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- Four years on, Trump is still focused on his 2020 lossEven as ongoing defamation lawsuits find no evidence of a fraudulent election, President Donald Trump keeps insisting that the 2020 vote was rigged. He鈥檚 issuing聽orders targeting officials and lawyers whose work undercut his claims, and demanding states tighten voting rules to prevent alleged fraud.
- As cities fight to retain 鈥榮anctuary鈥 status, some immigrants question the policyThe Trump administration wants to take away federal funding from sanctuary cities; two in Massachusetts are suing. As they observe increased immigration enforcement, some immigrants say the policies aren鈥檛 effective.
- Why Harvard and other colleges are fighting for 鈥榚ssential freedom鈥The oldest university in the United States is now leading a charge to protect not just research but also the First Amendment, with other colleges and universities lining up behind it.
- Supreme Court blocks, for now, Trump deportations under 18th-century wartime lawOn Saturday, the court told the administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center 鈥渦ntil further order of this court.鈥
- First LookJD Vance visits the Vatican for Easter after papal rebuke over Trump's migrant crackdownU.S. Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican鈥檚 No. 2 official after a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trump administration鈥檚 crackdown on migrants.
- Amid deportation dispute, Trump and courts square off on who has last wordThe Trump administration is ignoring court orders to bring back a Maryland man sent in error to a Salvadoran prison. Courts鈥 ability to enforce the orders is being directly tested.
- Remember the opioid crisis? 46 states recorded a decline in overdose deaths.After years of epidemic, the good news on overdose deaths is both pronounced and widespread. Not only did 46 states report a decline, the total number of deaths dropped by more than 27,000 in one year.
- How Donald Trump is upending American culturePresident Trump鈥檚 cultural agenda is reminiscent of a Stalin-esque playbook to some. Others say it鈥檚 a needed correction to 鈥渨oke-ism.鈥 Can he succeed in reshaping U.S. culture?聽
- Trump seeks record military budget, but the search is on for spending cuts, tooU.S. military branches are being told to find budget cuts to offset the proposed $50 billion increase in defense spending. One challenge is that identifying some unnecessary spending requires leaders to predict what the military may be needed for in the future.
- Some decry Trump disruptions. These voters exult in them.Just as President Trump鈥檚 vision for America has intensified in his second stint in Washington, so, too, has his strongest supporters鈥 admiration.
- How a deportation case is turning into a tussle over presidential authorityThe leaders of the United States and El Salvador say they can't be forced to return a man deported in error from the U.S., setting up a struggle between the executive branch and the courts.聽
- First LookExplained: The legal fight to stop Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 deportationMr. Khalil, detained last month under a protest crackdown, remains in custody in Louisiana聽as his attorneys appeal his deportation and consider an asylum claim.聽
- To speed deportations, Trump revives rarely used lawsPresident Trump has tapped existing but rarely used laws to aid his immigration actions. Supporters see pragmatism, while critics warn of overreach.
- After Gaza protests, more colleges try out an old-fashioned ideal: CivilityEveryone has read about the protests and encampments on campuses in response to the war in Gaza. What hasn鈥檛 gotten headlines are the more than 100 universities that have launched civility initiatives in their wake.
- Markets got a tariff pause. But damage to global confidence in US could last.President Trump鈥檚 90-day pause on tariffs buoyed stocks. But the U.S. has come to look like a source of uncertainty more than order.
- Meet 鈥榯he loud majority.鈥 College conservatives are silent no longer.Some conservative student groups on college campuses say they鈥檙e seeing increased interest in their activities since President Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign and reelection.
- AI vs. human connection: Which do schools most need to thwart threats?As more schools use technology to monitor student threats,聽educators weigh how to balance it with human-led solutions. Part 2 in a series.聽
- They came to the US for degrees. They fear being deported without them.鈥淲e are in survival mode,鈥 international students say of the landscape under the Trump administration. A Tufts University student鈥檚 arrest has had a chilling effect.
- As guardrails fall, Trump blurs lines between presidency and personal profitsFrom hosting a pro golf tournament this past weekend to joining the cryptocurrency industry, Trump family businesses are in full swing alongside Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency 鈥 raising concerns among ethics watchdogs.
- Is the anti-Trump 鈥榬esistance鈥 starting to find its voice again?Saturday鈥檚 protests were a show of force and solidarity for those opposed to President Donald Trump鈥檚 policies. But it may take more than rallies to change things.