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Foreign Policy
What to Expect from the Trump-Putin Summit
When President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down for their first formal face-to-face meeting in Helsinki Monday, there will be little...
Legal
VIDEO: Why the Supreme Court Upheld Trump’s Travel Ban
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold President Trump's travel ban. Roughly Explained's Taylor Griffin appeared on BBC World News to explain why.
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Legal
Why the Supreme Court Upheld President Trump’s Travel Ban
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, upheld President Trump’s ban on visitors from five predominantly Muslim countries. This third version of the ban...
Foreign Policy
The Trump-Kim Summit Explained
It was the photo-op seen around the world. An American President and a North Korean dictator, hands clasped before the flags of the two...
Legal
Can President Trump Pardon Himself?
Can President Trump really pardon himself, as he claimed in a tweet Monday? Legal scholars disagree, but even if he did, it would do...
Russia Connection
Did the FBI ‘Spy’ on the Trump Campaign?
In the putrid rhetorical trash heap that is the public debate over the Russia investigation, a sharp divide has arisen between defenders of the...
Russia Connection
The FBI’s Trump-Russia Informant Explained
News last week that the FBI used an informant to probe what two Trump staffers, George Papadopoulis and Carter Page, were up to in...
Foreign Policy
Why North Korea is Threatening to Pull the Plug on the Trump-Kim Summit
As President Trump welcomed home three Americans released from captivity in North Korea, he beamed with optimism about a diplomatic breakthrough with the world’s...