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White House Downplays Fabricated Citations in MAHA Health Report as “Formatting Issues” Despite Ongoing Misrepresentation of Scientific Research

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed concerns about inconsistencies in a Health and Human Services “MAHA” (Make America Healthy Again) report aimed at addressing childhood illness. Several investigations of the 72-page report revealed that several of the scientific citations reference studies within the report that do not exist. Leavitt […]

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U.S. Government Cancels Major Contract With Moderna for Development of Bird Flu Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has abruptly canceled a contract worth more than $590 million with Moderna, ending federal support for the company’s efforts to develop a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against bird flu and other pandemic-prone influenza strains. The canceled agreement, initially established under the […]

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U.S. Halts New Student Visa Interviews, Announces Aggressive Revocation of Chinese Student Visas

On May 27, the Trump administration ordered U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide to halt the scheduling of new student and exchange visitor visa interviews. The State Department is preparing to roll out expanded screening of visa applicants’ social media activity, with new guidelines expected soon. The pause does not affect […]

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RFK Jr. Proposes Ban on Government Scientists Publishing in Top Medical Journals

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he may prohibit government scientists from publishing their research in leading medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and JAMA. Kennedy made the remarks during a recent appearance on the “Ultimate Human” podcast, accusing these journals of being […]

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Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Environmental Reviews for Major Projects in Unanimous Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to limit the scope of environmental reviews required for major infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), fundamentally reshaping how federal agencies must assess the environmental impacts of such projects. The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, centered on […]

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Supreme Court Allows Immediate Termination of Humanitarian Parole for Hundreds of Thousands

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the federal government’s request to stay a lower court order that had blocked the mass termination of humanitarian parole for more than 500,000 noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The ruling, delivered without explanation from the majority, allows the Department of Homeland Security […]