Schar School in the News: January 27th - 31st, 2025

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Washington Post: In a story about Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to lead the country’s intelligence agencies, Gregory Koblentz says in a letter to the Senate Intelligence Committee that she is receiving flawed information from a “discredited conspiracy theorist,” Koblentz’s former MIT professor, Theodor Postol.

Washington Post (audio option): How Trump’s DEI orders may bring extra scrutiny to D.C.-area colleges (George Mason mentioned, with student Jackson McAfee, government and international politics major, quoted).

Christian Science Monitor: Understanding the Trump chaos: It’s about wielding executive power (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

The Independent (UK): Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think (Larry Pfeiffer quoted).

Ms. Magazine: ‘Nasty’ women beware: Trump’s history of demeaning and silencing women (Op-ed by Bonnie Stabile).

Axios: Trump’s death by a thousand cuts to D.C. federal workforce (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Bloomberg (subscription may be required): Donald Trump’s allies push lawmakers to give Tulsi Gabbard top spy job (Larry Pfeiffer quoted). Also in Hindustan Times (India). Similar in Network Times.

GUIK (BBC pickup; translation may be required; Peru): BBC/What does it mean for the U.S. to declare the Mexican cartels and the Tren de Aragua “terrorist organizations?” (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).

Small Wars Journal: Mahmut Cengiz writes about the impact of identifying Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations.

Hamburger Abendblatt (translation may be required; Germany): Trump’s wave of deportations: How Mexico is preparing for it (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in IKZ (Germany), Thüringische Landeszeitung (Germany), and NRZ (Germany), and other outlets.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Mark Rozell: With Trump cuts looming, be careful with that surplus (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).

The Daily Progress (Richmond Times-Dispatch pickup; subscription may be required; Charlottesville, VA): Trump demands federal workforce return to office (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Al Arabiya (video; translation may be needed): David Ramadan discusses possible Trump-Putin negotiations regarding Ukraine.

Osmanqizi TV (translation may be needed; video): Richard Kauzlarich weighs in on the Trump administration’s foreign and energy policies in the South Caucasus, especially Azerbaijan.

WTOP: Chamber: Northern Virginia affordability is ‘a serious regional issue’ (Research by the Stephen S. Fuller Institute is cited).

Maryland Matters (WTOP pickup): Could Trump’s order on federal telework lead to a retirement surge? (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Business Insider: Trump says he could send U.S. special operators after Mexican drug cartels. It could make things a lot worse. (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in Stock Pick.

Yahoo! News (The Root pickup): Trump cancelling remote work for federal workers could cause serious problems for everyone (Terry L. Clower quoted).

NotiPress (translation may be required; Mexico): Shared responsibility is key to US-Mexico border security (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

Washingtonian (audio option): Trump’s attempt to shrink the federal workforce could hit the DC area’s economy hard (Terry L. Clower quoted). Similar in ARLnow.

Urbe Bolivia (translation may be required; Bolivia): What does it mean for the U.S. to declare the Mexican cartels and the Tren de Aragua “terrorist organizations?” (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted)

The News (Singapore): What we know about Trump’s mass deportation plan and its impact on Latin America (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Similar in Press News Agency.

Sdpnoticias (translation may be required; Mexico): “We have to do it,” Trump tells Mexico (Op-ed in which quotes to the BBC by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera) are cited).

Federal News Network (Schar School newsdesk pickup): A deeper look at AI’s impact on government (Alan Shark quoted).

Washington Hispanic (WTOP pickup): Affordability in Northern Virginia is “a serious regional problem” (Research by the Stephen S. Fuller Institute is cited).

El Imparcial (translation may be required; Mexico): Migrants hope Donald Trump softens his heart (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).

ARLnow: Terry Clower gives an idea of what back-to-the-office mandate means to Arlington. Also Alexandria in ALXnow.

Our Central Europe (translation may be required; German): Make America great again? (Mark N. Katz quoted).

La Opinión (translation may be required): An “obscure” governor in Trump’s sights (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

London School of Economics: In a blog about politics in the American south, work by Mark J. Rozell is cited.