News in Brief The FBI Is Investigating the Trump Campaign’s Link to Russia Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey confirmed on Monday that his bureau is investigating whether President Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Administration Files an Appeal to Travel Ban Ruling in Maryland The Trump administration signaled it will challenge a federal ruling delivered in Maryland on Wednesday that temporarily blocked… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Stress of a Trump Presidency Is Harming Sexual and Reproductive Health For many women, the physical toll of the current administration is chipping away at their reproductive health. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Senate Intelligence Committee Finds No Evidence for Surveillance of Trump Tower The chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a joint statement today on President Donald Trump’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Skinny Budget Spells Bad News for Low-Income Americans A deep cut to the Department of Agriculture would be especially detrimental for the rural poor. By Dwyer… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Courts Block Trump’s Newest Travel Ban Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland temporarily blocked parts of the White House’s newest travel and refugee ban… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Federal Fuel-Efficiency Rules Help Fight Climate Change Research suggests passenger-car standards work well to lower countries’ emissions. By Francie Diep A motorist fills his car… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hawaii Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order on Trump’s Travel Ban Hours before the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s travel order was set to go into effect, a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief For-Profit Colleges Gain Beachhead in Trump Administration Taylor Hansen lobbied to weaken regulation of for-profit colleges. Since he joined the Department of Education, it’s started… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could Trumpism Take Root in Canada? The Muslim massacre in Quebec may point to a deeper schism among our neighbors to the north. Brian J. Barth