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Obama's Lasting Damage

The question is: should the American people care if Trump is at war with the press? Of course, the press says yes. I say … not so much.

Mary Kate Cary

The Constitutional Law of ‘You’re Fired’

Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as president, one vital question is whether he will fire the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray.

Saikrishna Prakash

Past Present Podcast: Plagiarism, Ringling Bros., and Sugar & SNAP

In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the dangers of plagiarism, the fate of the cirucs, and whether sugary drinks should be restricted for SNAP recipients.

Nicole Hemmer

Fox News = Trump TV

The dream of Trump TV didn't die. With Trump in the White House and Bannon by his side, another group stepped forward to take on the project: Fox News.

Nicole Hemmer

Facebook Live Is the Right Wing’s New Fox News

“There’s a real danger to be seen as an insider when it comes to these institutions that conservatives have been battling for generations,” says Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor in presidential studies at the Miller Center and author of Messengers of the Right, a history of conservative media.

Nicole Hemmer

Punching in: Trump week one

Chris Lu has been the star of Punching In during our infancy stage, making several appearances in his capacity as deputy labor secretary. Well today I present to you: Chris Lu, the private citizen and senior fellow at the University of Virginia Miller Center. I tried to get him to give us the insider’s scoop on what the transition revealed to him about how the new agency will behave.

Chris Lu