Clinton, Sanders close in CT/PA/RI; Trump Headed for Big Wins  —  New Public Policy Polling surveys in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island conducted on behalf of VoteVets.Org Action Fund find the Democratic race for President in those states competitive, while on the Republican side Donald Trump …

Rape Trees, Dead Migrants and the Consequences of an Open Border  —  Many of the most caring people in the U.S. think they are helping the poor from Latin America by leaving our Southwest border wide open between ports-of-entry, but they are not.  Several of the transnational criminal organizations …

Kansas Governor Justifies Kicking 15,000 People Off Food Stamps  —  For over five years now, Kansas has served as an economic policy experiment for anti-tax, small-government conservatives.  Their lab work is costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars, crippling public service budgets …

We can celebrate Harriet Tubman without disparaging Andrew Jackson  —  Jim Webb, a Democratic U.S. senator from Virginia from 2007 to 2013, is the author of “Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America.”  —  One would think we could celebrate the recognition that Harriet Tubman …

Trump: 'Don't think you're ever going to see me again' if I lose  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  said if he loses the Republican nomination, people shouldn't expect him to stick around in the public eye.  —  “They fight like hell for six months …

Americans Overwhelmingly Engaged in 2016 Election but Tone of Race Is Affecting Voters, New GW Battleground Poll Shows  —  Obama's Approval Rating Turns Positive for First Time in Three Years  —  MEDIA CONTACTS:  —  Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631  —  John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199

Obama's 107-Year-Old Dance Partner Unable To Obtain Photo ID  —  A video of Virginia McLaurin dancing with the Obamas went viral in February, but the 107-year-old DC resident has been unable to travel for a flood of interview requests, as she has been unable to replace a photo ID she lost years ago …

Clinton knocks Trump's lavish lifestyle  —  Wilmington, Delaware (CNN)Hillary Clinton cast Donald Trump as out of touch with the United States while campaigning Monday in Delaware, arguing that the Republican front-runner flies into states, gives speeches and then returns to the lap of luxury without listening to voters' problems.

Yes, China has won big from U.S. trade  —  America's middle class is deeply concerned about jobs, pay and their future, and many of them are blaming China.  —  In the U.S., 43% of voters believe trade with other countries is a bad thing, according to the Pew Research Center.  It's not that hard to understand why.

Resetting red and blue in the Rust Belt  —  The voters of the Rust Belt have shaken up the 2016 presidential campaign: Hoping to jolt a political system they see as ineffective and out of touch, they have repeatedly revolted by supporting unlikely, anti-establishment candidates.

9/11 Memorial guards order kids to stop singing National Anthem  —  Two tone-deaf security guards at the 9/11 Memorial got tough with some wide-eyed middle-school kids visiting the city for the first time from their small town in North Carolina — because they sang “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Campaign's Populist Tone Rankles America's CEOs  —  Executives worry rhetoric on immigration and trade will have repercussions beyond November  —  Chief executives at big American companies are increasingly frustrated by the populist tone of the presidential campaign, and concerns are mounting …

Encryption hindering efforts to stop Islamic State, intelligence director says  —  WASHINGTON — The Edward Snowden leaks have accelerated the sophistication of encryption technologies by “about seven years,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told reporters this morning.

Aspiring campaign volunteer shot dead in Philadelphia  —  A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the city's Cedarbrook section Sunday afternoon just after speaking with a state House candidate about volunteering on his campaign, according to officials.  —  The victim, whom police …

Tom Brady's four-game suspension upheld  —  A federal appeals court has ruled that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a four-game Deflategate suspension imposed by the NFL, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the NFL Players Association.