As Linda McMahon stepped into the ring for her confirmation hearing as Secretary of Education on Thursday, panic is spreading over the idea that she might deliver the final smackdown to the agency. Having worked as an education policy analyst and reporter, and experienced the American education system as a student and aide to teachers, I’ve […]
It’s obvious that the second Trump administration has a clear and brutal strategy: flood the zone. In just the first few weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump and his team have overwhelmed their Democratic Party opponents with policy changes across the board. With every day feeling more like a week, there’s simply too much […]
Federal government health institutions are not perfect. Given the track record of the last several years, Americans have good reason to demand more transparency. But we should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. In today’s polarized climate, anti-vaccine sentiment threatens to unravel decades of public health progress. Although the science […]
European leaders have planned an emergency summit on Ukraine, according to multiple outlets. The summit has been referred to as a “once in a generation” national security moment by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, CNN reported The BBC reported that French President Emmanuel Macron will pull together the Monday summit, which will happen in Paris....
As demonstrated by the Trump administration’s takedown of USAID, disinformation, amplified by social media, poses an even greater threat to democracy than ignorance does.
President Trump's America First strategy is shifting the U.S.'s foreign policy towards a more aggressive approach, with a focus on restricting China's influence, reinforcing alliances, and regaining lost U.S. leadership.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to take control of OpenAI is fanning the flames of a longtime feud with co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and complicating the path forward for the popular ChatGPT-maker. Whether Musk has a real desire to run OpenAI or get ahead of a competitor, observers agree the bid is likely...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leveraging the country’s large deposits of rare earth materials and critical minerals to win the favor of President Trump ahead of high-stakes negotiations to end Russia’s war of aggression. Trump said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to begin negotiations immediately, with plans to meet in Saudi Arabia. Trump’s...
The House GOP’s budget resolution could be in jeopardy of not clearing the full chamber amid concerns from moderates over likely cuts to social safety net programs — particularly Medicaid — with a handful undecided on whether they will support the key measure. Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) — both of whom...