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.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal urged the House to approve additional funding for his country, stating it is necessary to support Ukraine’s war losses and ensure a victory against Russia. “We hope that this week, [the] House will support one of the drafts, no matter for us which one. We need support for yesterday,…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sought to assuage concerts over a provision included in the bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers that would shift the definition of which communications companies must comply. The provision, added in an amendment approved by the House, is one of several alarming Senate privacy hawks as…
Former President Trump questioned why European nations weren’t providing more support to Ukraine, but stopped short of weighing in on a foreign aid package proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that has sparked outcry from some House Republicans. “Why isn't Europe giving more money to help Ukraine? Why is it that the United States is…
The Biden administration has issued its final rule on maintenance of public lands, finalizing a 2023 proposal to allow leases of those lands for conservation purposes. The rule, issued Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), would finalize the bureau’s proposal for “conservation leases.” It outlines which people and entities would qualify, including tribal…
Google terminated 28 employees on Wednesday who opposed the tech giant’s cloud computing agreement with the Israeli government. Protesters staged sit-ins Tuesday at two Google offices — New York City and Sunnyvale, Calif. — in opposition to the $1.2 billion agreement that the company has with Amazon for providing cloud computing services to Israel. Nine people…
Europe’s Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that the Swiss government violated a duty to address the effects of climate change on its citizens, a decision that could have major impacts for other European nations. The court sided with a group of more than 2,000 Swiss women, most of them 70 or older. The KlimaSeniorinnen,…
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