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The US government’s $44 million vaccine rollout website was a predictable mess – here’s how to fix the broken process behind it
Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been a nightmare for many Americans as they struggle through multi-step registration

Trump wasn’t the first president to try to politicize the civil service – which remains at risk of returning to Jackson’s ‘spoils system’
Barry M. Mitnick, University of Pittsburgh The federal government’s core civilian workforce has long been known for its professionalism. About 2.1 million nonpartisan career officials

Biden faces the world: 5 foreign policy experts explain US priorities – and problems – after Trump
Muqtedar Khan, University of Delaware; Garret Martin, American University School of International Service; Jennifer M. Piscopo, Occidental College; Joyce Mao, Middlebury, and Julius A. Amin,

Don’t blame Fox News for the attack on the Capitol
Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Kamlet, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University In the days following the attack on the Capitol,

‘The US is falling apart’: How Russian media is portraying the US Capitol siege
Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which was Christmas Eve for Eastern Orthodox Christians, was a perfect

Biden to dismiss Trump’s lift for travel ban
As Trump nears the end of this term, one of his final orders were to lift travel bands from Europe and Brazil. However, Biden stands

The Rich History of Jewish Prayer on the Floor of Congress
Between policy debates and competing political agendas, Congress is not exactly known for being a place of peace, except when members pause for a moment

Wisconsin Was the Electoral College Tipping-Point State, Again
The 2020 election was decided for Biden by just 43,000 individual votes in three states.The Electoral College formally convened in the 50 states and the

Leftists Are Upset with the Ongoing Presidential Transition
With so much pearl clutching by the left and the media over delays and disruptions of the ongoing presidential transition, it helps to put things

Seattle Considering Poverty Defense for Most Misdemeanors
A sign on a tent is seen at Tent City 3, a homeless encampment in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/REUTERS) Seattle is considering adopting a law

Michigan Republicans ask Supreme Court to view findings from Dominion voting machines forensic audit
A group of Republicans want the Supreme Court to view findings from a forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems equipment in Antrim County, Michigan, that

Russian Hacking Group Breached Several US Government Agencies in Extensive Campaign
Some U.S. officials claim that Russian government spies conducted an extensive, long-running hacking campaign that infiltrated the country’s Treasury, Commerce departments, and other American government