The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
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How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures
Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers
More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations protecting workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments under a ruling issued this week by a federal judge
North Dakota governor signs bill doing away with Fargo’s unusual voting system
North Dakota's governor has signed a bill to do away with the unusual election method used by his state's largest city
Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of
The General Services Administration has a key role in the Trump administration’s quest to slash costs and bring the federal government to heel
DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort
A 30-year-old community service program for young adults that operates across the U.S. has become the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life A giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim. Observations by the James Webb space telescope of...
RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to ‘environmental toxins’
US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an “epidemic” caused by an “environmental...
How RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines are impacting scientific research – podcast
As a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have come under scrutiny. Kennedy has said that the best way to prevent measles is to get vaccinated – but he has also caused alarm among paediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers by promoting vitamin...