News in Brief Trump Just Fired the Acting Attorney General for Defying His Immigration Order Sally Yates’ ouster is all about loyalty to the executive branch. By Jared Keller Sally Yates speaks during… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Was the Women’s March the Largest Mass Protest in American History? It depends how you count the crowds. By Tristan Bridges & Tara Leigh Tober Protesters gather for the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Are the Limits of Executive Action Under Trump? A preview of the historic test of the separation of powers to come. Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza
News in Brief Nine Figures That Illustrate the Reaction Against Trump’s Immigration Order Legal experts question the constitutionality of Trump’s immigration order, while protesters, activists, and businesses fight for refugee rights.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What to Make of Trump’s First Week in the White House? What to make of Donald Trump’s first week in the White House? Disorganized mess or devious genius? Seth Masket
News in Brief Trump’s Immigration Order Is a Major Blow to American Universities Of America’s 975,000 international students, roughly 16,000 have been prohibited by executive order from entering (or re-entering) the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees Devalues the American Passport In an era when national allegiance is bought and sold, the benefits (and values) of a United States… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Claims Sanctuary Cities Are Havens for Violent Criminals — Research Suggests He’s Wrong Given how many mayors of major cities have pledged to defy the president’s mandate, a prolonged, highly public… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Scientists Worldwide React to Trump’s Muzzling of U.S. Climate Research Foreign researchers and analysts weigh in on the importance of free information — and the historical dangers of politicizing data.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Fighting Trump’s Climate Censorship Using Social Media As agencies fight back on social media, others look to history for lessons on how to pursue science… Pacific Standard Staff