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Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed

  • Written by John R. Blosnich, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

In the...

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Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

  • Written by Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
imageCan President Donald Trump -- or any president -- fire the heads of independent agencies created by Congress?Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even...

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House tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could make millions of people lose their health insurance coverage

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imagePeople who don't have health insurance coverage often delay or simply don't get the medical care they need.Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus

President Donald Trump has promised not to cut Medicaid many times over the past decade, including in the tax-and-spending legislative package he has made a top priority in his second...

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RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

  • Written by Santosh Kumar Gautam, Associate Professor of Development and Global Health Economics, University of Notre Dame
imageThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices played a key role in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images

On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control...

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Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change?

  • Written by Dan Arbell, Scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies, American University
imageMike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, holds a note given to him from President Donald Trump to be placed in the cracks of the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on April 18, 2025.Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images

For a generation, the promotion of a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a...

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US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it

  • Written by Jacob Ware, Adjunct Professor of Domestic Terrorism, Georgetown University
imageA recruit participates in the Army's future soldier prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 25, 2024. AP Photo/Chris Carlson

The U.S. Army will celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025, with a parade in Washington, D.C., in which about 6,600 soldiers and heavy pieces of military equipment will roll through the...

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Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds

  • Written by Ian McDonough, Associate Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageOlder adults generally have a good sense of their own financial abilities – unless they have dementia. shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who...

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AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

  • Written by Daniel S. Schiff, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
imageAI literacy is a lot more than simply knowing how to prompt an AI chatbot.DNY59/E+ via Getty Images

It is “the policy of the United States to promote AI literacy and proficiency among Americans,” reads an executive order President Donald Trump issued on April 23, 2025. The executive order, titled Advancing Artificial Intelligence...

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Federal R D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise

  • Written by Andrew Fieldhouse, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Texas A&M University
imageResearch can make everyone better off. Emilija Manevska/Moment via Getty Images

Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the vital productivity gains it supports.

The Trump administration has already canceled at least US$1.8 billion in research grants previously awarded by the National...

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AI tools collect and store data about you from all your devices – here’s how to be aware of what you’re revealing

  • Written by Christopher Ramezan, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, West Virginia University
imageAI tools gather information about you from many types of devices, including smartphones.Prostock-Studio/Getty Images

Like it or not, artificial intelligence has become part of daily life. Many devices – including electric razors and toothbrushes – have become “AI-powered,” using machine learning algorithms to track how a...

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  10. Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation
  11. Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America
  12. How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
  13. We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects
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  16. World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes
  17. Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
  18. LGBTQ+ patients stay up-to-date on preventive care when their doctors are supportive, saving money and lives throughout society
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  22. For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details
  23. 100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement pushed to improve workers’ lives – but also to promote its vision of Christian America
  24. Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks
  25. Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research
  26. Dismal ticket sales, grumblings from fans and clubs – is FIFA’s latest attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts?
  27. Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
  28. Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil
  29. ‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
  30. Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
  31. How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families
  32. Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
  33. NCAA will pay its current and former athletes in an agreement that will transform college sports
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  36. From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
  37. Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
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