The National Institutes of Health is in danger of being gutted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services. The NIH is best known for funding a broad spectrum of research science at universities with approximately $40 billion in annual grants. But it also runs its own …
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has released an account of program cancellations that have occurs in the past six months. Since early February, artists and performers including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Issa Rae pulled out of scheduled appearances at the prestigious venue in the wake of Donald …
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Donald Trump is — at least publicly — attempting to reign in Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amid growing pushback from the public, Congress, and members of the president’s Cabinet. On Thursday, Trump reportedly told his Cabinet members during a White House meeting that they …
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Republicans have censured Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) after the congressman protested the GOP’s planned cuts to Medicaid during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. The House voted 224-198 to punish Green, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans. Green voted present. The vote comes a day after the …
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Parents, students, and teachers beware. President Donald Trump‘s scorched earth campaign against federal agencies could be headed to the Department of Education, via a proposed executive order that would dismantle the department. According to a draft obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the president was expected to instruct newly confirmed …
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. The venue originally announced plans for the yearlong celebration in July 2024, noting the return of Hamilton to the prestigious stage. But that was before Donald Trump was elected …
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Donald Trump’s administration — which is, in partnership with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, waging a sweeping, shambolic crackdown on the federal workforce — is now ordering employees to stop reading the news on their office computers. In an email today titled “Internet Browsing from Government Equipment,” which …
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If Republicans’ crusade to fire tens of thousands of federal employees, raise prices through an ill-advised trade war, gut Medicaid and other social services, and generally make things more difficult for working class Americans wasn’t enough, they would also like you to stop being such a baby about it. On …
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Last night, Donald Trump hosted his MAGA rally to Congress, offering little policy or coherent vision for the State of the Union — just more attacks on our nation’s veterans and boasting about how great America has become in six weeks. It was a nice preview of what the immediate …
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The United States has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, less than two days after announcing Washington was suspending military aid to its former ally. “We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,” said National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaking to reporters outside …
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