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Inaction on President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court blocks a decision on his immigration plan.
A brief decision from the highest court will impact millions of lives in the U.S. GSU legal expert explains what will change, and what won’t.
The Brexit is on, shifting the political landscape in Europe. Scholars from Cornell, Pennsylvania State and Colorado State universities comment on what it means for U.S. foreign policy and investors.
How is the electorate reacting to Trump’s call for surveillance of American mosques? A survey taken after the 9/11 attacks suggests some answers.
Gun makers are trying to dismiss the potentially precedent-setting suit, claiming a federal law gives them immunity.
Congress is debating the power of government to use a military draft. An Ole Miss historian explains how this power is rooted in our nation’s founding document.
This summer, 10 refugee athletes will form a new team under the Olympic flag. But is the team – and the issue it represents – here to stay?
Millions of families in the U.S. are awaiting the ruling, which could impact their daily lives. A USF expert explains the potential economic and social impact of two short-term immigration policies.
This primary cycle, few incumbents in the House and Senate are fighting off extremist challengers. Is that because the top of the ticket is taking up all the air?
A journalist turned professor explores the identity of the city he has reported on for 41 years.
Six of the nine people who died were black women. One year later, a Brandeis professor examines how black women have endured a legacy of racial violence in the U.S.
Was this a crime about hate or political ideology? Extremist experts use data to explain what type of crime took place in Florida, and why it matters.
The massacre at an Orlando gay club is a savage reminder that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face harsh prejudice in America and lack full equal protections under the law.
Like moms, more dads are sweating the work-life balance. While just 35 percent of dads reported such conflicts in 1977, today 60 percent struggle to bring up baby while bringing home the bacon.
The author of a new book on Clinton’s global impact sees two factors behind her strong foreign policy stance.
Seventy-five years after it was discredited by an FDR victory and U.S. entry into World War II, the GOP’s candidate revives a controversial slogan.
By many estimates, the senator from Vermont has lost the Democratic nomination for president of the U.S. But a King’s College scholar explains how he can win.
Political scientists from Texas A&M, UMass Boston and Emory University react to Tuesday’s big milestone for women in American politics.
Nearly 650,000 new voters have registered to vote in the California primary. What the influx of new voters will mean is anyone’s guess.
Puerto Ricans can’t vote in the general election, but the way they vote in the primary can predict how well a candidate will do with a key demographic.
The ladder of social mobility isn’t what it used to be. An expert at Cornell explains how global demographic trends are widening the economic gap among young people.
Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the world. The retailer’s size means it has huge influence on labor standards. A Dartmouth historian profiles the women who are pushing Walmart to improve.
Brazil is experiencing economic, political, social and moral crises that challenge its stability.
An expert on extremism sees parallels between the rhetoric of Trump’s GOP and that used to mobilize violence in Iraq and Kenya.