Athena Clarke Hits NYC’s Key Donor Mark — District 46 Is In Play
Athena Clarke has reached the crucial in-district donor threshold required by New York City’s public-matching program, a milestone that separates long-shot candidacies from campaigns with real momentum. In New York City Council races, the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) requires at least 75 contributions from residents of the district as part …
NIH Still Funds Scientists Who Suppressed COVID Lab Leak Debate
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) under both the Trump and Biden administrations has continued to award millions in taxpayer-funded grants to scientists who played a central role in stifling public debate over the possibility that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory accident. In March 2020, Nature Medicine published the now-infamous …
UN Aid Collusion in Afghanistan: SIGAR Report
An August 2025 report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) uncovers evidence of UN aid collusion with the Taliban, raising serious concerns about the integrity of U.S.-funded humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. The report, titled “A Broken Aid System: Delivering U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan After the U.S. Withdrawal,” …
DOGE Federal Data Access Approved by Appeals Court
In a decision sparking fresh privacy concerns, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data belonging to millions of Americans. The ruling overturns a temporary injunction issued earlier this year that had blocked DOGE’s access …
Vinay Prasad FDA Vaccine Regulator Returns After Resignation
In a move raising eyebrows across the political spectrum, Dr. Vinay Prasad is returning as the FDA’s top vaccine regulator less than two weeks after resigning under intense public pressure. Prasad will once again lead the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the request of the U.S. Food …