Donald Trump

So the US has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does that mean to me?

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the landmark international nuclear deal with Iran, announcing that stringent economic sanctions against Tehran will be reinstated.

by Greg St. Martin May 11, 2018

Don’t miss these campus events in March

March is chock-full of can’t-miss campus events, programs, and guest speakers, including “Mythbuster” Grant Imahara, two career fairs, and a conference on fake news.

by Jason Kornwitz March 1, 2018

New study links federal tax policy and US mortality levels

As Congress grapples with tax reform, new research from Northeastern’s Daniel Kim has found that raising U.S. federal income tax rates while redistributing tax revenue…

by Jason Kornwitz December 1, 2017

‘Public records are cool again’: The role of investigative journalism

In an era when newsrooms are shrinking, local and regional journalism is all but evaporating, and those in power continuously brandish established news organizations as…

by Molly Callahan November 20, 2017

What it will take to end the conflict in Afghanistan

Professor Valentine Moghadam, director of the International Affairs and Middle East Studies programs, says President Trump’s recently announced strategy for Afghanistan is not likely to…

by Jason Kornwitz August 24, 2017

With Bannon back at Breitbart, what’s next?

After stepping down from his role as White House chief strategist on Friday, Bannon returned to Breitbart News. Associate professor Dan Kennedy, a nationally known…

by Jason Kornwitz August 23, 2017

The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military

On Wednesday, President Trump took to Twitter to issue a ban on transgender people serving in the military—an announcement that has murky legal standing, says…

by Molly Callahan July 27, 2017

The powers and limits of presidential pardons

Late last week, The Washington Post reported that President Trump asked advisors about pardoning himself and others closely tied to him, in light of the Russia investigation—a…

by Molly Callahan July 25, 2017

New book examines historic election

How did Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election? The answer to this question lies at the heart of Winning the Presidency…

by Jason Kornwitz May 16, 2017

The global implications of Trump’s Syria strike

Was the Trump administration’s military strike in Syria a symbolic show of force or something more? According to assistant professor Max Abrahms, a terrorism theorist…

by Jason Kornwitz April 10, 2017