Could the U.S. government shut down in March? Sarah Binder - March 12, 2025 Here’s why Democrats are especially reluctant to let that happen.
Trump’s push to exit the WHO could impact global disease control Christopher Clary and Catherine Z. Worsnop - February 4, 2025 A Good Chat on what you need to know about the potential U.S. withdrawal and its consequences.
Trump’s executive orders: Everybody loves butter Andrew Rudalevige - January 20, 2025 Here’s the rundown on executive orders, from FDR to Biden.
Trump wants Nixon’s impoundment power. What’s impoundment? Andrew Rudalevige - May 15, 2024 Good to Know – another installment in the presidential power series.
Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 5, 2024 Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
How the U.S. census ignores Afro-Latinos Michelle Bueno Vásquez - June 2, 2022 Afro-Latinos are the most vulnerable to discrimination, but their official invisibility makes them harder to serve
Biden says that the infrastructure bill shows the presidency can deliver for ‘all Americans’ John A. Dearborn - November 28, 2021 There’s a history behind that vision
Why the Pentagon can’t fully account for all its assets — in Afghanistan or anywhere else Christian I. Bale - September 22, 2021 Incomplete audits make wasteful spending more likely
Is your town urban or rural? A lot of money rides on the government’s answer — which may soon change. Zoe Nemerever and Melissa Rogers - April 19, 2021 The Trump administration proposed expanding what is defined as ‘rural’
Did the Boulder shooting count as White male violence? Depends on how you define White. Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 7, 2021 Here’s the history behind why U.S. law classifies people from the Middle East as White.