Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House have been indelibly marked by a crusade against higher education, freezing billions in funding to the nation’s oldest institutions. In Providence, Brown students are mobilizing against Trump’s encroachments. bostonglobe.com/2025/04/30/met…

More journalists killed in Gaza than World War 1, World War 2, Vietnam, Yugoslavia & Afghanistan combined

How did shooter find Minnesota lawmakers’ homes? It’s easier than most people think. startribune.com/local-lawmaker…

Vance Boelter fled on foot after shooting lawmakers Saturday, leaving behind his SUV strewn with firearms, a first-aid kit and several spiral-bound notebooks full of blue-inked scrawl. One notebook features pages lined with various “people search” sites. startribune.com/local-lawmaker…

New: Sofia Barnett and I spent our Saturday driving (and kayaking) around the Twin Cities to talk to folks escaping the extreme heat warning and record-breaking temperatures during the first weekend of summer. startribune.com/twin-cities-re…

Follow along for the The Minnesota Star Tribune ‘s live coverage of Melissa Hortman’s Lying in State. Hortman, who was assassinated on June 14, is the first woman to receive the honor in Minnesota. startribune.com/melissa-hortma…

Hats off to my 2025 win-a-trip winner, Sofia Barnett of Brown University. Here's an essay she wrote from our trip to West Africa, in which she explores how young women are challenging traditions of female genital mutilation: nytimes.com/2025/07/02/opi…

We're so glad Sofia is at the The Minnesota Star Tribune this summer!

My win-a-trip winner, Sofia Barnett, wrote this excellent piece from our West Africa trip, arguing that American feminism should show more concern for global issues for women and girls: nytimes.com/2025/07/05/opi… She's right.

‘Dragged away after court’: Detention tactics at Minnesota immigration court hearings spark outcry startribune.com/dragged-away-a…

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