Government & Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…
The most recent dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are sometimes referred to as 'FLiRT' variants. They remind us that the virus is still around and some people are still suffering, despite the fact that the majority of the country and the federal government have moved past the pandemic.
For the second year in a row, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs in states with near-total abortion bans. A new data snapshot from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), released Thursday, shows that students in their senior year in a doctorate of medicine program have applied to fewer residency programs.
The FDA is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the Senate Appropriations Committee that while the threat to humans is low and milk products are safe,…
The top House Republicans with oversight of U.S. foreign and military affairs criticized the Biden administration on Wednesday for halting a shipment of around 3,000 heavy bombs to Israel. Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) stated the administration was weakening Israel’s position against…
Former President Trump’s super PAC has joined TikTok, the app that Trump’s administration previously tried to prohibit, as it seeks to spread its message across various platforms. “MAGA INC will not give up any platform to Joe Biden and the Democrats who are attempting to ruin our country,” Taylor Budowich, CEO of MAGA Inc., posted on…
The Biden administration recently paused an arms shipment to Israel due to concerns the country could launch a full-scale assault on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza — a move the U.S. has strongly opposed. The shipment would have included roughly 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, a senior administration official told The Associated…
The Biden administration says they probably won't finish the report about Israel's actions in the war against Hamas by their Wednesday deadline for sending it to Congress. This report is required by a national security memorandum issued by President Biden in February.
A group of thirty-six law professors from different parts of the country are urging a Utah district court to hold the state accountable for the decreasing water levels in the Great Salt Lake. They submitted an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by conservation groups.
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