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Environment January 9, 2025

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls

by Eric Nost, University of Guelph, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by…

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Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Justice December 20, 2024

Appeals court disqualifies Fulton DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Georgia Trump case

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 19, 2024 This post was updated 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 to include more…

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Immigration December 18, 2024

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

This article by Vanessa G. Sánchez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Vanessa G. Sánchez December 17, 2024 LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass…

Justice December 17, 2024

‘Administrative law’ sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump’s plans for government reform

by Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a lot of speculation about what Donald Trump’s second term in the White…

Immigration December 16, 2024

Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war

by Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential campaign that he plans to…

Immigration December 11, 2024

Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US − but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous

by Katrina Burgess, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The screen fills with images of migrants dodging highway traffic. “They keep coming,” says a…

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Health Care December 8, 2024

How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen December 6, 2024 The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year…

Immigration December 7, 2024

Long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship under attack from Trump allies

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As President-elect Donald J….

National December 7, 2024

Trump taps former Georgia U.S. Sen. Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 4, 2024 Former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been announced as President-elect…

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