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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/633397/original/file-20241120-19-twjuyo.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1440&rect=40%2C13%2C4086%2C2039"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Julia R. 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/633107/original/file-20241119-17-oz6xj8.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1280&rect=2368%2C0%2C4867%2C4865 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633107/original/file-20241119-17-oz6xj8.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=2368%2C0%2C4867%2C4865 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633107/original/file-20241119-17-oz6xj8.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=2368%2C0%2C4867%2C4865 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/633107/original/file-20241119-17-oz6xj8.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=2368%2C0%2C4867%2C4865"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Ismar Volić, Wellesley College</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/graduate-students-explore-americas-polarized-landscape-via-train-in-this-course-243538" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Graduate students explore America’s polarized landscape via train in this course</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Sarah Federman, University of San Diego</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A group of young people smile and pose together in a large empty hall. They all have suitcases and backpacks with them." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAJ5rX////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=22%2C245%2C999%2C499&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A group of young people smile and pose together in a large empty hall. They all have suitcases and backpacks with them." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAJ5rX////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=133%2C0%2C768%2C768&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=133%2C0%2C768%2C768&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=133%2C0%2C768%2C768&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632427/original/file-20241116-15-nikelk.jpeg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=133%2C0%2C768%2C768&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/americans-agree-more-than-they-might-think-not-knowing-this-jeopardizes-the-nations-shared-values-242555" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Various people put their hands together in a circle." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter 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1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=53%2C756%2C5943%2C2971&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=53%2C756%2C5943%2C2971&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Various people put their hands together in a circle." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632374/original/file-20241115-17-n21xwt.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=649%2C0%2C3959%2C3959&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/3-strategies-to-help-americans-bridge-the-deepening-partisan-divide-243539" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>3 strategies to help Americans bridge the deepening partisan divide</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video 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" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAACsySv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633064/original/file-20241119-19-dtt57o.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1174%2C0%2C4979%2C4979&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633064/original/file-20241119-19-dtt57o.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1174%2C0%2C4979%2C4979&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633064/original/file-20241119-19-dtt57o.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1174%2C0%2C4979%2C4979&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/633064/original/file-20241119-19-dtt57o.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1174%2C0%2C4979%2C4979&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/trumps-agenda-will-face-hurdles-in-congress-despite-the-republican-trifecta-of-winning-the-house-senate-and-white-house-243550" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Trump’s agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican ‘trifecta’ of winning the House, Senate and White House</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Charlie Hunt, Boise State University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A dark sky with a large white building that has a spire on it, behind a traffic light." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 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href="https://theconversation.com/inflation-is-radioactive-trumps-victory-is-part-of-a-global-populist-wave-of-voters-throwing-out-incumbents-243113" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">James D. Long, University of Washington and Victor Menaldo, University of Washington</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A woman in a white coat pushing a grocery cart in a store." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAC5WPf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C6000%2C3000&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C6000%2C3000&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C6000%2C3000&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C6000%2C3000&fit=crop 64w, 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data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAC5WPf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/populist-podcasters-love-rfk-jr-and-he-took-the-same-left-right-turn-toward-trump-as-they-did-243761" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Populist podcasters love RFK, Jr., and he took the same left-right turn toward Trump as they did</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Rachel Meade, Boston University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Kennedy and Trump smile and shake hands" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632112/original/file-20241114-19-tc4wx3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=410%2C0%2C1945%2C1945&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-why-a-trump-white-house-might-not-be-a-disaster-for-ukraine-in-fact-it-might-tighten-the-screws-on-russia-243227" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten the screws on Russia</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Two men, one in a blue suit the other in a sweater stand next to a table." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' 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50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADc6S////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 1280px, (min-width: 1466px) 733px, (min-width: 1280px) 640px, (min-width: 1024px) 512px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 640px" 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opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Trump’s agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican ‘trifecta’ of winning the House, Senate and White House</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Charlie Hunt, Boise State University</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/many-wealthy-members-of-congress-are-descendants-of-rich-slaveholders-new-study-demonstrates-the-enduring-legacy-of-slavery-239077" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Neil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A statue of Jefferson Davis on display on Capitol Hill." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=32%2C26%2C4368%2C2184&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A statue of Jefferson Davis on display on Capitol Hill." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFVGM////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 48w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/623388/original/file-20241003-18-dueljn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=224%2C0%2C2929%2C2929&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/3-years-after-fall-of-kabul-us-congress-has-still-not-acted-to-secure-future-of-more-than-70-000-afghan-evacuees-in-us-235080" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Kelsey Norman, Rice University and Ana Martín Gil, Rice University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Children and women in headscarves sit on chairs." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: 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data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFdHNf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/613339/original/file-20240813-17-v5okvk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=849%2C0%2C3399%2C3399&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/613339/original/file-20240813-17-v5okvk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=849%2C0%2C3399%2C3399&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/613339/original/file-20240813-17-v5okvk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=849%2C0%2C3399%2C3399&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/613339/original/file-20240813-17-v5okvk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=849%2C0%2C3399%2C3399&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-is-congress-filled-with-old-people-233051" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Why is Congress filled with old people?</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Charlie Hunt, Boise State University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="An imposing gray government building with a dome and an American flag flying from a pole." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/603549/original/file-20240627-17-qoeopw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C775%2C5568%2C2784&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="An imposing gray government building with a dome and an American flag flying from a pole." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/603549/original/file-20240627-17-qoeopw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=616%2C108%2C3592%2C3592&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/life-on-the-us-mexico-border-is-chaotic-an-immigration-scholar-explains-why-and-its-not-for-the-reasons-that-some-gop-lawmakers-claim-217896" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>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</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">William McCorkle, College of Charleston</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A man wearing a baseball cap talks with a crowd of women and children. 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class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Democracy and rule of law</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/international-election-monitors-can-help-boost-peoples-trust-in-the-electoral-process-but-not-all-work-the-same-way-241715" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>International election monitors can help boost people’s trust in the electoral process − but not all work the same way</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Sarah Bush, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Prather, University of California, San Diego</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A row of people are seen facing away from the camera and leaning over little tables that are surrounded by black barriers." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629013/original/file-20241030-17-am2gxg.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1041%2C0%2C4050%2C4050&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629013/original/file-20241030-17-am2gxg.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1041%2C0%2C4050%2C4050&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/nationalism-is-not-patriotism-3-insights-from-orwell-about-trump-and-the-2024-election-241883" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Nationalism is not patriotism: 3 insights from Orwell about Trump and the 2024 election</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Mark Satta, Wayne State University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A man dressed in red, white and blue hugging and kissing an American flag." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628292/original/file-20241026-15-h55zmb.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=595%2C0%2C2372%2C2370&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/foreign-countries-are-helping-autocracies-repress-exiled-dissidents-in-return-for-economic-gain-240069" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A protestor in a blue mask with a red hand over the mouth." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFA1Kv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=7%2C165%2C5203%2C2598&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=7%2C165%2C5203%2C2598&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=7%2C165%2C5203%2C2598&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=7%2C165%2C5203%2C2598&fit=crop 64w, 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decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFA1Kv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 96w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628031/original/file-20241024-15-kszj4p.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=220%2C0%2C3637%2C3637&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/threatening-the-enemy-within-with-force-military-ethicists-explain-the-danger-to-important-american-traditions-241964" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Threatening ‘the enemy within’ with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser, Naval Postgraduate School</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Men in helmets and camouflage uniforms stand in a row in a street." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627756/original/file-20241023-19-cg05u7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=963%2C0%2C3635%2C3635&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/democracy-619/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Race and equity</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/black-entrepreneurs-are-often-shut-out-from-capital-but-heres-how-some-are-removing-barriers-224899" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">SherRhonda Gibbs, Morehouse College; Eric Liguori, Florida State University; Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame, and Susana C. Santos, Florida State University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Black entrepreneurs appear on stage at the Apollo Theater." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' 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decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE4zKf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 96w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627341/original/file-20241022-15-p47r52.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1535%2C116%2C3251%2C3251&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/racism-is-such-a-touchy-topic-that-many-us-educators-avoid-it-we-are-college-professors-who-tackled-that-challenge-head-on-229661" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Black students speak in front of a campus building wearing black shirts" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" 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srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 128w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628009/original/file-20241024-15-jmsit0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=14%2C0%2C3402%2C3402&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/most-us-book-bans-target-childrens-literature-featuring-diverse-characters-and-authors-of-color-238731" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Katherine Spoon, University of Colorado Boulder and Isabelle Langrock, Sciences Po </p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="stacks of books are on display on a shelf in a bookstore under a sign 'books unite us'" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=142%2C907%2C3450%2C1725&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=142%2C907%2C3450%2C1725&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="stacks of books are on display on a shelf in a bookstore under a sign 'books unite us'" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624012/original/file-20241007-16-2gxgdd.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=681%2C0%2C2638%2C2638&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-racist-one-drop-rule-lives-on-in-how-trump-talks-about-black-politicians-and-whiteness-in-america-236467" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Marya T. Mtshali, Harvard University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Donald Trump watches Kamala Harris on TV." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: 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data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAACgoUv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/628243/original/file-20241025-15-n2h4tk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1096%2C96%2C3621%2C3621&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628243/original/file-20241025-15-n2h4tk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1096%2C96%2C3621%2C3621&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628243/original/file-20241025-15-n2h4tk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1096%2C96%2C3621%2C3621&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628243/original/file-20241025-15-n2h4tk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1096%2C96%2C3621%2C3621&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628243/original/file-20241025-15-n2h4tk.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1096%2C96%2C3621%2C3621&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/race-331/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">State politics</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/red-flag-laws-are-still-used-in-colorados-second-amendment-sanctuaries-just-less-frequently-226944" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Red flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Christopher Knoepke, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A blurry barrel of a handgun and bullets" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADBLTv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 16w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=19%2C398%2C4268%2C2134&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A blurry barrel of a handgun and bullets" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADBLTv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 32w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629559/original/file-20241101-15-9lx4s2.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=302%2C0%2C2854%2C2853&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/voters-in-arab-american-strongholds-likely-tipped-michigan-in-trumps-favor-242854" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Voters in Arab American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump’s favor</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Michael Traugott, University of Michigan</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 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place" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE81Lf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/630978/original/file-20241108-15-9c70dc.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1972%2C12%2C5650%2C5650&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630978/original/file-20241108-15-9c70dc.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1972%2C12%2C5650%2C5650&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630978/original/file-20241108-15-9c70dc.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1972%2C12%2C5650%2C5650&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630978/original/file-20241108-15-9c70dc.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1972%2C12%2C5650%2C5650&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630978/original/file-20241108-15-9c70dc.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1972%2C12%2C5650%2C5650&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/pennsylvania-will-keep-its-divided-legislature-thanks-to-split-ticket-voters-243187" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Aerial view of grand room with chandeliers, oil paintings and dozesn of people seated and standing at long wooden tables" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630950/original/file-20241108-17-z3h7dj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1031%2C0%2C3891%2C3891&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630950/original/file-20241108-17-z3h7dj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1031%2C0%2C3891%2C3891&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630950/original/file-20241108-17-z3h7dj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1031%2C0%2C3891%2C3891&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/10-states-had-abortion-measures-on-the-ballot-where-they-passed-where-they-failed-and-what-it-all-means-243090" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="We have a birds eye view of two long tables where 14 people are seated and reviewing ballots" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C35%2C5991%2C2991&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="We have a birds eye view of two long tables where 14 people are seated and reviewing ballots" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630447/original/file-20241106-17-1jgx5q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1985%2C0%2C4005%2C4002&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/state-politics-1712/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Immigration</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-trump-might-target-daca-recipients-and-other-immigrant-groups-243096" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="People are seen walking in a desert, with a man wearing army green and a vest that says 'police' on it in yellow watches them. 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/630729/original/file-20241107-15-wq9lyh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=492%2C0%2C5769%2C5769&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630729/original/file-20241107-15-wq9lyh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=492%2C0%2C5769%2C5769&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630729/original/file-20241107-15-wq9lyh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=492%2C0%2C5769%2C5769&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630729/original/file-20241107-15-wq9lyh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=492%2C0%2C5769%2C5769&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/beefing-up-border-patrol-is-a-bipartisan-goal-but-the-agency-has-a-troubled-history-of-violence-and-impunity-238171" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ragini Shah, Suffolk University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Two border patrol agents on horseback ride in front of the border wall" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=14%2C14%2C4778%2C3025&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Two border patrol agents on horseback ride in front of the border wall" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629289/original/file-20241031-19-fin06i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=646%2C0%2C3046%2C3045&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/trumps-anti-haitian-rhetoric-reflects-americas-long-standing-racism-against-haiti-and-its-people-240975" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Trump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Thurka Sangaramoorthy, American University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A Haitian pastor is surrounded by supporters as they demonstrate against hateful rhetoric aimed against them. " loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE1RK////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=41%2C586%2C3952%2C1976&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A Haitian pastor is surrounded by supporters as they demonstrate against hateful rhetoric aimed against them. " loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE1RK////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/627750/original/file-20241023-17-62hxp9.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=790%2C0%2C2892%2C2892&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/proof-that-immigrants-fuel-the-us-economy-is-found-in-the-billions-they-send-back-home-227542" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ernesto Castañeda, American University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Migrant workers pick strawberries near San Francisco, California. " loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFdGKv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=165%2C63%2C4616%2C2699&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Migrant workers pick strawberries near San Francisco, California. " loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFdGKv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/624646/original/file-20241009-15-6jz5nm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=789%2C134%2C2722%2C2722&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/us-immigration-11855/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Middle East</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/icc-arrest-warrants-for-israels-netanyahu-and-hamas-leader-doesnt-mean-those-accused-will-face-trial-anytime-soon-244339" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leader doesn’t mean those accused will face trial anytime soon</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Victor Peskin, Arizona State University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A building with lots of glass windows is seen behind a sign with the scales of justice depicted." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/633587/original/file-20241121-15-lnhmio.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=36%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/633587/original/file-20241121-15-lnhmio.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=36%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/633587/original/file-20241121-15-lnhmio.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=36%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/israels-ban-on-unrwa-continues-a-pattern-of-politicizing-palestinian-refugee-aid-and-puts-millions-of-lives-at-risk-242379" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Soldiers in fatigues and helmets walk past a building with a UN logo on it." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628614/original/file-20241029-15-wk5w79.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1461%2C0%2C5755%2C5755&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628614/original/file-20241029-15-wk5w79.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1461%2C0%2C5755%2C5755&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628614/original/file-20241029-15-wk5w79.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1461%2C0%2C5755%2C5755&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628614/original/file-20241029-15-wk5w79.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1461%2C0%2C5755%2C5755&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/israels-latest-strike-against-iran-may-actually-de-escalate-regional-tensions-for-now-at-least-242276" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Israel’s latest strike against Iran may actually de-escalate regional tensions – for now, at least</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Javed Ali, University of Michigan</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A man with hand-held lights stands in front of a military jet." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' 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1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C196%2C2041%2C1020&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C196%2C2041%2C1020&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A man with hand-held lights stands in front of a military jet." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628283/original/file-20241026-15-u9a7lh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=134%2C42%2C1321%2C1321&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/hamas-at-a-crossroads-sinwars-death-leaves-a-vacuum-israeli-actions-make-it-harder-to-fill-with-a-moderate-241990" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Hamas at a crossroads: Sinwar’s death leaves a vacuum; Israeli actions make it harder to fill with a moderate</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Mkhaimar Abusada, Northwestern University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A large poster depicts the face of a man while nearby people wave flags." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/628207/original/file-20241025-17-zsp3e1.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1787%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/middle-east-361/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Trump's trials</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-6 row-span-2 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/presidential-immunity-has-clear-limits-special-counsel-filing-says-and-trump-should-be-tried-for-efforts-to-overturn-2020-election-236935" class="group relative flex min-h-96 w-full flex-col justify-end sm:min-h-80 lg:min-h-96 xl:min-h-120"><div class="absolute inset-0"><img alt="An oval office with fancy furnishings and paintings." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/620802/original/file-20240920-20-47734.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=997%2C0%2C3997%2C3997 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/620802/original/file-20240920-20-47734.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=997%2C0%2C3997%2C3997 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/620802/original/file-20240920-20-47734.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=997%2C0%2C3997%2C3997"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/supreme-courts-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-238664" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>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</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ken Hughes, University of Virginia</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A man in a suit and tie sitting at a desk reading from a piece of paper in front of him." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/618509/original/file-20240910-16-263wav.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C313%2C5092%2C2542&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A man in a suit and tie sitting at a desk reading from a piece of paper in front of him." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/618509/original/file-20240910-16-263wav.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1290%2C0%2C3290%2C3290&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/despite-donald-trumps-claims-his-gag-order-holds-up-against-the-constitution-233762" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Despite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden 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" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE41LP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/612508/original/file-20240808-18-srjdh3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1356%2C0%2C3727%2C3724&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/612508/original/file-20240808-18-srjdh3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1356%2C0%2C3727%2C3724&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/612508/original/file-20240808-18-srjdh3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1356%2C0%2C3727%2C3724&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/612508/original/file-20240808-18-srjdh3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1356%2C0%2C3727%2C3724&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-ruling-may-put-presidents-above-the-law-but-even-kings-never-were-234883" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Jay Rubenstein, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A colorful woodcut of a man wearing a crown signing a document while surrounded by others in fancy medieval dress." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 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1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607619/original/file-20240717-17-ukzsqj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=511%2C0%2C3597%2C3597&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/607619/original/file-20240717-17-ukzsqj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=511%2C0%2C3597%2C3597&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/trump-appointed-federal-judge-rules-trumps-classified-document-case-is-unconstitutional-heres-how-special-counsels-have-been-authorized-before-234763" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s classified document case is unconstitutional – here’s how special counsels have been authorized before</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Joshua Holzer, Westminster College</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Dozens of boxes that allegedlycontain classified documents are stacked in a storage room at Donald Trump's estate. 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" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAGhYPP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/607032/original/file-20240715-17-zvzc7m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=49%2C0%2C2577%2C2576&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/us/topics/trump-trials-137346/articles?region_scoped=us" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Around the world</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/denmarks-uprooting-of-settled-residents-from-ghettos-forms-part-of-aggressive-plan-to-assimilate-nonwhite-inhabitants-243424" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Denmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Selma Hedlund, Boston University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Biker passes people walking." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Biker passes people walking." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFprj////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632634/original/file-20241118-19-g2b4ir.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format 16w, 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sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-ukraine-can-now-do-with-longer-range-us-missiles-and-how-that-could-affect-the-course-of-the-war-243991" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Two men, one in a suit, the other in a polo-neck shirt, sit on ornate chairs." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/indonesia-presidents-diplomatic-dash-takes-in-china-and-us-but-a-trump-presidency-may-see-the-aspiring-regional-powerhouse-tilt-more-toward-beijing-243299" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Indonesia president’s diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Angguntari Ceria Sari, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan and Idil Syawfi, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="One man in a traditional Indonesian hat sits on a chair opposite a man in a suit." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631939/original/file-20241114-15-xoevdx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C2814%2C2814&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/inflation-is-radioactive-trumps-victory-is-part-of-a-global-populist-wave-of-voters-throwing-out-incumbents-243113" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">James D. Long, University of Washington and Victor Menaldo, University of Washington</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A woman in a white coat pushing a grocery cart in a store." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' 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data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAC5WPf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630966/original/file-20241108-15-gzjzvw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=952%2C0%2C3997%2C3997&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Most read this week</h2></div><section class="mb-4 mt-12"><div role="list" class="grid gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-flow-col md:grid-rows-[repeat(3,auto)]"><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">1.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/trumps-criminal-conviction-wont-stop-him-from-getting-security-clearance-as-president-243104" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Trump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as president</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Trump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as president" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE02Kf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5186%2C2593&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Trump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as president" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE02Kf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 16w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630457/original/file-20241106-15-r2r0y.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=900%2C62%2C3384%2C3384&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">2.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/one-election-victory-does-not-make-a-new-era-in-american-politics-heres-what-history-shows-243335" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFNHMf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C300%2C5571%2C2781&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFNHMf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631523/original/file-20241112-15-2vu7z.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=701%2C0%2C3767%2C3767&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">3.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-so-many-people-voted-for-trump-5-things-to-understand-about-maga-supporters-thinking-239031" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Why so many people voted for Trump − 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters’ thinking</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Why so many people voted for Trump − 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters’ thinking" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE4zLv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C79%2C6668%2C3334&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Why so many people voted for Trump − 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters’ thinking" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE4zLv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 96w, 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/621249/original/file-20240924-18-bdziko.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1577%2C0%2C4452%2C4450&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">4.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/better-but-not-stellar-pollsters-faced-familiar-complaints-difficulties-in-assessing-trump-harris-race-243336" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAEc4XP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=28%2C17%2C3837%2C1918&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAEc4XP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/631874/original/file-20241113-17-manr8v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=347%2C0%2C2573%2C2573&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">5.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-ukraine-can-now-do-with-longer-range-us-missiles-and-how-that-could-affect-the-course-of-the-war-243991" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFBKNf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 128w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=730%2C0%2C5396%2C2698&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFBKNf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/632690/original/file-20241118-17-w365sn.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3185%2C3185&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">6.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/lgbtq-rights-where-trump-and-vance-stand-237298" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>LGBTQ rights: Where Trump and Vance stand</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Marie-Amelie George, Wake Forest University</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="LGBTQ rights: Where Trump and Vance stand" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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