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No ‘death’ for diversity: How DEI is being rebranded — not disbanded

The blows Trump’s dealt — an end to diversity training mandates, race-conscious hiring in government, and funding for DEI programming — target only federal...

From Panama to Greenland — all of Trump’s problems lead to China

The situation in the Panama Canal is worse than we thought.

Trump says Venezuela agreed to accept migrants back, lauds return of hostages

President Trump said that Venezuela has agreed to accept the country’s migrants living in the U.S. back as he lauded the return of six American hostages who were held in the Latin American country. “It is so good to have the Venezuela Hostages back home and, very important to note, that Venezuela has agreed to...

Abbott bars Texas officials from using DeepSeek, RedNote on government devices

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) banned state officials from using Chinese-owned technology such as DeepSeek and RedNote on government devices Friday. "Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps," Abbott said in a press release. “Texas will continue to protect and defend...

Canadians largely against proposal to merge with US: Survey

The majority of Canadians are opposed to their country merging with the U.S., something President Trump has suggested in recent weeks, according to new surveys published on Friday.  The new YouGov polls, conducted in both the U.S. and Canada, found that 77 percent of Canadians are strongly or somewhat against Canada becoming a part of...

Patients, not government, should set health care prices

Medicare's price-setting process does not reflect patients' value assessments or providers' variation in care delivery, and a shift to a direct-to-consumer market would allow patients to control their dollars and set prices based on their willingness to pay.

Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces departure

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump administration. Rohit Chopra, who served as the director of the consumer watchdog agency since 2021, posted a letter addressed to President Trump online, in which he said his...

Sheinbaum offers condolences after 6 Mexican nationals killed in Philadelphia plane crash

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a statement following Friday's fatal plane crash in Pennsylvania, which involved six Mexican nationals. "I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States," she wrote on social platform X, according to translation. "The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have...

Spoiling for a fight: Why challenging birthright citizenship is a win-win for Trump

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright citizenship as absurd. Yet the administration seemed not only undeterred, but delighted. There is a reason for that euphoria: They believe that they cannot lose this...

We have a shot at ending HIV — don’t let politics get in the way 

When the next patient asks me about a game-changing HIV prevention tool, I hope I can say, "It's already here and available to everyone who needs it." 

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