George W. Bush

After the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars undermining climate science, it’s easy to see how epidemiology came next.

For decades now, the evolving role of congressional oversight of US intelligence has involved major clashes and scandals, from the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s to the intelligence abuses that led to the 2003 war in Iraq.

America is at a turning point in which the events of 9/11 are shifting from memory to history. In his book, “The Only Plane in the Sky,” author Garrett Graff compiles a comprehensive oral history timeline of Sept. 11, 2001, told via brief diary-like accounts.

Up to 4,000 Liberians with Deferred Enforced Departure status were nearly rendered undocumented March 31, after US President Donald Trump declined to renew their status last year. But at the 11th hour, the White House reversed course. But there is still no permanent solution set for DED holders, many of whom have US-citizen family members.

US President Donald Trump has suggested he could declare a national emergency to get a border wall. This hasn’t happened yet, but the US is still technically in crisis. There are 31 national emergencies currently active, ranging from last year to 1979.