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U.S. farmers, including those who grow soybeans, are under pressure from various Trump administration policies. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images

Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies

In the past, farmers have balanced their political beliefs against market logic. How much pressure can farmers endure?
Members of the Black Student Union at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pa., march in a protest in April 2015. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Black student unions are under pressure – here’s what they do and how they help Black students find community

Black student unions date back to the late 1960s, and were formed so Black students could find community, and also make their schools more responsive to their needs.
Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs

Federal work study creates opportunities for students and universities alike. But the program’s challenges go beyond the potential government funding cuts.
Home heating oil, used in furnaces across the Northeast, is expensive, leading some people to keep homes at unhealthy temperatures. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Trump was already cutting low‑income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are disappearing.
Oklahoma’s short-lived PragerU teacher assessment was one of the final projects under former Superintendent Ryan Walters, who resigned in September 2025. eyegelb/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke‑proof’ the classroom. It was short‑lived, but could still leave a mark

Oklahoma announced in October 2025 it would no longer assess out-of-state teachers with a controversial test developed by a conservative media company.
President Donald Trump walks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on Oct. 13, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza

President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House during a meeting on antifa, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listen, on Oct. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Why the Trump administration’s comparison of antifa to violent terrorist groups doesn’t track

Kristi Noem’s claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism – a political move unsupported by evidence.

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