News in Brief Most Americans Support Rehabilitation Over Jail Time Roughly 11 million people cycle through the 3,283 local jails across the United States every year. Most of… 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 The Numbers on ACA Replacement Are Pretty Grim The CBO released its findings, and the outlook isn’t good. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Russia Mulls Banning ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Scene At the urging of a member of his country’s ruling political party, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky has… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Supreme Court Sends Transgender Rights Case Back to Lower Court On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Alabama Theater Cancels ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Screenings to Protest Gay Scene A drive-in movie theater in Henagar, Alabama, has canceled its scheduled showtimes of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the… Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief The White House Is Divided Over the Paris Agreement President Donald Trump’s advisors are clashing over whether or not the United States should pull out of the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The European Parliament Wants to Halt Visa-Free Travel for U.S. Citizens The European Parliament voted today to impose visas on visiting United States citizens, who currently can travel to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke Confirmed as Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL in the middle of his second term as Montana’s sole congressman, was… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Orders EPA to Repeal Obama-Era Rule Protecting Waterways As expected, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the head of the Environmental Protection… Pacific Standard Staff