Trump Administration

The Saudi journalist is presumed dead by many, though the evidence isn't conclusive.

• By Emma Sarappo

The rule will impede family-based immigration, but its perceived effects are already widespread—and perhaps even more dangerous.

• By Emily Moon

Fear of repercussions is keeping immigrant families from using public benefit programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

• By Emily Moon

A redacted memo released on Tuesday outlines the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which ensured that every adult apprehended crossing the border would be detained and prosecuted.

• By Jack Herrera

An immigration law expert explains why a proposed "public charge" rule is fostering an environment of fear.

• By Emily Moon

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. will accept only 30,000 refugees in 2019.

• By Jack Herrera

As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat to begin his Senate hearings on Tuesday, a poll found that Americans' support for President Donald Trump's pick are historically low.

• By Jack Herrera

The Environmental Protection Agency published on Tuesday a proposed rule to replace Obama-era proposed regulations on coal power plants.

• By Francie Diep

The proposal follows several other efforts to combat the ongoing epidemic on both the state and federal levels—some more effective than others.

• By Emily Moon

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's order delaying the Clean Water Rule.

• By Emily Moon

Every similar pre-Trump memo that Pacific Standard found from the last 15 years identified climate science as a top priority.

• By Francie Diep

The Supreme Court on Monday denied the Trump administration's request to halt a lawsuit that represents a novel attempt by children and teenagers to sue the federal government over its inaction on climate change.

• By Jack Herrera

Proposed changes to the landmark legislation would limit protections for the thousands of endangered plants and animals covered under the law.

• By Emily Moon

The announcement is expected to come one day after the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights railed against Trump's immigration policies.

• By Kate Wheeling

This temporary housing in a rural patch of West Texas will hold the seized immigrant children that cannot fit in existing shelters.

• By Jack Denton

Former Department of Homeland Security official Peter Boogaard weighs in on immigration policy under Trump.

• By Ashley Hackett

The administration hasn't been shy about changing the law, but more hidden changes have taken place too.

• By Francie Diep

The president forced these lobbyists not to lobby as a part of taking office, but they're getting back to work using techniques that vary from the bureaucratic to the audacious.

• By Derek Kravitz & Alex Mierjeski

In what has become a staple of this administration, infighting, backstabbing, and lack of leadership is plaguing potential legislative progress within the VA.

• By Isaac Arnsdorf

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Looking back at the rollbacks the president has made to environmental protections and regulations throughout his first year in office.

• By Aubrey Menarndt & Luke Menard

While the president's proposed path to legalization will give 1.8 million people a chance at citizenship, many will still be left out.

• By Kevin Johnson

William Emanuel has made decisions on NLRB cases that set beneficial precedents for clients represented by his previous employer.

• By Ian MacDougall

How the Trump administration skirts the obstacles that make it hard for federal agencies to deregulate industries.

• By Ian MacDougall