NIH prepares to launch new research into autism causes, a Trump priority
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and other officials are weighing a public competition intended to jump-start research or pursue a more traditional approach of awarding grants.
Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
The firms said President Trump’s orders targeting specific law firms are abuses of power that endanger the rule of law.
Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze teacher grants for now
Lower courts had blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cut funding from teacher training and development programs created by Congress.
Ruling says more than 60,000 N.C. voters must prove eligibility in court race
A court ruled that tens of thousands of votes whose ballots were challenged by a losing Republican state Supreme Court candidate should be given 15
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Follow President-elect Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership
Attorney General Pam Bondi downplays need for DOJ probe of Signal chat
Attorney General Pam Bondi seemed to foreclose the possibility of a Justice Department investigation into officials’ use of Signal to discuss attacks on Yemen.
DOGE complicates Republican efforts to steer clear of Social Security
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DOGE complicates Republican efforts to steer clear of Social Security
The Trump administration’s push to downsize the Social Security Administration has put Republicans in a tough spot and may hand Democrats new ammunition.
She marched against Trump in 2017. Now, she says, ‘just let it all burn.’
Democrats are struggling to match the massive “resistance” movement that sprang up in Trump’s first term — and battling cynicism among their own voters.