FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots  —  The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.  —  A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains …

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts  —  The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world …

Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted  —  Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania since December 2023  —  The self-styled “misogynist influencer” Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have left Romania …

Gene Hackman, Hollywood's Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95  —  The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”  —  Gene Hackman, who never fit the mold of a Hollywood movie star …

Democrats should make Elon Musk the face of the GOP budget  —  📊 🔥 📊 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.

FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk's Starlink, sources say  —  Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk's company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government contracting.  —  Just now  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling …

She hoped Trump's victory would change her life, but not like this  —  Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics.  Then came DOGE.  —  BALDWIN, Mich. — Ryleigh Cooper exhaled as she slid onto the couch after nine hours of work for the U.S. Forest Service …

Jeff Bezos is muzzling the Washington Post's opinion section.  That's a death knell  —  'I couldn't be more sad and disgusted,' says former top editor Martin Baron  —  Owners and publishers of news organizations often exert their will on opinion sections.  It would be naive to think otherwise.

Musk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort.  Officials disagree.  —  USAID's initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said  —  Elon Musk on Wednesday acknowledged that the U.S. DOGE Service “accidentally canceled” …

Trump Administration Escalates Layoffs of Federal Workers  —  Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.  —  The Trump administration moved forward on Wednesday with plans …

First case of measles reported in Kentucky as US battles spread of disease  —  Adult infected with highly contagious virus that claimed life of unvaccinated child earlier this week  —  A confirmed case of measles has been reported in Kentucky, health authorities have announced, opening a new front in the US spread of the disease.

Trump officials race to rehire bird flu employees as egg prices skyrocket  —  USDA supervisors are being asked to justify rehires and some employees still haven't gotten their laptops back.  —  The Trump administration touted a nearly $1 billion plan Wednesday to combat the spread of avian flu …

In Trump's Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold  —  A new administration's efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation's tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin's reign in Russia.  —  She asked too many questions that the president didn't like.

Who Is in DOGE?  Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government  —  The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.  Few members have formal Washington experience.

The Era of Purges  —  Here is what happened.  An intelligence employee at the National Security Agency leaked chats of fellow officers to a political activist.  The chats included inappropriate messages, mostly around medical issues, plus mockery of political commenters.

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump's Tariffs and Spending Cuts  —  Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.  —  The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump's abrupt moves …

5th Circuit rebuffs ruling against Planned Parenthood  —  The unanimous ruling overturns a decision by Texas U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee.  —  A three-judge panel at the conservative-leaning 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed …

No, the Defense Department Did Not “Ignore” a Judicial Order in 1973 Cambodia Bombing Case  —  In an otherwise thoughtful article about many of the complex separation of powers issues raised by President Donald Trump's blitzkrieg against the structure and personnel of his own government …

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services …

Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funds for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine  — Government moves to review funding for mRNA vaccines  — Biden administration had awarded contract in its final days  —  US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots …

Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts  —  Most of the Social Security Administration's regional commissioners have decided to retire at the end of this week, following mysterious meetings with agency leaders about plans to slash its workforce.

Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land  —  As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world's biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land

Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right  —  The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.  —  Three mainstream political parties in Austria said on Thursday that they had reached …

Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  This order commences a transformation …

Art Museum of Americas cancels shows of Black, LGBTQ artists following Trump orders  —  Participants said the museum, run by the Organization of American States, shut down two upcoming exhibitions featuring major American and international artists.  —  The Art Museum of the Americas …