This discussion presented the relaunch of the Talking About Politics discussion series into a new series called “What in the World is Going On?” This new format allowed open discussion of topics generated from participants’ comments and questions. The resources below are from a compilation of those topics.

Voting and Election Resources

Voter Registration Information

Models of Election

Russia- Ukraine US Peace Negotiations

Putin agrees to resume 3-way peace talks with Ukraine and US

The Nation: Ukraine: Time to End the War 

Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request 

Starlink/ Elon Musk

CBS News- Photos show Ukraine's Starlink access disabled during deadly Russian strike

AP News  Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored 

Elon Musk Dominance 

What the Coming Rise of Trillionaires Could Mean for Democracy and the Rule of Law  

Trump, the Media, 1st Amendment, and Transparency

Daily Press Briefings Transparency

US State Department Briefings

Washington Post White House sued again over media bans as groups seek wider injunction: Prohibitions violate rights of ordinary citizens, new lawsuit alleges

Trump's media bans 'deprive the public', press freedom groups argue

Supreme Court Shadow Docket

Brennan Center The Supreme Court Is Moving More Cases into the Shadows

Britannica Major Shadow Docket Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court During the Second Trump Administration (2025– )

Polarizing Rhetoric

Trump’s increasingly dark rhetoric is shocking — even for him

Teen Vogue What Gen Alpha Thinks of Politics: Growing Up on the Internet in the Era of Trump and Covid

Polarization

Andrew Carnegie Foundation

Syracuse University

Time Magazine- The Troubling History Behind JD Vance's Style of Rhetoric

AI

The Atlantic The Problem With Counterfeit People