US Policy & Politics

Rep. Roy introduces legislation to freeze all US immigration except temporary tourist visas until certain conditions are met – a sweeping congressional push on border policy.

Power shift in DOJ probe: 81-year-old Joe diGenova, Trump campaign lawyer and 2020 election overturn advocate, tapped as counsel to lead Florida...

Election integrity debate heats up over postmarked ballots counted post-Election Day.

• SCOTUS threat: Could nix IL's 14-day grace, echoing MS case;...

• EPA science denial: Trump EPA ignores settled climate science, undoing protections amid health/safety costs.
• Broad anti-env push: Sweeping...

Early 2026 midterm trend: Republicans face poll headwinds as Democrats flood red-state races with funds.

• Trump approval sinks to 37%, with GOP...

• Security spending exploded over 5x in the last decade (2015-2024), totaling at least $104M on vests, bodyguards, and alarms.
• These costs create...

New work and reverification rules hit 24,000 members of 11 state-recognized tribes hard—unlike 4,000 from federally recognized ones exempt due to...

Diverging local immigration stances amid federal tensions:

• Atlanta sanctuary push: City Council votes on police transparency for ICE activities and...

Rare glimpse into justices' closed-door shift to procedural shortcuts on presidential power:

• Roberts led the charge: Pushed impatient colleagues to...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom slams the Trump admin's repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding—the legal basis for GHG regs—as a reckless decision...

Regardless of immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Key resource to learn your rights as an immigrant and how to express them.

Key clash in Colorado's universal preschool program:

• Catholic school barred for faith-based LGBTQ policies.
• State insists on nondiscrimination...

Cydnee Harris, 22-year-old Spelman grad, argues climate change and Black political power are intertwined – environmental injustices mirror...

• DHS funding lag: Remains the only federal agency without a finalized 2026 appropriations bill.
• Reconciliation strategy: Congress relying on...

Deep partisan rifts shape vaccine mandate views in latest Politico poll of 3,851 adults:

• 46% oppose mandates, seeing facts as debatable: 54% Trump...

• Swift tenant protections: Issued 12 executive orders in first days, reviving Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants under activist Cea Weaver for faster...

Since January 2025, the Trump administration's executive actions have hit businesses across education, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, and...

Trump admin advances immigration enforcement across fronts, linking citizenship rules to election safeguards:

• Judicial scrutiny: SCOTUS debates...

Key tensions in parental rights vs. student privacy:

• SCOTUS declines appeal by Ludlow parents suing school for hiding child's genderqueer identity...

Local governance tension: Springfield's Committee of the Whole proposes changes to public meeting policies, including public comment, amid a recent...