In early October, the Trump administration authorized the deployment of 500 National Guard members to Chicago amidst protests against immigration enforcement efforts. While tensions in Chicago have seemingly been temporarily quelled, this episode has revealed a dangerous precedent: partisan interests can disrupt the balance of power designed to protect states and citizens. Reaffirming these boundaries is of utmost importance as it secures the very values upon which the United

Asian Americans have long been generalized as a solidly Democratic bloc–a symbol of upward mobility and liberal progress. However, a closer examination of different Asian nationalities reveals more subtleties. Although Chinese Americans remain majority Democratic (56%), their margin is thinner relative to other groups. In San Francisco, for example, the number of Chinese-born Republicans has jumped 60% since the pandemic.

In pursuit of expanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention capacity, Donald Trump has modified existing contracts with various private prison operators, hoping to increase the amount of available beds to more than double those in existing facilities. These negotiations coincide with the 45 billion dollars allocated in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill to fund private detention centers.

Since taking office, President Trump has pursued an aggressive tariff policy against China, the exact details of which are changing almost daily. After China introduced new export controls on essential rare earth minerals, President Trump responded by announcing a new 100% tariff on imported Chinese goods "over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying," effective November 1st. This convoluted and escalating feud may not have any winners yet, but it certainly has lo

The NCI funds the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, a network that organizes early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors. The Trump Administration has announced that it will stop supporting the network next March. At the same time, Trump plans to double the White House’s investment in an AI-powered research initiative from $50 million to $100 million and has endorsed it as the future of precision treatment for cancers. AI should complement the existing systems,

Brazil has quietly enacted one of its most consequential financial reforms in decades by abolishing the long-standing reserve requirement on savings deposits. For years, Brazilian banks were required to hold 20% of their savings deposits as reserves at the Central Bank, a rule designed to safeguard liquidity and smooth credit cycles. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has eliminated the rule, instantly freeing around 150 billion reais (about $26 billion USD) in previously lo