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Government & Politics June 30, 2025

US Senate votes to advance Republican mega-bill in tense late-night session

by Ashley Murray, Shauneen Miranda, and Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 28, 2025 This report has been updated. WASHINGTON…

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Government & Politics June 17, 2025

Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains

by Jeremy Pressman, University of Connecticut, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At the end of a week when President Donald Trump sent Marines and the…

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Immigration June 9, 2025

Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism

by Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions…

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Health & Wellness June 2, 2025

American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration

This article by Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda May 30, 2025 Earlier…

Equity & Justice May 16, 2025

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When one judge blocks a president’s policies nationwide, alarm bells ring. Should…

Justice May 13, 2025

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within…

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Science and Technology May 5, 2025

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

by Brady Thomas West, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2…

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Food Security May 2, 2025

Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 1, 2025 Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts…

Science and Technology April 29, 2025

Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

by Jeffrey MacKeigan, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cancer research in the U.S. doesn’t rely on a single institution or funding stream…

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Economy April 22, 2025

Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

by Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University and Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly every country in the world has…

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Food Safety June 30, 2025

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