How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image
Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump's demands.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Drone Ventures Could Make a Killing — Thanks to Dad’s Big Beautiful Budget
After Trump was reelected, his son took stakes in several drone companies. They’re now raising ethics concerns.
Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension
Marco Rubio justified Khalil’s arrest using the same protest-related charges Columbia brought against him — but dismissed a day later.
In Referendum on Whether You Can Prosecute Murderous Cops at All, Keith Ellison Ekes It Out
Keith Ellison defends his progressive mantle in Minnesota’s attorney general race after attacks from all sides.
Ivy League Universities Push for Special Tax Cut
Harvard and other elite universities are lobbying Congress for a tax cut on endowment investment returns.
Meet the Military Contractor Running Fare Collection in New York Subways — and Around the World
Cubic Corporation does transit projects like New York City's OMNY, but also cleans up on government surveillance and security contracts.
ICE Contractor Locked a Mother and Her Baby in a Hotel Room for Five Days
Valentina Galvis’s case raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation campaign.
The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports
The State Department’s new reports whitewash the records of some of the world’s most notorious nations and target Trump’s enemies.
A Manchin Miracle Brings Biden’s Climate Agenda Back From the Dead
Did Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer just fool Mitch McConnell?
How Fiscal Hawks Are Using Inflation as an Excuse to Tamp Down Worker Power
Fiscal hawks want to tamp down inflation by increasing unemployment instead of cutting into executives’ profits.