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Annalisa Merelli is an editor, writer, social media and communications professional
Management
The U.S. Kicks Off LGBTQ History Month By Ending Diplomats’ Same-Sex Partner Visas
Only 12% of the world allows same-sex marriage.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Tech
The White House’s Website Deleted The Whole Archive Of Its Daily Newsletters
The newsletters are just one example of material removed from U.S. federal sites.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Management
The VA May Have Wrongly Denied 1,300 Veterans’ Claims Of Sexual Abuse
In just six months last year, hundreds of claims were mishandled by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
The Families Trump Separated And Deported Will Likely Try To Come Back To The U.S.
"There is no question that family separation was the most traumatic experience [migrants] went through, but it wouldn't be a deterrent."
- Annalisa Merelli
Management
The Scramble To Reunite Immigrant Kids With Their Families Is A Case Study In Poor Project Management
The HHS plans to review the files of 12,000 children in its care, by hand.
- Annalisa Merelli and Heather Timmons, Quartz
Tech
A Court Has Ruled That Donald Trump Blocking Users On Twitter Is Unconstitutional
"We must assume that the President and Scavino will remedy the blocking we have held to be unconstitutional."
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Oversight
It’s Not Just Trump. The U.S. Has Always Broken Its Treaties, Pacts And Promises
From the Treaty of Versailles to the Kyoto Protocol, the U.S. is a little flaky.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
'I Don’t Get Confused:' How Nikki Haley’s Feminist Clapback Could Cost Her a Job
Haley won't accept the blame for a failure of communication in the White House.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Management
Why James Comey Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Should Be Impeached
"People in this country need to stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values."
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Oversight
American Support For Authoritarian Rule Has Dropped For The First Time In 23 Years
Call it the Trump effect.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Management
The U.S. Government Put Its Money On a Contraceptive Method Guaranteed to Fail
New funding rules will prioritize abstinence education.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Management
Trump’s White House Communications Directors, By Length of Service
Obama had five communications chiefs in eight years, Bush had four.
- Max de Haldevang, Annalisa Merelli and Nikhil Sonnad, Quartz
Management
A Two-Year Timeline of FBI And Police Failures to Stop The Parkland School Shooter
Many things had to go wrong, and for a long time.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
There Are 5,000 Tunnels Under North Korea, and U.S. Soldiers Are Training To Fight In Them
North Koreans are "world class tunnelers."
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Management
How Donald Trump Spends His Three Hours of 'Executive Time' Each Morning
The president is a known early riser.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Tech
Will Trump Still Be Allowed to Use His Personal Phone in the West Wing?
"The use of all personal devices for both guests and staff will no longer be allowed."
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Oversight
Sessions Has Argued Even Presidents Should Pay for Obstructing Justice
Donald Trump's personal lawyer argued today that the president cannot be found guilty of obstructing justice. Sessions weighed in on that back in 1999.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
More Than 200 U.S. Diplomats, Civil Servants and Servicewomen Say They’ve Been Harassed At Work
Including ambassadors and employees of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
Where in the World the U.S. Still Has a Military Presence
686 bases, 74 countries.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz
Defense
The Military Indeed Spends a Lot On Viagra — Because It Helps Veterans With PTSD
The budget dwarfs that for transgender health care for a very good reason.
- Annalisa Merelli, Quartz