news2shortsKennedy’s hearing signifies how close a man with medically racist beliefs is to becoming the US’s leading health official During Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Senate confirmation hearing on 30 January, Angela Alsobrooks, a Democratic senator from Maryland, pressed the nominee on his past claims that Black people have a stronger immune system than white people … Read more
Work and payments at universities, businesses and non-profits disrupted nationwide after executive orders Scientists around the US have described experiencing distress, disruption to their work and interruption of payments in the chaos following Donald Trump’s executive orders affecting federal grant money. Among the funds caught in limbo in recent days were millions of dollars of … Read more
NBC News’ Savannah Sellers interviewed the first Gen Z member of Georgia’s State House of Representatives, 23-year-old Bryce Berry, about his landslide win. Berry, a Democrat, took office after beating Republican incumbent Mesha Mainor. As part of the series “Making WaveZ,” Sellers spoke with Berry about how his community activism and work as a 7th-grade … Read more
After President Donald Trump announced that America “will take over the Gaza strip,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pushed back against the idea, suggesting that the move would betray the “America First” principle Trump voters expected. During his inauguration speech last month, Trump unequivocally declared that throughout his administration he will “put America first,” echoing a … Read more
People have fought tooth and nail against killings, incarceration and displacement from their homeland. They will not give up Yara Hawari is co-director of Al Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have sent a clear message: that he will support Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for the permanent expulsion of Palestinians … Read more
“Didn’t Earn It,” or “Definitely Earned It?” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is standing firm on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, despite mounting pushback against the controversial programs and initiatives. Some online commentators labeled Scott as a “DEI mayor” in the wake of the Baltimore Bridge collapse last year when a container ship struck the … Read more
FBI employees who “simply followed orders” with respect to their investigations into Jan. 6 defendants will not be fired or face any other penalties, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove confirmed in an internal memo. Bove’s memo this week accused Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll of refusing to reply to requests from President Donald Trump’s administration … Read more
To Benjamin Netanyahu’s delight, Donald Trump proposes the wholesale ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the creation of a new “Riviera.”
Neil Jacobs was acting Noaa chief and came under fire after Trump altered a projected hurricane impact map in 2019 Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting Noaa chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in … Read more
Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman, announced that he is running for mayor of Cincinnati. Bowman, a pastor, coffee shop owner and registered Republican, revealed his candidacy in an interview published Tuesday by The Cincinnati Enquirer. The last Republican to run for mayor of Cincinnati was Brad Wenstrup in 2009. Wenstrup later successfully ran … Read more
