News in Brief McMaster Says Leaks a Greater Threat to National Security Than President’s Disclosure Meanwhile, at least one European country is reportedly considering not sharing information with the United States in the future. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice U.S. Further Restricts Aid to International Health Groups That Advocate for Abortion Access The new rules expand the Mexico City policy, which Donald Trump signed two days after he entered the presidency. Francie Diep
News in Brief Trump Reportedly Bragged About Highly Classified Intelligence to Russian Officials How is it that so many U.S. officials know what happened in a closed-door meeting? Jared Keller
Social Justice A Seattle Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Trump’s Travel Ban Attorneys representing the federal government faced off against a lawyer representing the State of Hawaii, which is challenging Trump's ban. Francie Diep
News in Brief A Legislature Can Be Both Polarized and Productive Look to the Colorado state legislature, which just closed its 2017 session, for lessons on how to put an end to gridlock in Washington, D.C. Seth Masket
News in Brief Trump Vows to ‘Restore Law and Order’ The president also promised to shut down the MS-13 gang. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Reinstate North Carolina Voter ID Law The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear North Carolina's appeal to reinstate voting restrictions. Max Ufberg
News in Brief Democrats Urge White House to Release Any Recordings of Trump-Comey Talks Ranking officials of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have asked the White House Counsel to release the tapes, if they exist. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Amid a Resurgence of Hepatitis C in America, State Laws Prevent Citizens From Getting Clean Needles and Treatment Hepatitis C kills more Americans every year than measles or AIDS. Many states' laws aren't helping to mitigate the disease, a new analysis finds. Francie Diep
News in Brief Trump Chases Non-Existent Voter Fraud With New Commission Research shows minuscule levels of voter fraud in recent elections. Nick Hagar