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- Trump and the Democrats: How day-time drama enraged GOP viewersTrump鈥檚 sudden affinity for deals with Democrats Schumer and Pelosi has aggravated raw divisions in his own party. It may even force a long-building final confrontation between GOP activist and establishment factions.
- First LookDeVos proposes changes to Obama-era Title IX enforcementEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos says current procedures for handling sexual assault complaints on college campuses 'aren't working' and plans to share major revisions on how Title IX policies will be enforced on Thursday.
- What鈥檚 fair on DACA? Trump鈥檚 move ignites immigration clash.The status of 800,000 immigrants who arrived as children is in doubt, pitting arguments about compassion and innocence against others about the need to promote social cohesion and the rule of law.
- Congress returns to workMany of the pressing issues facing Congress are traditionally polarizing, such as the budget. But Harvey has brought Americans together, and it could do the same with lawmakers as they consider disaster funding.
- Trump dismantles DACA: Congress has six months to actUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would end, but said none of about 800,000 people covered by the program would be affected before March 5.
- An independent ticket for 2020? Why it鈥檚 more than political gossip.A potential joint ticket of Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado speaks to Americans鈥 growing disaffection for the two main political parties.
- First LookNorth Carolina legislators await judicial approval on redrawn district mapsThe Republican-majority legislature was ordered to redraw the maps after a panel of federal judges dismissed the new districts as illegal gerrymanders.
- Free-speech debate: How does a tolerant society defend its values?The events of the 鈥楿nite the Right鈥 march in Charlottesville, Va., may have prompted a reappraisal of the nation鈥檚 approach to free speech.
- First LookWhite House blocks rule requiring employers to break down wage data by race, genderTrump administration officials say that the Obama-era rule, which would have required US employers to report pay data based on gender and race, would not have helped address wage gaps.
- Monitor BreakfastHow Big Labor is wooing working-class Trump voters back to Democratic foldRichard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, said at a Monitor-hosted breakfast Wednesday that workers, when presented with facts about the president鈥檚 promises vs. his actions, are beginning to 'come back across the bridge.'
- Harvey tests Trump on leadership 鈥 and on policyTrump has done relatively well on optics so far, but faces criticism over his policies leading up to hurricane Harvey. Now he must secure the billions of dollars from Congress to fund recovery and rebuilding.
- Why Trump's Arpaio pardon is differentPresidential pardons are controversial. But the pardon for Joe Arpaio resurfaces a longstanding theme for President Trump: an antagonistic attitude toward the judiciary. 聽
- First LookOn MLK's 'I have a dream' anniversary, Warren emphasizes the intersection of race and economicsMassachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared at Martin Luther King's church on the 54th anniversary of his famous speech.
- FocusMeritocracy and the history of the science of biological differencesFrom the 'Google manifesto' to white-nationalist rallies, some scholars are concerned that fringe ideas of inherent superiority and inferiority may be making a comeback.
- Trump widens rift with key Republican leadersIn a fiery speech in Arizona Tuesday night in which he implicitly attacked members of his own party, the president took a step into uncharted waters and further imperiled the GOP鈥檚 fall legislative agenda.
- Will an outcome of Trump's Phoenix rally be a pardon for Joe Arpaio?President Trump has said that a pardon is not out of the question for his supporter, a former sheriff known for his controversial approach to immigrants.聽
- Confederate monuments: What to do with them?In the wake of Charlottesville, the nation is again confronting the legacy of its most divisive war. That doesn鈥檛 mean all the statues have to be removed. It may mean that those who live with them should have more influence over their future.
- The message from a day of protests in BostonTens of thousands turned out to protest a rally organized by a group with ties to the alt-right. The day underscored the tensions between free speech and trying to counter hate speech.
- Why GOP Congress will soldier on with TrumpThe president's remarks about Charlottesville have prompted a slew of public rebukes from GOP lawmakers. But tough issues like tax reform and the debt ceiling will need presidential support.
- Moral leadership in the wake of CharlottesvillePresident Trump's more specific denunciation of racism and violence was applauded by some, but others see a need for more consistent moral leadership as the country confronts an emboldened white supremacy movement.