The SAVE Act: What to Know About the Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to VoteThe bill passed the House last July but has never been voted on in the Senate.
An Argentinean Writer and the Movement for Women’s RightsSelva Almada’s work is central to the battle to protect hard-won victories that President Javier Milei has vowed to overturn.
House Republicans Mull Taxes on Scholarships and Changes to Student Loan ProgramsAs Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments.
Hundreds of Foreigners Freed From Myanmar’s Scam CentresThai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has pledged to close scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department ContractsThe Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
The constitutional crisis arose gradually, then suddenlyIt’s safe to assume that the phrase “constitutional crisis,” like the word “emoluments” eight years ago, is not something with which most Americans have an intimate, polished familiarity.
Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars SayThere is no universally accepted definition of a constitutional crisis, but legal scholars agree about some of its characteristics. It is generally the product of presidential defiance of laws and judicial rulings. It is not binary: It is a slope, not a switch.
Russia’s Costly Conquest in UkraineToday, about 20 percent of southeastern Ukraine is under Russian occupation, including Crimea and large parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Biden’s Final HumiliationIf Kamala Harris had managed to win the presidency last November, would Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal ahead of her inauguration? We can never know for sure, but it’s hard to imagine.
The 20th Century’s Lessons for Our New Era of WarAmerica must “pay the price for peace,” said President Harry Truman in 1948, or it would “pay the price of war.” The ghastliest moments of the 20th century came when autocratic aggressors ruptured the Eurasian balance of power. Standards of morality went by the wayside in conquered regions.
Trump’s Gaza Deal: War Crimes in Exchange for Beachfront PropertyWhen Donald Trump, speaking beside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, announced this week that the United States would be taking over Gaza and “permanently” resettling its population elsewhere, few in American politics took him seriously.
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late. A leader who voters rejected several years ago returns to power, largely thanks to discontent with the incumbent party’s economic performance.
Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering reportThe White House fired the independent inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday evening, a day after his office issued a blistering report assessing the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly curtail the agency’s mission. Paul K.
What Trump 2.0 Means for Ukraine and the WorldDonald Trump assumed office on Monday with the stated intention of ending the war in Ukraine.
Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before ReleaseHamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinians jailed by Israel, in a staged handover where rifle-toting Hamas fighters prodded their gaunt captives to give short speeches, effectively at gunpoint, thanking the militants who had held them captive for 16 months.