news2shortsThe detention facility is a worldwide symbol of American hypocrisy. It’s majorly expanding again Nine days into the country’s 47th presidency, Donald Trump issued an executive memorandum that contained his latest mass deportation plan. The three-paragraph, 148-word order called for a migrant facility located at the US Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to be … Read more
Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the first major election in a battleground state since the 2024 presidential race.
Doge wreaks havoc on HHS and CDC as Trump seeks to grant committee sweeping governmental powers The “department of government efficiency”, the Donald Trump-created program known as Doge and headed by the billionaire Elon Musk, has accessed or requested access to sensitive systems at multiple health agencies as the US president attempts to grant the … Read more
The Department of Education is warning state education departments that they must remove diversity, equity and inclusion policies or risk losing federal funding. A letter from the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights was sent to the departments of education in all 50 states, notifying them that they have no more than 14 days … Read more
Paul Sheehy and Chris Dunlavey trumpet health of US league and say producing American players is key Like the rest of Washington, the rugby field on the National Mall was covered with snow this week. But Old Glory DC were safely indoors, preparing for the return of Major League Rugby, the US professional rugby union … Read more
Reading fiction fosters empathy in a polarized world. I’ve learned how arts organizations can do the same On 12 August 2022, I was about to begin interviewing Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York when he was attacked. Now, more than two years later, the trial of the attacker has begun. I … Read more
Florida Republicans sent letters to Trump officials over worries of deportations for some immigrants but not opposing the policies, “which in Washington is equivalent to a wink and a nod,” one strategist said.
Planned Parenthood caught the internet’s attention on Thursday after all of its Instagram posts were deleted within hours of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr.’s swearing in. The organization, in an apparent nod to this move, posted a pair of eyes on a black background on its Instagram story with no explanation. On … Read more
Republican-run states may see worst fallout from slashes to NIH medical funding as maternal mortality climbs in US On Tuesday, a few days after the Trump administration announced its plan to slash billions of dollars in funding for biomedical and behavioral research, an investigator at a maternal health research center in Pennsylvania told Dr Meghan … Read more
The Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday. It comes after several federal prosecutors, including the lead attorney overseeing the case in Manhattan, have resigned after they refused to follow an order from the Justice Department to drop the charges. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for … Read more
