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After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller holds an executive order on birthright citizenship as President Donald Trump speaks before signing it at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026. Jim…

Aug 19, 2026

How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

Aug 12, 2026 7 min read
A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’

Aug 11, 2026 7 min read
Emerging anti-immigration sentiment in Japan obscures a surprising history of strategic engagement with Islam

Aug 11, 2026 5 min read
How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

Aug 11, 2026 5 min read
Trump administration revives conspiracy theories about Cuba’s alleged manipulation of activism in the US

Aug 7, 2026 7 min read
Democrats have a working-class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve

Aug 7, 2026 6 min read
Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation

Aug 7, 2026 6 min read
What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?

Aug 7, 2026 5 min read
Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity

Aug 6, 2026 6 min read

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After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship

How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’

Emerging anti-immigration sentiment in Japan obscures a surprising history of strategic engagement with Islam

How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

Trump administration revives conspiracy theories about Cuba’s alleged manipulation of activism in the US

Democrats have a working-class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve

Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation

What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?

Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity