They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the Trump White House.

Advocates of higher birthrates have support in the Trump administration. But it’s unclear whether their priorities will win out.

Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending

Russell T. Vought, leader of the Office of Management and Budget, aims to marry extreme austerity with his Christian values.

She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.

A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

Trump Cleaves Student Loan and Special Education Services From Education Dept.

President Trump said Friday that he was tasking other government entities with core functions of the Education Department as he works to dismantle an agency conservatives have long criticized.

How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It

President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus. Now, Not So Much.

President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More

President Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term.

Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation

Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.