US politics

August 06, 2020

A bedrock conservation law, the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is the latest environmental regulation rolled back by the Trump administration.

Trump administration

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’

The World

August 05, 2020

The former White House national security adviser tells The World's host Marco Werman that the president is not “very well informed,” which means he “doesn't really see the bigger-picture implications.”

Top of The World

Melbourne struggles with second coronavirus spike; Former US Marine sentenced in Russia; UK's largest pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

The World

July 30, 2020

Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as Melbourne grapples with a spike in coronovirus cases. And, former US Marine Trevor Reed has been sentenced to nine years in jail in Russia. And, the National Employment Savings Trust, the UK's largest pension fund, announced it will begin divesting from fossil fuels.

Every 30 Seconds

Getting out the vote for the 2020 election: Lessons from Bernie Sanders' Latino outreach

The World

July 28, 2020

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07/29/2020 - 12:45pm

"Every 30 Seconds” is a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 US presidential election and beyond.

Critical State

The long-lasting scars of Japanese American internment

Inkstick Media

July 28, 2020

Critical State, our weekly global security newsletter, takes a deep dive into new research on how the scars conflict leaves on regular civilians express themselves in post-conflict politics. In a new working paper, political scientists look into the long-term effects of Japanese internment camps in the US.

Justice

Watch live: Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearing

Associated Press

July 28, 2020

Attorney General William Barr is on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his use of federal law enforcement in response to civil unrest in the US and on other controversies including his handling of the investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia.

Borders

Canada judge rules sending asylum-seekers back to the US violates their rights

The World

July 27, 2020

A Canadian judge ruled the bilateral agreement between the US and Canada violates asylum-seekers’ rights because of what happens after people are turned back to the US.

Conflict & Justice

Federal agents could drive 'even further divisions in our city and our country,' says Kansas City mayor

The World

July 24, 2020

President Donald Trump announced the expansion of a program to send federal agents to several US cities to crack down on violent crime. The World spoke to Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, about the arrival of some 200 agents in his city this month.

US-China relations

US prosecutors say Chinese researcher is evading arrest in San Francisco consulate

Associated Press

July 23, 2020

The FBI believes that a Chinese researcher, accused of visa fraud for hiding her affiliation with the Chinese military, has been holed up in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco for a month, according to court filings.

Elections

Schiff warns Congress must be prepared for foreign interference in 2020 election

The World

July 22, 2020

House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff, along with other Democratic lawmakers, wrote a letter this week demanding a prompt FBI briefing on a "foreign interference campaign" targeting the 2020 election.

US politics

How Trump is weakening the National Environmental Policy Act

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’

Melbourne struggles with second coronavirus spike; Former US Marine sentenced in Russia; UK's largest pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

Getting out the vote for the 2020 election: Lessons from Bernie Sanders' Latino outreach

Updated

The long-lasting scars of Japanese American internment

Watch live: Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearing

Canada judge rules sending asylum-seekers back to the US violates their rights

Federal agents could drive 'even further divisions in our city and our country,' says Kansas City mayor

US prosecutors say Chinese researcher is evading arrest in San Francisco consulate

Schiff warns Congress must be prepared for foreign interference in 2020 election

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