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The Trouble With Trump’s Homelessness Plan

The president’s new executive order defies legal precedent and proven strategies for reducing homelessness, says attorney Jennifer Mathis.

Q&A • 07.28.2025

DOJ Shakeup May Put Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk

The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.

Jackson • 05.14.2025

Trump’s New Order on Policing Seems Sweeping. But What Will It Really Change?

The president’s directive may please some law enforcement officials, but some experts say certain provisions are redundant and ignore how police agencies really work.

Analysis • 04.29.2025

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