Economics Two Big Reasons Why Today’s GDP Growth Number Might Not Be Sustainable The Trump administration is touting the most recent GDP growth number, but not everyone is convinced it will last. Dwyer Gunn
Environment Oil Companies Offer Praise, but No Endorsement, for GOP Carbon Tax A group of oil, gas, and other manufacturing companies announced their support Wednesday for a Republican lawmaker's proposed tax on carbon emissions. Emily Moon
Economics A Psychological Explanation for the Dysfunctional Trump White House Kissing up to the boss takes a toll on employees' self-control. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Could a New Bill Free Puerto Rico From Its Debt? On the 120th anniversary of America's colonization of the island, a group of senators introduced a bill to cancel Puerto Rico's debt obligations. Jack Herrera
Social Justice What Happens If the Government Misses the Deadline for Family Reunification? Most likely, a federal judge will just extend the deadline. Emily Moon
News in Brief A New Amendment Could Prevent the Deportation of Dreamers in the Military A congressional committee moved on Wednesday to bar the Trump administration from deporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who served in the military. Jack Herrera
Economics Amid Immigration Uproar, Trump Keeps Mum on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program The Trump family's business ties have magnified controversy surrounding Washington's EB-5 visa program for wealthy immigrants. Massoud Hayoun
Environment Public Lands Advocates Respond to New Revelations From the DOI’s ‘Sham Review’ of National Monuments Documents accidentally shared by the Department of the Interior reveal the prioritization of energy, ranching, and logging in the monuments review. Rebecca Worby
Key Takeaways News in Brief Five Key Takeaways From the Letter Mexico’s New President Sent to Trump Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador tells Trump there will be "many changes." Jack Herrera
News in Brief Can the U.S. Save Democracy Through Civics? A new poll shows that America's polarization problem is only getting worse. Jared Keller