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Stickers are lined on a table for voters at the American Legion Post 53 polling location during the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., April 1, 2025.

U.S. Democracy US down-ballot races in 2025 deserve close attention

Samara Angel, Norman Eisen

April 30, 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor sits on the day she testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 19, 2025.

Presidency The first 100 days of confirmations in the second Trump administration

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

April 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an energy-related executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 8, 2025.

U.S. Government & Politics Shakedown federalism and energy policy nationalization

Barry G. Rabe

April 21, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., on April 13, 2025.

Public Opinion Trump loses public support during his first 3 months in office

William A. Galston

April 18, 2025

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