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Resigned health official: 'I only see harm coming' – Politico

Resigned health official: ‘I only see harm coming’  Politico The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory  Fortune It’s been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know  NPR Former CDC immunizations chief: ‘I only see harm coming’ with RFK Jr. leading HHS  ABC …

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Donald Trump Proves He’s Alive by Yelling About ‘Stupid’ Contractors

Donald Trump Proves He’s Alive by Yelling About ‘Stupid’ Contractors

Social media websites were ablaze Friday night with baseless wishcasting about how President Donald Trump may have quietly died, after the president had a relatively quiet few days and had nothing listed on his planned schedule for the weekend.  On Saturday morning, a photo was released showing Trump getting ready to play golf. By Saturday afternoon, the president made a …

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Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message – The New York Times

Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message  The New York Times Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,284  Al Jazeera Outraged over Russian strike on Kyiv, European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war  ABC News News Wrap: At least 1 killed, dozens injured in Russian aerial assault on Ukraine  PBS Russian strikes batter Ukraine as Zelenskyy accuses …

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Trump Gives Ukraine Offensive ‘Deep-Strike’ Power, Top Diplomat Says

Trump Gives Ukraine Offensive ‘Deep-Strike’ Power, Top Diplomat Says

WASHINGTON DC – The Trump administration is giving Ukraine “deeper-strike capabilities” that “could help them offensively,” the US Envoy to NATO said on Saturday, signaling a policy shift that marks a significant departure from previous White House strategy. Speaking to Fox News, Ambassador Matt Whitaker stated, “We’re giving some deeper strike capabilities, and most likely the Ukrainians are going to …

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Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science – The New York Times

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science  The New York Times NIH cuts are pushing young scientists like me out of the country | Opinion  Cincinnati Enquirer At Harvard, Trump administration cuts hit young scientists hard  The Washington Post Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap  The Atlantic Opinion/Guest column: Cuts to med research place nation’s health at higher risk  Worcester Telegram Source …

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Why Maryland’s governor leaned into a fight with Trump: ‘This one is personal’ – The Washington Post

Why Maryland’s governor leaned into a fight with Trump: ‘This one is personal’  The Washington Post Trump to ‘rethink’ Key Bridge reconstruction funding after Gov. Moore invitation  WUSA9 ‘We’re still out here’: Baltimore men call on Wes Moore to deal with ‘real crisis’ in city  WBFF Video debunks Trump’s claim that Md. governor called him the ‘greatest president’  The Washington Post Wes Moore follows …

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Trump Bid to Block $4.9 Billion With ‘Pocket Rescission’ Blasted as ‘Authoritarianism 101’

Trump Bid to Block .9 Billion With ‘Pocket Rescission’ Blasted as ‘Authoritarianism 101’

Democracy defenders and members of Congress are condemning US President Donald Trump’s effort to use a “pocket rescission” process to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid as authoritarian and illegal. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday shared on social media Trump’s letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) about the move. According to a White House fact …

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What to know about Jim O'Neill, new acting CDC director – Axios

What to know about Jim O’Neill, new acting CDC director  Axios The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory  Fortune It’s been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know  NPR Science or Trump? The impossible choice faced by the ousted CDC chief  CNN …

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