News in Brief Trump’s Immigration Order Is a Major Blow to American Universities Of America’s 975,000 international students, roughly 16,000 have been prohibited by executive order from entering (or re-entering) the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Advocacy Groups Confront the Trump Dilemma Many non-profits rely on bipartisan access to do their work. But how do you maintain both access and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees Devalues the American Passport In an era when national allegiance is bought and sold, the benefits (and values) of a United States… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s Health… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Claims Sanctuary Cities Are Havens for Violent Criminals — Research Suggests He’s Wrong Given how many mayors of major cities have pledged to defy the president’s mandate, a prolonged, highly public… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Obama Meant to Black Millennials Among young voters who share the former president’s skin tone, Obama emerges as an unlikely figure who affirmed… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Are So Many People Registered to Vote in Multiple States? It’s not just Trump’s administration: Thanks to voting rights protections and federalism, many Americans are registered in more… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Conservatives Plot Their Course in State Capitals Around the Country Meeting in private, enthused activists promise that the growing Republican dominance in state government will unleash a wave… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Attacks on Science Represent a National Security Threat The president’s attacks on science demand an urgent response. By Eric Holthaus President Donald Trump displays one of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief These Charts Show What’s at Stake for Women If the ACA Is Repealed Obamacare included a number of provisions to protect women. Dwyer Gunn