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Andrew Sommers, Miami University
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Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shut out of the discussions concerning the future of...
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Daniel Brady Mills, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Jason Wright, Penn State, and Jennifer L. Macalady, Penn State
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Allison Stanger, Middlebury
Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE,...
Trump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly trade war looms
Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth
On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to...
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Jennifer Van Hook, Penn State
Undocumented immigration is a key issue in American politics, but it can be hard...
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Lee Rafuse Haines, University of Notre Dame and Pilar Pérez Romero, University of Notre Dame
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Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse