President Trump Selects Christopher A. Wray as new F.B.I. Director
WASHINGTON, President Trump revealed today that he has selected former federal prosecuter Christopher A. Wray as the new F.B.I director. Trump in a morning tweet…
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Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?
The skyline of Doha, Qatar.Gregory Hawken Kramer, CC BY-SA David Mednicoff, University of Massachusetts Amherst Gulf Arab countries summon images of oil-fueled wealth, luxurious malls…
U.S. says no announcement planned this week on expanding laptop ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not plan to announce an expansion of a ban on laptops in airline cabins this…
Trump Administration Says It Isn’t Anti-Science As It Seeks to Slash EPA Science Office
by Lisa Song ProPublica, May 24, 2017, 1:28 p.m. When the city of Toledo temporarily lost access to clean drinking water several years ago after…
Impeachment: It’s political
Jacob Neiheisel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Editor’s Note: Impeachment is a predominantly legislative process currently followed in several dozen countries,…
What is classified information, and who gets to decide?
Classified documents. http://www.shutterstock.com Jeffrey Fields, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Before coming to academia, I worked for many…
Fake news: if you care about being lied to you’ll be more careful about the way you use social media
Jakraphong Photography via Shutterstock.com Paul Bernal, University of East Anglia Fake news has become big news over the past few months. And that’s mainly due…
Trump’s Expected Pick for Top USDA Scientist Is Not a Scientist
by Jessica Huseman ProPublica, May 12, 2017, 7 p.m. The USDA’s research section studies everything from climate change to nutrition. Under the 2008 Farm Bill,…
The Problems With the FBI’s Email Investigation Went Well Beyond Comey
by Peter Elkind, special to ProPublica, May 11, 2017, 3:15 p.m. On Tuesday, when Donald Trump abruptly dismissed the FBI director, James Comey, his administration insisted that he was…
With Comey gone, how can Congress investigate Russia, Trump and the 2016 election?
Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service Now that James Comey has been fired as FBI director, how will the U.S. conduct a fair…