The Dangerous Precedent Set by Judicial Attacks on Trump's Travel Ban
Judge Derrick Watson’s imaginative reasoning asserts a new power to disregard formal law if the president’s words create a basis for mistrusting his motives.
The Trump Administration: The First 100 Days
What the new president has in store for the United States and the world
Why Trump's Revised Travel Ban Could Still Succeed
Despite judicial setbacks, federal law leaves open the possibility that the president’s new executive order might prevail––if he can keep quiet.
Trump Begins Funding His Immigration Crackdown
The White House blueprint increases funding for the Department of Homeland Security, while taking an incremental approach.
Trump Is His Own Travel Ban's Worst Enemy
After a federal judge in Hawaii blocked a second immigration order on the basis that it was no different than the first, the president basically said he was right.
Measuring Trump's Budget Against Past Spending
In percentage terms, the president’s proposal offsets a modest increase in military funding with historic cuts to domestic programs.
Trump's Budget Proposal Cuts NIH Funding by 20 Percent
The question now is how closely congressional lawmakers, who’ve rallied around the National Institutes of Health in recent years, will follow the president’s lead.
President Trump's 'Hard Power' Budget
Allocating more money for defense and a lot less for diplomacy, the White House is unveiling a spending proposal that’s meant to reflect campaign promises more than it’s meant to get through Congress.
Can Trump Support the GOP Health-Care Plan and Still Hold On to His Voters?
The administration’s early weeks have seen the president pulled between his own nationalist agenda and the libertarian-infused economic policies of House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The Supreme Court Confronts Racism in the Jury Room
Is racism in deliberations any less toxic than racism in open court?
A Leftist and a Conservative Join Forces to Defend Free Speech
Two of the most prominent public intellectuals in America, Cornel West and Robert P. George, have joined forces in defense of old liberal truths.