The Epstein files have managed to unite liberal and conservative media Jan Zilinsky - August 6, 2025 A new analysis shows Trump’s handling of this story has prompted critical headlines across the board.
Good to Know: Executive orders (and their cousins) Andrew Rudalevige - August 2, 2025 What presidential directives can – and cannot – do.
Targeting international students cuts into U.S. soft power Isabelle DeSisto - June 25, 2025 Here’s how the Trump administration’s visa restrictions erode the U.S. image abroad.
U.S. hostage policy will be quite different under Trump Danielle Gilbert - December 18, 2024 Freeing hostages is far more complicated than it seems.
On foreign policy, has Donald Trump become predictable? Elizabeth N. Saunders - November 3, 2024 The candidate who wanted to be “the madman” has a pretty clear agenda.
Why the Gaza hostage crisis is different Danielle Gilbert - October 13, 2023 What we know about Hamas hostage-taking and Israel’s hostage recovery policy.
Local news coverage of political scandals is disappearing Danny Hayes - October 4, 2023 Menendez is the exception, not the rule.
Why the president can’t just fire bureaucrats Andrew Rudalevige - September 20, 2023 The "unitary executive theory" has its limits
Since 2018, Republicans have lost confidence in U.S. institutions Jonathan Ladd, Sean Kates, and Joshua Tucker - December 29, 2022 And Amazon is no longer one of America’s most beloved institutions, our research finds.
Elected officials are being threatened and attacked. We’re tracking that. Michael Loadenthal, Joel Day, and Aleena Khan - November 8, 2022 Our new ongoing longitudinal study is the first to systematically evaluate such incidents across the United States. Here’s what we’re finding.