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Demonstrators march in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on September 5th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

In Exchange for a Border Wall, Trump Said He’d Protect DACA. Didn’t a Judge Already Do That?

Multiple courts across the country have issued injunctions preventing to the administration from repealing DACA. But that does not mean the program has been saved.

Jack Herrera

A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18th, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

What Will Happen If Texas Succeeds in Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Its Medicaid Program?

The research on the consequences of Planned Parenthood losing public funding offers a sense of what may happen.

Francie Diep

California Is Holding Off on Abandoning Cash Bail

A California law eliminating cash bail has been put on hold.

Rebecca Worby

Gains for Gene Drives

Just because we have CRISPR doesn't necessarily mean we should use it.

Pacific Standard Staff

A House Committee Is Investigating Pharmaceutical Industry Pricing Practices

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced on Monday the launch of an investigation into the pharmaceutical industry's pricing practices.

Kelley Czajka

A Philadelphia Judge Blocks the Trump Administration’s Birth Control Regulations

The two regulations, which would have let employers with "religious and moral objections" deny employees cost-free birth control coverage, briefly took effect Monday.

Kelley Czajka

Americans Are Now More Likely to Die of Opioid Overdoses Than Car Crashes

Overdoses on opioid drugs—including heroin, prescription painkillers, and certain street drugs—were the top cause of unintentional, preventable deaths in the United States in 2017.

Francie Diep

A firefighter battles a wildfire as it burns along a hillside near homes in Santa Paula, California.

The Shutdown Has Stopped Critical Firefighter Training in the Western U.S.

Some states have halted training and may be underprepared for the 2019 fire season.

Kelley Czajka

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to staff at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 11th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Trump Officially Nominates Andrew Wheeler to Lead the EPA

The former coal lobbyist, who has been a champion of Trump's deregulatory agenda without any of the ethical scandals of his predecessor, is all but guaranteed a confirmation.

Kate Wheeling

The Importance of Drug Jargon

People prefer "overdose prevention site" to "safe consumption site."

Pacific Standard Staff