A spacecraft from Japan attempting to make the country's first private moon landing on Thursday instead crashed into the lunar surface in a disappointing second failure for its Ispace builders. read more
There's an old anti-vaccine trope that the only way to know if a vaccine is safe and effective is to use a placebo-controlled clinical study, in which some people receive the vaccine and others receive an inert substance, such as a saline shot, before the results are compared. HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has embraced this trope and ordered that all new vaccines have placebo controls.
The GENIUS Act would require banks to prioritize stablecoin owners over customers if there's a financial collapse. read more
The expert said she could no longer help vulnerable people in her CDC role. read more
Texas' conservative Legislature has again and again refused to mandate that most private businesses use E-Verify. Experts say that Republican resistance is rooted in how the system could impact the state's labor supply and economy.
Investors sold off shares in Tesla on Thursday, as tensions erupted between boss Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump. read more
Walsh announced his formal affiliation with the Democratic Party in a Tuesday Substack post, saying he made the decision because he views the Republican Party as a threat to democracy and the rule of law ... read more
Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to "push the envelope" one email said, with staff encouraged to come up with new ways of increasing arrests and suggesting them to superiors. read more
The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at Elon Musk as their feud rapidly ramped up.... read more
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland's ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines ... read more
President Trump doubled down Wednesday on calls to scrap the nation's debt ceiling ... read more
The measure includes the most substantial rollback of the ACA since Mr. Trump's Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama's signature domestic accomplishment...One difference today is that Republicans aren't describing their legislation as a repeal of the ACA, after the 2017 effort cost them control of the House the following year. read more
The request, if it passes the House and Senate, would formally enshrine many of the spending cuts and freezes sought by DOGE. read more
Politico has a report about the Trump Administration blocking the publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit. read more
Trump signs ban on travel to US from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. There are an additional seven countries whose nationals face partial travel restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The White House says these "common sense restrictions" will "protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors" read more
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