The Trump administration has frozen immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries. The following Cornell experts are available to discuss developments. 

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Judge Orlando Garcia has temporarily blocked a Texas state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, revealing something crucial says Cornell University expert Landon Schnabel.

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The federal spending bill which, if passed, would end the record-long government shutdown, would also heavily restrict the selling of THC-infused products says a Cornell University expert Larry Smart.

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Politicians have long pointed to off-cycle election results as an indicator of the national mood, but this year, their significance will be even more pronounced says a Cornell University professor David Bateman.

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Some are saying that Zohran Mamdani’s win is indicative of what’s to come for the Democratic Party, but New York City is too unique for his victory to mean much for national politics, says a Cornell University professor Richard Bensel. 

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Republicans say the renewal of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies can wait until after the shutdown is averted, but if ACA subsidies are not renewed today, it may be harder to bring premiums down later, says Cornell University teach professor Nick Fabrizio. 

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On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 fee accompany new H-1B visas, but H-1B visas have long been beneficial for the U.S. economy as a whole and this move will hurt the American tech ecosystem say Cornell University experts. 

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On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, but without subsequent structural changes, the rebrand risks being performative says Cornell University professor Sarah Kreps. 

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The Trump administration in attempting to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but the president's actions have not legal reality says Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett. 

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Under the agriculture provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Congress eliminated SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education), but there isn’t enough conversation about the role of SNAP-Ed in emergency response. 

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