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Wall Street Journal: Larry Pfeiffer weighs in on Tulsi Gabbard revoking security clearance of an undercover agent.
The Economist (subscription may be required): How Washington became Donald Trump’s chew toy (Michael Fauntroy quoted).
Inside Higher Ed: In an op-ed, James Finkelstein calls for George Mason to resist federal sanctions.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Earle-Sears assails NOVA schools’ trans policies in parents’ rights push (Mark J. Rozell quoted).
FOX5: David Ramadan explains the process for redistricting in Maryland and Virginia.
The New York Times (audio option): Minnesota’s Democratic Party revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate (Alum and Minnesota state senator Omar Fateh, bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Public Administration profiled). Similar in CNN, The Hill (audio option), The Minnesota Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), and other media outlets.
WVTF (Virginia’s public radio; audio option): As the pace of new voter registration lags, analysts look for reasons why (Jennifer Victor interviewed).
CNN (video): FBI conducts search at John Bolton’s home (Andrew McCabe interviewed). Similar in The Hill (audio option), another piece in The Hill (audio option), Yahoo! News UK (video), WKRG-5 (local CBS affiliate in Mobile, AL), NewsBreak, The Daily Beast, and other media outlets.
Osmanqizi English: Richard Kauzlarich discusses U.S. security assurances regarding South Caucasus.
Virginia Business: Virginia’s universities at risk if checks and balances fail, writes James Finkelstein.
Washington Post: Adjunct Ricardo Rosselló is quoted in a story about an innovative K-3 school.
The Garland Journal (Garland, TX): Black America responds to Trump sending in FBI and DEA agents to combat crime in DC (Andrew McCabe quoted).
Northern Virginia Magazine: Former Governor Bob McDonnell joins the Schar School faculty.
The Economist (subscription may be required): Donald Trump has purged one of the CIA’s most senior Russian analysts (Larry Pfeiffer quoted). Also in Linkiesta (Italy).
The Tennessee Star: Exclusive: Prosecutors secured evidence Comey authorized classified leaks, but declined charges (Andrew McCabe mentioned).
PTI (India; video): Stuart Malawer says the tariffs on India are actionable.
The Pinnacle Gazette: Gabbard revokes security clearances for 37 officials (Larry Pfeiffer quoted).
Here’s the Washington Post-Schar School poll section for the week:
The Washington Post (audio option): ICE is joining DC police patrols. Moped drivers are getting detained. (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in MSN. Similar in CNN, CNN Espanol, another CNN story, Time Magazine, USA Today, Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, MSN, MSNBC (video), NBC 4 Washington, KION-46 (local CBS affiliate in Salinas, CA), NewsBreak, Black Enterprise, Yahoo! News Australia, Yahoo! News New Zealand, The Times of India, Newspointapp, VietBF (Vietnam), and other media outlets.
CNN: Trump’s D.C. takeover produces moderate drop in crime – and huge spike in immigration arrests (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in another CNN piece, CNN Espanol, Time, BBC (UK), another story in the BBC (UK), The Daily Mail (UK), Politico, Salon, MSNBC, The Independent (UK), Mother Jones, News Channel Nebraska, Daily Kos, KION-46 (local CBS affiliate in Salinas, CA), BOAInformáco (translation may be required; Brazil), The Ghana Report, Primerahora (Spain), Diario1.com (El Salvador), and other media outlets.
The Hill (audio option): GOP relishes forcing Dem votes on extending Trump DC police power (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Bloomberg (subscription may be required): Attacking Black mayors will cost the GOP its newest supporters (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press (Tribune News Service pickup, St. Paul, MN).
CNN: Man charged with felony assault for allegedly spitting on two National Guard soldiers in DC (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Deseret News (audio option; Salt Lake City, UT): D.C. residents overwhelmingly oppose Trump’s police takeover: poll (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, with Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in Yahoo! News.
CNN: Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims about crime in D.C. (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in ABC17 News (local ABC, Fox affiliate in Columbia, MO), KTVZ-21 (local NBC, CW affiliate in Bend, OD), KVIA-7 (local ABC affiliate in El Paso, TX), News Channel Nebraska, and other media outlets. Similar in Afro.com (audio option), The Mirror, Los Cerritos News (Cerritos, CA), Periódico26 (Cuba), and other media outlets.
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Bloomberg pickup; Chattanooga, TN): Opinion: Crime stats aren’t the best way to make people feel safe (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll mentioned).
The Washington Examiner: Washington, D.C., is not a serious city (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll and comments to the Washington Post by Mark J. Rozell cited).
Academia
Program in Latin American Studies (Princeton): Jo-Marie Burt is announced as a long-term PLAS fellow.
University of Nottingham Taiwan Insight: Master of Public Policy student Yenting Lin probes “Resolution 2758 and Taiwan’s Global Struggle for Recognition.”