News in Brief Trump to Sign Executive Order on Religious Freedom President Donald Trump is expected to sign a controversial executive order on Thursday. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Court Rules Same-Sex Couple Can Seek Damages Against Kim Davis The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a same-sex couple could seek damages against the county clerk who denied them a marriage license in 2015. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Climate Change Activist Campaigns to Unseat Climate Denier Lamar Smith Climate activist and organizer Derrick Crowe kicked off his campaign today against Lamar Smith, chairman of the House… Kate Wheeling
Economics The House Passes a Temporary Spending Bill The House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill to fund the government for another week. Dwyer Gunn
Education Purdue University Buys a For-Profit Institution The university has purchased the for-profit Kaplan University for $1 with plans to transform it into a non-profit Indiana public university. Elena Gooray
News in Brief Trump Is Expected to Sign an Order Demanding the Study of Federal Overreach in Education Guidelines President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today demanding that the Department of Education study… Elena Gooray
News in Brief A Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Sanctuary City’ Order A United States district court judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that withholds federal funds from… Francie Diep
News in Brief House Oversight Committee Leaders: ‘No Evidence’ Flynn Complied With Law The ranking leaders of the House Oversight Committee, Democrat Elijah Cummings and Republican Jason Chaffetz, told reporters Tuesday… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Striking Majority of Hollywood Screenwriters Has Approved a New Writers’ Strike Yesterday, a decisive majority of film and television writers belonging to the Writers Guild of America approved a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Students Sue the University of California–Berkeley Over Canceled Ann Coulter Talk The University of California–Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter for this week’s canceled talk are suing the school… Pacific Standard Staff