Elliott Davis

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Reporter at U.S. News and World Report

Reporter for @usnews | Learned at @merrillcollege @CNSmd @VIDailyNews | USVI born and raised | I tweet about the @Reds sometimes | RTs/likes yada yada yada

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Articles

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Case Tests Trump Administration’s Power Over Deportation to El Salvador

1 week ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Justice Department lawyers are poised to update a federal judge on their efforts – or lack thereof – to facilitate the U.S. return of a Salvadoran man and Maryland resident. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is reportedly being held in an El Salvador mega-prison, and the country’s president said on Monday that he was not interested in releasing him.
How Many Illegal Crossings Have There Been at the U.S.-Mexico Border?

1 week ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

The 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border has become the center of a political quagmire in recent years, with immigration regularly tracking as one of the most polarizing subjects in American discourse.
Trump Aims for New Nuclear Deal With Iran

2 weeks ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

If you’re sick of reading and hearing the word “tariff,” you’ve come to the right column. Potentially lost in the shuffle around President Trump’s you-know-what frenzy was his revelation that the U.S. on Saturday will participate in talks with Iran in an attempt to tame the country’s advancing nuclear program.
ASU President Highlights Higher Education Innovation Amid Funding Threats

2 weeks ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

Arizona State University President Michael Crow says it is “never time to rest” when it comes to innovation and evolution in higher education, which he adds is being disrupted “more than a little bit” amid threatened funding cuts by the Trump administration aimed at some institutions.
How the Trump Administration Accidentally Deported a Maryland Father

3 weeks ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

Key Takeaways: A court filing reported by The Atlantic revealed that a Salvadoran man with protected status was deported due to an “administrative error.” Officials have accused the man, a Maryland resident named Kilmar Abrego Garcia, of being a gang member and he is now being held in a Salvadoran prison. Several Trump administration officials have doubled down on the move.
The Major Trump Administration Officials in the Signal Chat: Who’s Downplaying? Who’s Denying? Who’s Deflecting?

4 weeks ago | usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Elliott Davis

Top administration officials are caught up in what is perhaps the first major scandal of Donald Trump’s second term in office following the release of a private group chat on the Signal app that discussed sensitive national security plans and inadvertently included a journalist. The Atlantic on Monday posted a story featuring excerpts from the chat, to which the magazine’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added by national security adviser Michael Waltz.
Autocracies Are Growing. An Expert Wonders if the U.S. Might be Next.

1 month ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

Key Takeaways: There were more autocracies than democracies around the world last year, an analysis shows. The number of people living in “autocratizing” countries comprises 40% of the world’s population. President Donald Trump’s early actions and ‘disregard of rule of law’ are ‘extremely worrying,’ the V-Dem Institute’s founding director says. Is democracy on the decline?
What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order to Dismantle the Education Department

1 month ago | usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Elliott Davis |Lauren Smith Camera |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to “begin eliminating” the Department of Education – one that avoids claiming a disputed legal authority to dissolve the congressionally established agency but nevertheless pares back its role and its responsibilities.
These Are the World’s Happiest Countries. Finland Is – Again – at the Top.

1 month ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

Key Takeaways: Finland was ranked No. 1 in the World Happiness Report for the eighth straight year. The U.S. finished at No. 24 – its lowest rank since the report launched 13 years ago. Every Nordic country found itself in the top 10, which also included Costa Rica.
Denmark Is the Most Resilient Country in the World, Report Finds

1 month ago | usnews.com | Elliott Davis

Denmark has the most resilient business environment among 130 nations and territories, according to analysis by a global property insurance and risk management company. Eight of the top 10 countries are European, with one United States region placing tenth. The remaining two U.S. regions ranked No. 12 and No. 17.