News in Brief Trump Asks Press Corps Where to Donate $1 Million of His Own Money for Harvey Relief The White House couldn't confirm if the donation would come through Trump himself or through the Trump Foundation. Kate Wheeling
Economics Trump Doubles Down on Tax Reform—Sort of On Wednesday, the president introduced his push for tax reform. It was heavy on promises, but light on specifics. Dwyer Gunn
Education Former DeVry Dean to Police Fraud in Higher Education The unit has primarily regulated for-profit institutions, including those managed by DeVry. Elena Gooray
News in Brief A Clemency Expert on Why Trump’s Pardon of Arpaio Is Both Legal and Troubling The presidential pardon power is limited only by shame and politics, one expert says, and Trump is beholden to neither. Kate Wheeling
Environment Could Hurricane Harvey Deal a Fatal Blow to Climate Change Skepticism? A growing body of research suggests that perceptions of climate change are influenced by experience with climate-related natural disasters. Jared Keller
Social Justice Trump Blocks New Transgender Troops, Leaves Existing Service Members’ Fate Up to Mattis The president's directive comes one month after declaring on Twitter that transgender troops would no longer be allowed to serve in any capacity. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Ryan Zinke Recommends Changes to a ‘Handful’ of National Monuments No word yet from the White House on whether or not Trump will accept Zinke's recommendations. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Are Acrostics Coming Back as a Political Protest Tool? Pacific Standard traces a history that includes Alice in Wonderland, Sibylline prophecies, and B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I. Francie Diep
Environment How the White House’s Proposed EPA Cuts Would Devastate Florida Trump's proposed budget would put millions of Florida residents and tourists at risk. Congress has just over a month to hash out how much of his proposed cuts will become law. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Trump’s Racism Crisis Deepens Over His Barcelona Comments It took days for the president to respond to the tragedy in Charlottesville, but just minutes to respond to the one in Barcelona. Massoud Hayoun