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Student-written analysis and reporting on domestic affairs.
The compact offered schools like Brown University benefits such as priority access to federal research grants and contracts, increased eligibility for infrastructure, and temporary relief from federal excise taxes for…
Kelly Zhu '27·January 5, 2026
The American midterm elections are coming up in less than a year. The stakes are high, as they determine which party will have control of the House and Senate for the next two years, control that could determine Presi…
Noah Strauss '28·December 15, 2025
As of November 13, 2025, the longest government shutdown of 43 days is over. On November 1, funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits dried up, with 41 million Americans who rely on the foo…
Ethan Wei '26·May 20, 2026
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass an appropriations bill that would have briefly funded federal programming.
Mira Trappe '26·January 10, 2026
