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Cuts to NASA’s budget could derail America’s Mars ambitions 

Such major and arbitrary cuts to NASA’s budget would do very little to save money, but they will undercut and decimate one of the most cost-effective programs within the federal government. 

Syria shows dangerous signs of Iraq’s post-Saddam chaos

Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.  

Half say Trump policies making economy worse: Poll

Half of Americans in a new poll say President Trump’s policies have made the U.S. economy worse in his first seven weeks in office. In a CNN poll released Thursday, 51 percent of respondents say Trump’s policies have worsened the country’s economic conditions, while 28 percent say they have improved conditions and 21 percent say...

In Ukraine, it’s Putin’s way or the highway

Russian President Vladimir Putin is intent on having it be his way or the highway in Ukraine, while Team Trump is attempting to get Putin to the negotiation table by giving in to every Russian demand.

Scientists find natural molecule that works like Ozempic

BRINP2-related peptide, or BRP, is a naturally occurring molecule that can suppress appetite and promote weight loss in mice and pigs.

What does February’s inflation report mean for me?

Egg prices went up and airfare prices went down. Here's what to know about February's inflation report.

Morning Report — Dems between rock and hard place on stopgap 

In today’s issue:    The shutdown ball is firmly in the Senate’s court. The spending package passed the House along party lines, with one sole Democrat voting with most Republicans to pass the legislation. Now, the upper chamber must vote on the House GOP’s six-month stopgap funding bill by Friday at midnight or risk a government...

Experts give Kennedy low marks as measles outbreak tests him

A worsening measles outbreak in West Texas has spread to two other states, providing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his first real test of responding to a major public health incident.   The measles outbreak, which has killed two people to date and sickened nearly 260 across three states, represents the...

Inside the Trump-Massie love-hate relationship

President Trump’s threat to back a primary challenger against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is just the latest boiling point in their hot-and-cold relationship — and the Kentuckian is brushing off the attacks. “It's temporary,” the Kentuckian told me after Trump threatened to end his political career over Massie’s “no” vote on a six-month continuing resolution, backed by the president,...

Senate Democrats say they’ll oppose GOP funding bill as government shutdown deadline looms

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they'll oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR instead.

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