The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …
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Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved
White dwarfs — the superdense, slowly cooling embers left behind when stars like our sun die — are usually quiet cosmic relics. A rare few, however, are anything but. In recent years, astronomers analyzing data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft identified a handful of white dwarfs hurtling through the Milky Way at breakneck speeds of up to 1,240 …
Read More »White House declares $4.9B in foreign aid unilaterally canceled in end-run around Congress' funding power – Politico
White House declares $4.9B in foreign aid unilaterally canceled in end-run around Congress’ funding power Politico Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid approved by Congress, using a maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago Anchorage Daily News Trump moves to permanently cancel funding in rare move around Congress Reuters Appeals court keeps alive challenge to Trump’s effort to cancel billions in foreign aid CNN …
Read More »Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC – US politics live | US news
White House picks Kennedy deputy Jim O’Neill to run CDC amid senator backlash Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We begin with news that the White House has chosen a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr to …
Read More »Dana White on UFC’s White House card — ‘We got it done’
Brett OkamotoAug 28, 2025, 10:54 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. …
Read More »Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees – The White House
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBJECT: Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Investigations Into Use of Federal Grant Funds. Federal funding reviews by my Administration …
Read More »Dana White Announces Title Fights For UFC 321 And UFC 322
Also, hot off his spinning back elbow KO in Chicago at UFC 319, Brazilian sensation Carlos Prates steps up to face former champion Leon Edwards to add some welterweight intrigue to your MSG card. Before Zhang makes her bid for history, two Brazilian strawweights will duke it out for her vacated title at UFC 321 as Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie …
Read More »President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements – The White House
PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) to end collective bargaining with Federal unions in the following agencies with national security missions: Hydropower Facilities in the Bureau of Reclamation. Energy security is a critical national security mission. The Bureau of Reclamation operates …
Read More »White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director – The Washington Post
White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director The Washington Post CDC crisis triggered by upcoming vaccine meeting, leading to director’s firing and resignations NBC News ‘Hopeless’: CDC staff in turmoil amid Trump administration’s effort to oust director ABC News Fired CDC director Dr Susan Monarez says RFK ‘weaponising public health’ BBC Chaos inside CDC prompts massive staff walkout Axios Source link
Read More »Kennedy says CDC must deliver on Trump's agenda after White House fires director – Reuters
Kennedy says CDC must deliver on Trump’s agenda after White House fires director Reuters C.D.C. Standoff: Kennedy’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos The New York Times White House says new CDC director nominee to be announced ‘very soon’ – US politics live The Guardian Monarez would not cross ‘red lines’ before she was fired, confidant says Politico The ouster of CDC’s director, …
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