The Trump administration may do well to make a friend of the federal bureaucracy it’s so intent on gutting, according to an expert who studies the role of civil servants in government.
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A 2010 law that requires the executive branch to set goals and an obscure Senate rule may be the Democrats’ best chance to influence GOP plans to repeal and replace Obamacare.
A scholar explains how mercy could be a simple act of opening oneself to those with opposing views.
Since World War II, the US and Mexico have successfully worked together on issues like trade and migration. If Trump refuses to treat Mexico as a partner, how bitter will the breakup be?
President Trump signed an executive order to get construction started and ask Congress to pay up front, but good luck getting Mexico to foot the bill.
A former ambassador to Mexico explains how Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a backlash that could endanger U.S. economic and national security.
A short history of legal challenges to immigrant detention practices in the U.S. may shed light on what’s to come for the new administration.
It takes a lot to make a president with a 12% approval rating a hero. Trump may yet manage it.
A New Jersey neighbourhood is coming to terms with a shocking new imposition from the government.
As conservatives cheer and liberals fret, a law professor considers Gorsuch’s judicial record and the politics behind his selection.
In a crisis, governments often act just to be seen to be doing something. The difference with what Trump’s doing is that there is no crisis.
Trade under Trump will mean more bilateral agreements, hard bargaining and ultimatums, a sharp departure from Obama’s multilateral, win-win approach.
Our panel of experts examines whether immigration leads to more crime using data from across 200 metropolitan areas and 20 years of research.
President Trump gave a speech at the Prayer Breakfast that pledged to be “tougher” in international dealings and protect religious liberty. How does it compare with past Presidents?
A constitutional scholar considers the legal arguments that could undo Trump’s executive order barring travel by residents of seven Muslim majority countries.
This roundup from our archives explains some of the major conflicts unfolding in the seven countries singled out by Trump’s executive order.
This isn’t the first time the US has banned people based on nationality. History shows these exclusions have put our national security at risk and caused rifts with foreign allies.
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Donald Trump took to his desk to instruct his government to keep refugees out.
The president manages more than 200 organizations that make up the federal government. A survey of 3,500 federal managers shows they struggle with recruiting and retaining skilled workers.
Christian conservative leaders gambled on Donald Trump, and it paid off in spades.
The president, the press and the public have misguided ideas about how intelligence is produced and analyzed. A Georgetown professor sets us straight.
A team of legal scholars breaks down the factors that will determine which immigrants are most vulnerable for deportation under the new administration.
The logic behind building a wall is centuries old. But can concrete solve the complex problems the U.S. is facing today?
The stress of immigration enforcement has implications for health.
When serving as Alabama’s attorney general, Sessions supported a bill that would have expanded the state’s death penalty – even past the point where it was constitutional.