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Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago

Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago

While President Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding Portland and Chicago has largely focused on overall crime, National Guard deployments are specifically targeted at protecting federal immigration operations and facilities. Here, we’ll unravel some of the rhetoric about what’s happening in those cities, what the Trump administration is doing and under what authority, and what the courts have had to say about it so far.

WIC Becomes a Political Football in Shutdown

WIC Becomes a Political Football in Shutdown

The Trump administration has said while the federal government is shutdown, tariff revenue will be used to fund a key federal program that provides food aid and other services to nearly 7 million low-income women and young children. But as the shutdown entered its second week last week, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for that program being in a financial bind.

Appraising the Federal Indictment of Letitia James

Appraising the Federal Indictment of Letitia James

The legal clashes between New York Attorney General Letitia James and President Donald Trump took a U-turn with a federal indictment on Oct. 9 charging James with mortgage fraud. We’ll look at the allegations and facts surrounding the case, the history of animosity between Trump and James, and what experts say about the weight of the charges.

RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings

RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings

A day after a shooting at a school in Minnesota, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed, as he has before, that certain antidepressant drugs, known as SSRIs, “might be contributing to violence” in such cases. Experts say there is no direct evidence linking SSRIs to mass shootings. He also falsely claimed SSRIs have black box warnings for homicidal ideation.

Q&A on the 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines

Q&A on the 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines

Amid confusion over this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccines, we explain what’s different this year and who experts say should get vaccinated.

Trump, Project 2025 and ‘Culture Wars’

Trump, Project 2025 and ‘Culture Wars’

In this story, which is the last in our five-part series on Project 2025, we look at how Trump implemented the document’s recommendations on divisive cultural issues, including reproductive rights, transgender protections, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What We Know About Political Violence in America

What We Know About Political Violence in America

President Donald Trump and others in his circle have portrayed political violence as a problem exclusively or mostly on the left, which has then been used as justification for proposals that seek to crack down on left-leaning groups. While there is evidence of a rise in left-wing violence in recent years, data show that political violence in America spans the ideological spectrum.

Trump, Project 2025 and the Social Safety Net

Trump, Project 2025 and the Social Safety Net

In our latest installment of the Project 2025 series, we look at some of the social safety net policy changes sought by Project 2025 and proposed or accomplished by Trump.