will serve as co-editors of @AmericanU Congress & The Presidency Journal after successfully co-authoring a book together about Newt Gingrich in 2022 - read more below 👇 american.edu/spa/news/congr…

STARTING NOW - click the link below to join a virtual Info Session about CCPS Campaign Management Institute and CCPS Public Affairs & Advocacy Institute - next sessions are 2 weeks in May 2026

TONIGHT @ 6 pm ET - @AU_SPA and @JohnsHopkins on the rise of the strongman presidency - Kerwin 301 - walk-ins welcome - lite refreshments american-spa.swoogo.com/trajectory-of-…

Thx @AmericanU students/faculty/staff who joined the CCPS Book Talk on The American Dream last week. 🔜🗓️💪 Join us tomorrow 2/17 @ 6 pm in Kerwin 301 for another timely discussion about the rise of presidential power. Lite refreshments served. american-spa.swoogo.com/trajectory-of-…

SPA’s Jeffrey Crouch and Matthew Green will co‑edit "Congress & the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies," published by @au_ccps. They bring deep expertise in presidential power and congressional politics. Learn more about their plans for the journal: bit.ly/4ae9aU0

Could the American presidency shift toward strongman rule? Join William Howell, coauthor of “Trajectory of Power,” and @au_ccps to learn how presidential power is evolving and what a strongman-style presidency could mean for America’s future. RSVP: bit.ly/4qdyIFi

TUES 2/17 @ 6 PM in person in Kerwin 301 - Timely, urgent, and original, Trajectory of Power reveals how the U.S. presidency has been transformed during the modern era—and why it now puts our democracy in imminent danger. 🔗Registration and more info: american-spa.swoogo.com/trajectory-of-…