Nick Carnes: The cost of low pay: The $12,000 salary is warping the Nebraska Legislature

Frank Bruni dissected the vacillating rhetoric from U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (NC) as he attempts to balance appeasement to Trump with bipartisan proclivity. Asher Hildebrand offered some expert North Carolina political perspectives for this piece.

Phyllis Pomerantz spoke to PolitiFact about how Trump misrepresented international aid in his address to Congress. Sanford journalism alum Grace Abels co-wrote this article.