Dec 28, 2017 | Foreign Policy
December 23, 2017 Summary President Trump revealed the first National Security Strategy Report of his presidency on Monday, further displaying his ideological departure from previous presidents. Trump’s report takes a more grim perspective than past reports, painting...
Dec 27, 2017 | Economic Policy
December 20, 2017 Summary The Republican-led Congress passed a sweeping overhaul of the US tax code on December 20th just days before their holiday recess. The bill totals an estimated $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. Its main focus is on cutting taxes on businesses of all...
Dec 21, 2017 | Immigration
December 4, 2017 Summary On Monday, December 4, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the third revision of the Trump travel ban could lawfully take effect. Travel Ban 3.0 had previously been blocked by Judge Derrick K. Watson, a federal judge in Hawaii,...
Dec 21, 2017 | Foreign Policy
December 6, 2017 Summary On December 6th, President Trump announced that the US formally recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will begin the process of moving its embassy, which is currently based in Tel Aviv. The announcement was identified as a “new...
Dec 21, 2017 | Health & Gender
Friday, December 15 This brief updates previous health briefs. For more information, please see the June 10th brief on the drafting of the rule and the October 12th brief on the issuing of the contraceptive rollback. Summary On Friday, Pennsylvania Federal Judge Wendy...
