News in Brief The Hidden Conflicts Within Trump’s Deregulation Teams More possible conflicts of interest emerge among appointees as Democrats in Congress demand greater transparency from the White House. Robert Faturechi & Danielle Ivory
Environment Federal Court Rules Against an Obama-Era Regulation Supported by Trump Administration The regulation would have prohibited the use of hydrofluorocarbons. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Trump’s Approval Rating Continues to Fall, Even Among His Base His ratings were again lowest among women, those aged 18 to 34, and minorities. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Westchester County’s Ongoing Failure to Support Integrated Housing The Trump administration ended a years-long battle over fair housing, but the promise to end segregation was broken long before that. Joaquin Sapien
Economics These Two Charts Show What’s Good (and Bad) About the U.S. Economy The jobs gap is finally closed. But there are still some glaring weaknesses in the economy. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Is the White House Being Reshaped by the Military? There haven't been this many generals in the executive branch since World War II. Jared Keller
News in Brief What Would Happen If Trump Declared the Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency? National-emergency laws were designed to help America deal with hurricanes. Will they work against addiction? Francie Diep
News in Brief Robert Mueller Enlists a Grand Jury for Russia Investigation The move suggests that Mueller may subpoena witnesses or documents and perhaps pursue indictments. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Uncertainty Grows in Zimbabwe as the Trump Administration Considers Cutting Foreign Aid Zimbabwe receives $150 million in U.S. aid funding annually to combat food insecurity and support climate resilience programs for 2.1 million people. Andrew Mambondiyani
News in Brief U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Have Only Helped Its Unpopular President President Nicolás Maduro is building his brand of populism by celebrating each time the U.S. punishes officials for abuses. Hannah Dreier