News in Brief Department of Defense Will Arm Kurdish Fighters With ‘Heavier Weapons’ President Trump approved the plan, designed to reclaim a Syrian city from ISIS. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Human Rights Lawyer Wins Presidency of South Korea Moon Jae-in declared victory after rivals conceded to him Tuesday evening. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief A Look at the #ResistLA Immigration Rally Thousands gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Monday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Republican Ron Estes Wins Congressional Seat in Contested Race Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes narrowly defeated Democrat James Thompson in a hotly contested special congressional election held… Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Religious Violence Is on the Rise Around the World For the first time in three years, government-sanctioned restrictions against religion has increased rather than decreased, a Pew… Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Jeff Sessions Outlines New Immigration Policy in Department-Wide Memo In conjunction with a fiery speech delivered at the United States-Mexico border by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on… Morgan Baskin
Economics Over 730 Companies Join the List of Vendors Interested in Trump’s Border Wall Customs and Border Protection will now sift through those vendors’ proposals. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief America’s Most Inefficient Immigration Court Is Set to Improve The small immigration court in Imperial County, California, is arguably the country’s most inefficient. Planted squarely in a… Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Field Notes From a Cemetery for the Nameless In one tiny California city, a graveyard for those who died in quest of a new life. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief ICE Changes Guidelines for Detaining Undocumented Immigrants New detainment forms no longer guide police officers to hold only those charged with misdemeanors. Morgan Baskin