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Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs

Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration's authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages U.S. foreign policy interests.

Did RFK Jr. betray the MAHA movement?

Beneath the day-to-day action of the Trump administration, with chaos and confusion taking up all of our attention, there are elements of the new Make America Great Again coalition that are barely holding together. The ultimate example comes from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has sparked fury among his […]

Boys in girls’ sports is the stuff of insanity

“Why was a boy allowed to play on the other team?” my fifth-grade daughter asked me as we walked off the field at a recent club soccer match.  Good question. This wasn’t a situation I thought we would experience at such a young age. But my daughter’s claim was warranted: The boy posing as a […]

FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead moving toward alternative testing models such computer simulations and "organoids." The agency said in a release that its animal testing requirements would be "reduced, refined, or potentially replaced using a range of approaches,"...

Gabbard: ‘100 people’ working ‘around the clock’ on RFK, MLK assassination files

Director of National Intelligence Tusli Gabbard has been working with over 100 people to scan and release government documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

TikTok deal in limbo amid trade war

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story How Trump's China tariffs upended TikTok negotiations President Trump’s new tariffs on China have thrown a wrench in efforts to negotiate a deal over TikTok’s divestment from its parent company ByteDance, as Washington and Beijing sink deeper into a trade war. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press After the...

Trump administration cuts contracts for National Climate Assessment 

The Trump administration is cutting contracts that funded work on the National Climate Assessment — which is published every few years and details how climate change impacts the U.S. — as well as other climate activity. Records show that NASA has canceled several deals with contractor ICF, including those supporting work on the climate assessment...

Stocks sink as US, China dig in for trade war

✈️ Plus: Airplanes bump wings at DCA {beacon} STOCKS FELL THURSDAY as the U.S. and China dug in for a prolonged trade war that could have ramifications up and down the global economy. Only a day earlier, the financial markets skyrocketed on news that President Trump would dramatically scale back his country-specific reciprocal tariffs....

Why Trump and others are worried about the bond market

President Trump’s tariff plans have raised jitters about the stability of the bond market as demand quickly dropped before he implemented his 90-day pause on most tariffs.  Trump referenced the bond market in his Wednesday remarks explaining his decision to institute the pause, seeming to note the drop in demand for U.S. Treasurys that have...

Trump tariffs lead to soaring tensions, risks for US, China

Economic tensions between the U.S. and China are soaring after President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese products to 125 percent on Wednesday and China retaliated by raising tariffs on U.S. exports to 84 percent. While Trump on Wednesday paused his “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of other countries, he hit China harder, intensifying an economic battle...

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