A USAID employee in charge of managing contracts for the agency created a fake company to fraudulently secure coronavirus benefits for himself, federal prosecutors said Read More
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Morning Brief: A New Pope, Trump Secures U.K. Trade Deal & Fraud Uncovered In African Aid
American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is chosen as the next pope, the Trump administration signs a trade deal with the United Kingdom, and a Daily Read More
Trump Admin Cuts Funds For ‘Divisive,’ ‘Woke’ Children’s Programing At PBS
The Department of Education, led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, has cut off funding for a grant that supported controversial children’s programming at PBS and Read More
Foreign Aid Official Who Resisted DOGE Took Secret Payments After Steering Africa Money To Friend
A foreign aid official who refused the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to his agency’s financial records may have had a reason to keep Read More
FDA names oncologist Vinay Prasad as top vaccine official
The FDA has named Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who has previously criticized COVID-19 restrictions, as the director of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Senator introduces legislation to rein in widely used, controversial abortion pill
Hawley introduces legislation, the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act, directing the FDA to scale back widely used abortion pill mifepristone.
Trump’s Tariff Sparks Protests In China As Factories Shutter Amid Trade War
Protests erupted in China late last month after factories were shut down due to President Donald Trump’s 145% tariff on the country. Factory workers took Read More
Trump administration restarts involuntary collections on student loan debt
Collections had been on pause since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restart is expected to impact roughly 5.3 million Read More
Trump Signs Order To Cut Funds For Gain-Of-Function Research
President Donald Trump took action on Monday to stop federal money going toward gain-of-function research, a controversial practice linked to the COVID origins debate, in Read More
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene airs frustrations, warns that she represents a ‘not happy’ Republican base
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she is “frustrated and upset” with various topics, warning that she represents the GOP base and if she is not happy, the base isn’t either.