Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
A foreign policy expert takes a look at how the high-profile exchange between the U.S. and Russian leaders went down.
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Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they’re married
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
Is Putin’s Russia the critical threat Americans believe it to be?
A historian takes us beyond the noise in Washington and examines how US and Russian power and interests compare.
Did Sessions and Trump conspire to obstruct justice?
Did the attorney general help create a false story on why Comey was fired? Sessions' testimony to Congress provides no answers.
With Comey gone, how can Congress investigate Russia, Trump and the 2016 election?
Research on more than 50 government investigations reveals how partisanship can get in the way of finding answers we all agree on.
Why it’s so hard for women to break into the C-suite
While Clinton's popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival's nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.
Why America needs the virtues of humility
At a time when politics is showing its most divisive side, a scholar argues that embracing humility could help us deal with hidden biases.
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