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Trump's agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican 'trifecta' of winning the House, Senate and White House -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

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Trump's criminal conviction won't stop him from getting security clearance as president -- Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University

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Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it's not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim -- William McCorkle, College of Charleston

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International election monitors can help boost people's trust in the electoral process − but not all work the same way -- Sarah Bush, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Prather, University of California, San Diego

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Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain -- Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas

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Threatening 'the enemy within' with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions -- Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser, Naval Postgraduate School

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Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on -- Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland

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Most US book bans target children's literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color -- Katherine Spoon, University of Colorado Boulder and Isabelle Langrock, Sciences Po

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The racist 'one-drop rule' lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America -- Marya T. Mtshali, Harvard University

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Voters in Arab American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump's favor -- Michael Traugott, University of Michigan

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Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters -- Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University

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'Cajun Navy' volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are forming long-lasting organizations -- Kyle Breen, Texas A&M International University and J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston

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How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups -- Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

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Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity -- Ragini Shah, Suffolk University

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Trump's anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America's long-standing racism against Haiti and its people -- Thurka Sangaramoorthy, American University

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Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home -- Ernesto Castañeda, American University

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Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk -- Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University

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Israel's latest strike against Iran may actually de-escalate regional tensions – for now, at least -- Javed Ali, University of Michigan

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Hamas at a crossroads: Sinwar's death leaves a vacuum; Israeli actions make it harder to fill with a moderate -- Mkhaimar Abusada, Northwestern University

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Bouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refuge -- Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University

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Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election -- Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University

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Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison -- Ken Hughes, University of Virginia

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Despite Donald Trump's claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution -- Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University

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Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were -- Jay Rubenstein, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump's classified document case is unconstitutional – here's how special counsels have been authorized before -- Joshua Holzer, Westminster College

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What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war -- Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service

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Indonesia president's diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing -- Angguntari Ceria Sari, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan and Idil Syawfi, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

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Iran's currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump's victory broke -- Nader Habibi, Brandeis University

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One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here's what history shows -- Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College

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Why so many people voted for Trump − 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters' thinking -- Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark

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Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect -- Jim Franklin, Western Governors University School of Business

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