As the various pursuits of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. generate pushback from the scientific Left, they draw out distinctions between the two camps’ aims, either to alter humans or to alter what they consume. The broad goal of any purportedly humanitarian organization, of course, is to alleviate afflictions of disease, […]
The WTO has deemed the impact of Trump's tariff overhaul and ongoing uncertainty a "crisis" and warned that if the situation deteriorates, trade flows could be reduced, leading to a 0.2 percent fall in global merchandise trade in 2025.
Trump’s tariffs represent a clumsy attempt to replace a global trading system based on stability and deliberation with his unilateral rage- and power-driven trade war.
A record-high share of U.S. adults say they think global warming will pose a “serious threat” to them in their lifetime, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. In the survey, conducted in early March, 48 percent of respondents say they think “global warming will pose a serious threat to you or your way of...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has invoked the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition to block President Trump’s appointees to serve as U.S. attorneys for two of the most prestigious districts in the country, the Southern District and the Eastern District of New York. Schumer announced Wednesday that he will use his senatorial privilege to block...
A second adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been suspended amid an ongoing probe into leaks of information at the Pentagon. The Defense Department’s deputy chief of staff, Darin Selnick, was placed on administrative leave “pending an investigation,” a U.S. Defense official told The Hill. Selnick’s suspension came as part of the same investigation...
A group of 12 students sued the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) over changes that have been made to curriculum and book removals in its schools. The lawsuit accuses the DODEA of eliminating curriculum that deals with subjects such as slavery, Native American history, and LGBTQ issues, taking books off shelves and canceling events the government says are...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced plans to sue the Trump administration Wednesday, challenging President Trump's authority to enact tariffs they claim will cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the Golden State. In the lawsuit, expected to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...