A court filing says an official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure
Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol
Two NYPD officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker
Two New York City police officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint of an illegal brothel
ICE says a University of Minnesota student’s visa was revoked for drunk driving
Federal officials say a University of Minnesota student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of drunken driving, not student protests
US sanctions 6 officials over erosion of Hong Kong autonomy. China threatens to counter
The United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts that threaten to further erode the southern Chinese city’s autonomy
Battle over trans athletes’ participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol
A committee in the California legislature plans to vote on bills Tuesday that would restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls sports
The key places to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida
A handful of elections in Florida and Wisconsin have become key tests of President Donald Trump’s political standing just over two months into his second term in the White House
‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone to testify to Congress about assassination files
Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is set to testify to Congress about thousands of newly released government documents surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’ story markedly at odds with abandonment narrative painted by Trump and Musk In the end, whatever Elon Musk and Donald Trump liked to insist, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were never stuck, nor stranded in space, and definitely not abandoned or marooned. The...
More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’ More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science. The letter comes...