trump administration
Over 125 Years Ago, a Chinese American Won Birthright Citizenship for All. Why Is the Supreme Court Re-Litigating It?
The text of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause is fairly unambiguous.
By Zack Budryk
I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come?
The damage doesn’t end when ICE leaves. It stays with us. It takes what’s left of our innocence and childhood.
By Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan
How The Government Shutdown Will Impact You — And Your Student Loans
No one knows how long the government shutdown will last.
By Kathleen Walsh
RFK Jr.'s Autism "Cure" Isn't About Tylenol, It's About "Fixing" Autistic People Like Me
Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us.
By Emma Cieslik
How Organizers in California's Central Valley Are Fighting ICE Raids and Deportations
Organizers in California's Central Valley are calling attention to the plight of the region's 300,000-plus undocumented migrants.
By Natalia Gevara
Trump’s DEI Purge Is Erasing Civil Rights History Across the South
Museums are facing budget cuts and censorship.
By India Nye Wenner
My Family Lived Through Mass Deportations in the 1950s. Now History Is Repeating Itself.
My grandpa, an American citizen of Mexican descent, was deported by Eisenhower.
By Santiago Campos
The Trump Admin Is Enabling Workplace Discrimination. Here’s What to Know
Here’s what Trump has done, and how discrimination on the job actually works.
By Inimai Chettiar
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
By Anvee Bhutani
RFK Wants to Send People to ‘Wellness Farms.’ The US Already Tried That.
RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms."
By Kathryn Waring
How to Cope With Fear and Anxiety From Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies
We talked to a therapist about how to manage the many fears young people are experiencing around Trump's immigration crackdown.
By Angie Jaime
How Republicans’ Plans to Cut Medicaid Will Hurt Young Women
House Republicans proposed an $880 billion cut.
By Kierra B. Jones
What to Do Before Trump Takes Office in January
From getting birth control to updating your passport.
By Brittney McNamara
What to Know About Trump's New Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles
What to Know About Trump's New Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles
By Mel Leonor Barclay
SCOTUS
Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
In a 6-3 ruling, the court's conservative wing blocked the president's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student debt.
By Eric Lutz
Senate
Dianne Feinstein Is Becoming a Big Liability—And Republicans Know It
The 89-year-old senator, who has been on medical leave since February, is giving Mitch McConnell and Co power to block Joe Biden's court nominees by refusing to step down.
By Eric Lutz
Biden is Backtracking on His Promises, and Young People are Pissed
The commitments that young voters backed Biden for "have been broken," says U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost.
By Lex McMenamin
Biden ‘Abandons Millions of Young People’ By Approving the Willow Project
Millions of people signed a petition to stop the new oil drilling project in Alaska.
By Lex McMenamin
Why The White House Shouldn't Privatize COVID Vaccines
"It is hard to overstate just how much of a disaster this would be."
By Artie Vierkant and Beatrice Adler-Bolton
Biden's Immigration Policy Is Trump All Over Again
Rep. Cori Bush called the policy "unconscionable," "harmful," and "anti-Black and brown."
By Lex McMenamin