Oct 27, 2017 | Civil Rights
Presidential and Attorney General Directive October 6, 2017 Summary Last year on May 18, 2016, Representative Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) introduced an amendment to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. That statute provides that “Government shall...
Oct 20, 2017 | Foreign Policy
October 2017 Summary Last Thursday, the Trump administration officially announced plans to pull out of UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. The United States originally left the organization in protest in 1984, citing a...
Oct 19, 2017 | Economic Policy
Summary In a meeting with Congressional leaders on Wednesday, September 6, Trump proposed potentially eliminating the national debt ceiling. The conversation began with plans in the House to temporarily raise the debt limit in order to provide financial aid for states...
Oct 12, 2017 | Foreign Policy
Plans for Iran Nuclear Deal Summary The Iran Nuclear Deal, which has been repeatedly maligned by President Trump as an “embarrassment” and “the worst deal ever” may be left in an uncertain position this Sunday, as Trump plans to decertify the agreement. The...
Oct 12, 2017 | Foreign Policy
US-Cuba Relations Summary The rebuilding of U.S.-Cuban relations experienced a strange hitch on Tuesday, as the Trump administration expelled 15 Cuban diplomats following an alleged attack on the U.S. embassy in Havana. The nature of the attack remains a mystery, as...