News in Brief Trump to Donate the First Quarter of His Salary to National Parks Service On Monday morning, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced that President Donald Trump will donate his salary… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Proposed Funding Cuts May Reduce On-Campus Research The Trump administration wants to trim the federal budget by cutting back on reimbursements to universities and research… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Political Protests Can Indeed Work Did the many protests against killing the Affordable Care Act — including loud demonstrations at public forums — convince moderate members of… Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Kellyanne Conway and the Making of an American President I read Molly Ball’s recent Atlantic article on Kellyanne Conway with some trepidation. I’ve grown tired of Conway’s… Seth Masket
News in Brief Judge Approves $25 Million Trump University Fraud Settlement A judge has signed off on President Donald Trump paying $25 million to settle lawsuits claiming fraud against… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity? It’s almost impossible these days to avoid media coverage of Russia’s role in hacking the 2016 election. So… Gregory Michaelidis
News in Brief The Trump Administration Consistently Ignores Democrats’ Demands for Information When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross was going through the confirmation process to become President Donald Trump’s secretary of… Justin Elliott
News in Brief Rivers Win in the Fight for Non-Human Rights As environmental regulations in the United States continue to topple, lawmakers overseas offer at least one means of… Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Alabama Congressman Introduces Bill to Levy Additional Taxes on Migrant Workers Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers introduced a bill on Thursday that would levy a 2 percent tax on remittances — portions… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Liberal Scholars Are Better Looking For liberals reeling from the November election, a January news item only added insult to injury. It described… Tom Jacobs