Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phraseMorgan Marietta, University of Tennessee
Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to chargesJoshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico
Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judgesCassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University
2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting boothRachel Rebouché, The University of Texas at Austin
Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commandsCharli Carpenter, UMass Amherst and Geraldine Santoso, UMass Amherst
Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme CourtJean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California
The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housingRahim Kurwa, University of Illinois Chicago
‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in AmericaDoug Sackman, University of Puget Sound
How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to comePaul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst and Tim Komatsu, UMass Amherst
Why MAGA is so concerned with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to TrumpAlex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark
Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common goodRobert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judgesCassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University
Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal viewsGregory A. Daddis, Texas A&M University
Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s powerSoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia
The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential powerGraham G. Dodds, Concordia University
Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme CourtJohn E. Jones III, Dickinson College
‘Without prejudice’: What this 2-word legalese means for the dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia JamesRay Brescia, Albany Law School
Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First AmendmentDonald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorceRyan D. Griffiths, Syracuse University
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for foodTracy Roof, University of Richmond
Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at largeFrank J. Cilluffo, Auburn University
House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and lawJennifer Selin, Arizona State University
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaveryNeil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University
The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United StatesChip Colwell, University of Colorado Denver
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudiceLinn Washington, Jr., Temple University
60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US historyPhilip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania
Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all AmericansNathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago
Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his partyNicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize itChristine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudiceLinn Washington, Jr., Temple University
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovationsSimon Black, Brock University
Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in GazaBoaz Atzili, American University School of International Service
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to healStefan Schmitt, Florida International University
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflictChristine Leuenberger, Cornell University
Palestinians have long resisted resettlement – Trump’s plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza won’t change thatMaha Nassar, University of Arizona
Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorizationJeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The only ‘winner’ here is Putin: Ukraine unites in response to Trump-Zelenskyy spat and resigns itself to new realityLena Surzhko Harned, Penn State
As the Kremlin eyes a thaw with the White House, Russia’s pro-war hawks aren’t too happyAdam Lenton, Wake Forest University
Is a united European voice possible in the age of Trump, Putin and far-right politics? Germany’s new leader intends to find outJulia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University
I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powersSarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology
Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and IraqBetty Medsger, San Francisco State University
