Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks on a podium as U.S. President Donald Trump listens.
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We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
Who enforces regulations that bar churches from engaging in politics?
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President Trump claims that churches suffer from the over-regulation of their political speech. In reality, oversight is lax for religious groups and secular tax-exempt nonprofits alike.
Surveys suggest Trump’s election is hurting America’s reputation.
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Surveys show Trump’s election is damaging America’s reputation abroad, which research suggests could deal a sharp blow to US trade.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly supports the nation-state bill.
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A linguistics scholar explains why the loss of Arabic in Israel would be a loss of history, culture and possibly human rights.
Woodrow Wilson.
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The 28th president’s ideology has never really gone away.
President Donald Trump with other officials during Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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For Trump, putting America first means that being a global leader on human rights may take a back seat.
Checking the power output of a photovoltaic concentrator array built by Martin Marietta, Inc., at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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President Trump’s budget reportedly will slash funding for clean energy research and development. An energy expert explains the importance of government support and spotlights some key opportunities.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2011.
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How will Mueller perform as special counsel? A historian compares his actions with another former FBI director to find out.
Community health workers like these visit patients’ homes in Malawi to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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All recent Republican presidents have cut off foreign aid tied to abortion. Trump’s expansive version of those restrictions endangers billions slated for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
How much longer?
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A president has more than one route out of office – voluntarily or otherwise.
President Donald Trump greets Director of the FBI James Comey in January.
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Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, stands next to a photograph of Trump and Lavrov on May 17, 2017.
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Could Trump be removed from office? Answering that question is less about understanding the law and more about counting votes.
Classified documents.
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A professor who once held top secret clearance explains how levels of classification work and where handling sensitive information gets tricky.
Trump and Lavrov in the Oval Office on May 10, 2017. (Russian Foreign Ministry via AP)
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Whispering secrets is a sign of a lack of trust.
James Comey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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An FBI historian tells stories from the agency’s ups and downs over 109 years and four dismissed directors.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, sitting at the president’s right, announced the China trade deal.
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The Trump administration’s new deal with China, which won’t benefit many workers, shows the pitfalls of pursuing bilateral agreements at the expense of multilateral ones like NAFTA.
A mariachi band performs during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Can the U.S. recover its once positive image among Mexicans? Trade, immigration and cultural ties stand to suffer.
Providing more support for families with children is a key way to grow the middle class.
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Trump should drop his plans to cut taxes and instead look to some of our closest friends to learn what policies actually work to build and sustain a vibrant middle class.
Out.
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The White House’s absurd rationale for firing Comey could mask something deeply disturbing.
Families benefit when fathers and mothers get paid parental leave.
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The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the proposals the Trump team rolled out initially fell short.