Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?

President Donald Trump has issued orders to tighten rules around voting and demanded states turn over voter rolls. Last month, the FBI raided an election center in Georgia. Most of these moves are being fought over in court, as the fall midterm elections approach.

By Simon Montlake / 9 min

‘This regime cannot get away with its crimes.’ An Iranian student speaks.

After anti-regime protests were suppressed with unprecedented lethality, students at more than half a dozen Iranian universities have courageously protested for days, despite the hard-line leadership’s portrayal of all protesters as “terrorists” and “criminals.”

By Scott Peterson / 4 min

Will scrutiny of Andrew generate a new kind of British monarchy?

The investigation into the former Prince Andrew has put the British monarchy under a harsh glare. But the institution’s evolution is already underway.

By Katie Marie Davies / 4 min

Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and libraries

Prominent U.S. universities face steep endowment tax hikes in fiscal year 2026, as a law passed by Congress takes hold. Schools like Yale and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are making cuts now in preparation. 

By Ira Porter / 5 min

Amid heated rhetoric between Washington and Havana, shoot-out raises new questions

Cuba is under growing U.S. pressure to enact political change. How does a boat carrying Cuban exiles who were allegedly trying to infiltrate the island fit into this moment?

By Whitney Eulich / 2 min