News in Brief Why Is It Illegal to Lie to the Government? President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, pled guilty to a crime with a controversial history. Austin Sarat
Economics The Long List of Lobbyists Visiting Trump Budget Head Mick Mulvaney The calendar of the head of the Office of Management and Budget shows that he has met with business interests from a wide variety of industries. Justin Elliott
News in Brief Are Relations Between Science Agencies and Science Journalists at a New Low? A look at past surveys of scientists and journalists shows relations have been deteriorating for some time, and have hit a new low under the Trump administration. Francie Diep
News in Brief House Democrats Want to Force Trump Appointees to Disclose Industry Ties A group of Democrats has crafted legislation intended to bring conflicts of interest from industry regulators under public scrutiny. Robert Faturechi
News in Brief Department of Justice Advocates Tossing Sheriff Arpaio’s Conviction The federal agency is arguing that a presidential pardon "moots a criminal case." Kate Wheeling
News in Brief White House Names a New CDC Director Appointee Brenda Fitzgerald is the former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. Francie Diep
Economics Paul Ryan Is Wrong About the Effects of Estate Tax on Wisconsin As they push to abolish the estate tax, the House speaker and President Trump may be exaggerating its harm to small businesses and family farms. Cezary Podkul