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Political strategists Stephanie Cutter and Steve Schmidt noted that the current political slugfest for control of Congress and the White House in 2016 is just beginning to heat up.

Mike McCurry would like to see politicians and voters alike embrace a “golden rule? of civility to restore the spirit of cooperation currently missing from the American political scene.

Teddy Goff, who directed President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 digital campaigns, believes that the average voter still wants to be listened to and respected.

Candidates for the state’s congressional delegation squared off in the Delaware Debates 2014, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 15, in Mitchell Hall on the UD campus in Newark.

CNN Digital national political reporter Peter Hamby wonders whether the exploding use of social media may actually be pushing candidates further away from the press and the public.

Comedy writer Frank Lesser thinks that poking fun at the politically powerful has a serious side, but it should always be fun for the writer and the audience.

The 2014 Global Agenda speaker series opened with a talk by policy expert Emira Woods on Africa’s key global role in the 21st century.

In the aftermath of the recent federal government shutdown, a majority of Americans polled say they want to see more compromise among their elected representatives.

The United States is negotiating a delicate “pivot” toward Asia in foreign policy, journalist James Mann told a University of Delaware audience.

Two University of Delaware alumni from across the aisle – Democrat David Plouffe and Republican Steve Schmidt – offered their views on the 2012 election during a National Agenda “Road to the Presidency” presentation on Wednesday in Mitchell Hall.