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Marco Rubio Essentially Expels South Africa’s U.S. Ambassador
As he flew back from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an announcement that essentially […]
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s DEI Crackdown to Proceed, but Judges Debate DEI Merits
A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government to go forward by […]
D.C. Appears Likely to Avoid a $1.1 Billion Budget Cut
All week, residents of Washington, D.C., watched the shutdown debate in Congress with anxiety and anger, as one section of the continuing resolution keeping the […]
Elon Musk Shared, Then Deleted X Post Absolving Hitler, Stalin and Mao of Genocide
Early on Friday, Elon Musk shared a post written by an X user about the actions of three 20th century dictators — then quickly deleted […]
Musk Keeps His Eye on Social Security
Elon Musk keeps talking about Social Security. Two weeks ago, he called it a Ponzi scheme. This week, he suggested that his Department of Government […]
‘Stranded’ NASA astronauts are finally heading home – but what can being in space for so long do to your health? | Science, Climate & Tech News
Experienced astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024 thinking it was a routine eight-day stay. […]
Judges Have Ordered Federal Workers Back on the Job. Now What?
Last month, thousands of employees with probationary status across the federal government were fired by the Trump administration in an extraordinary and coordinated move. On […]
Rocket with replacement crew for NASA astronauts stranded for nine months finally launches | Science, Climate & Tech News
A long-awaited rocket with a replacement crew for two stranded NASA astronauts has finally launched to the International Space Station (ISS). US astronauts Butch Wilmore […]
Trump Administration Opens Leak Investigations
The Trump administration has opened its first known investigations into what it called “politically motivated leaks,” fulfilling promises to pursue the sources of stories involving […]
