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Retired military leaders weigh in on Trump ordering Pentagon to cut DEI programs

Associate Dean Diane Ryan joins PBS Newshour to share her perspective on the impact of President Trump’s executive order to end DEI initiatives at the Pentagon and within the military, saying these programs “about leveraging the talents of all of our people and recognizing the different strengths that people bring to the fight. It's leader development.”

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CalMatters

How much did the youth vote shift to the right in California?

CIRCLE research highlighting decreased youth voter turnout in the 2024 election (compared to 2020) and other breakdowns of 2024 youth voter data are referenced in this article.

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Unwrapping Gov. Healey's proposed taxes on candy, Zyn

Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, joins Radio Boston to discuss Governor Maura Healey’s proposal to add a sales tax to candy and synthetic nicotine products in the state.

The Boston Globe

TikTok ban could spark political backlash from young people

Kelly Siegel-Stechler of CIRCLE comments on the center’s research to determine the sources that young voters use for political information. CIRCLE research on decreased youth voter interest in the 2024 election, compared to the 2020 election, is also referenced.

MSNBC

Trump is this generation’s ‘normal.’ Here’s what that means.

This opinion piece references data from CIRCLE that shows Democrats won youth voters in key battleground states in 2024 but by a smaller margin than in 2020.

WBUR

Resistance and compromise: How Mass. Democrats plan to deal with minority status in D.C.

Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, is quoted throughout this radio segment and accompanying article about the challenges that Massachusetts Democrats face now that they are in the minority in the House and Senate.

How resistance to Trump may look different in his second administration

Tisch College Dean Dayna L. Cunningham comments on Donald Trump’s campaign vow to quash dissent, saying she doesn’t think people will stay home but protesting will be "more dangerous than it has been.”

The Conversation

The US ambassador to the UN is tasked with doing a careful dance between Washington and the world

Abiodun Williams, Professor of the Practice of International Politics, on the important role of the US Ambassador to the United Nations.

The Tufts Daily

Civic Semester fellows spend first-year fall semester in Peru, Thailand

Students from the two fall 2024 Tufts Civic Semester cohorts reflect on their experiences in Peru and Thailand.

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