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Meet the Ordinary Americans Running for Congress in Response to Trump: Randy Wadkins

With the 2018 mid-terms still well over a year away, the field of congressional candidates is already becoming crowded with no-name insurgents. Pacific Standard spoke with a few of those novices about their decision to run.

Kate Wheeling

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Meet the Ordinary Americans Running for Congress in Response to Trump: Brianna Wu

Kate Wheeling

Economics

What Does the American Health Care Act Mean for Americans?

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care Act. What comes next?

Dwyer Gunn

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Leaked Trump Budget Cuts the Nation’s Drug-Law Coordinator by 94 Percent

The Trump administration wants to cut the budget of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to $24 million.

Francie Diep

President-elect Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on May 7th, 2017.

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Emmanuel Macron’s Win Marks a ‘Defeat of Populism,’ Analysts Say

But legislative elections in June may force the center-left candidate to work with French rightists.

Massoud Hayoun

Environment

United States Scales Back Participation in Climate Talks

The U.S. is sending just seven individuals to this year's U.N. climate talks.

Kate Wheeling

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Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s Travel Ban

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today on Trump's second executive order banning immigrants from six-majority Muslim countries.

Kate Wheeling