Nov 27, 2018 | Editorials & Op Eds
By USRN Analysts Erin Mayer and Colin Shanley One of the most pervasive misreadings of the 2016 election is that Trump is simply an aberration who somehow slipped through the cracks of our otherwise stable institutions, and into a position of power. This view of Trump...
Nov 20, 2018 | Economic Policy
Summary The recent midterm elections have cast a new light on an area of politics that has become increasingly more concerning since Donald Trump first took office in 2017–that of money in politics. One week before the midterm elections, it was estimated that the...
Nov 20, 2018 | Environment
Policy Summary A devastating fire has been roaring through California, and the death toll has reached at least 77 people, while 1,000 are still missing. wildfires, California, Camp Fire, climate change, Trump, PG&E The fire, called, the Camp Fire, is the deadliest...
Nov 19, 2018 | Civil Rights
Brief #70—Civil Rights Summary On November 7, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the memorandum “Principles and Procedures for Civil Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements with State and Local Government Entities” to the Department of Justice...
Nov 19, 2018 | Immigration
Brief #57—Immigration Policy In September 2018, the Trump Administration made known they would like to put an end to the DACA program. DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals) was an executive action under the Obama Administration that allowed undocumented...
