Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is facing an ethics complaint filed by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a nonpartisan watchdog group, following a high-profile 25-hour speech on the Senate floor. Booker delivered the extended speech in late March as part of a broader effort to draw attention to …

Biotech investors are facing renewed uncertainty following the unexpected resignation of Dr. Peter Marks, a prominent official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Marks, who played a key role in Operation Warp Speed and was a leading advocate for expedited drug approvals, announced his departure last Friday, citing …

Elon Musk announced on Friday that he has sold the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to his artificial intelligence company, xAI, in an all-stock transaction valued at $33 billion. The move formally aligns Musk’s social media and AI ventures under one umbrella, with Musk emphasizing the strategic …

A Paris criminal court found Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally party, guilty of embezzlement related to the misuse of European Parliament funds. The court sentenced her to four years in prison—two of which are suspended—and imposed a €100,000 fine. Additionally, she has been barred from holding public …

The Trump administration has formally initiated the process of dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with plans to transfer its remaining functions to the U.S. Department of State. According to internal communications and a reduction-in-force notice, all USAID operations are scheduled to be merged into the State Department …

Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), submitted his resignation on Friday, effective immediately. His departure follows a request to step down from officials within the Trump administration, according to individuals familiar with the matter. Dr. Marks oversaw vaccine approvals, gene therapies, …

CoreWeave, a provider of cloud-based computing power for the artificial intelligence sector, completed its long-anticipated initial public offering this week—marking the largest I.P.O. of the year thus far. However, the results fell significantly short of expectations, raising concerns not just about the company’s individual performance, but about investor sentiment toward …

Police raids on people’s homes for posting a meme, criminal charges for hate speech and posting misinformation – no longer a dystopian film or a glimpse from China or Russia, but reality in several EU countries. Especially in Germany, the EU’s largest country, where the authorities have taken a particularly …

The honeymoon is already ending. Trump’s appointment of Dr. Susan Monarez as CDC Director serves as a stark reminder that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Monarez, with her background at ARPA-H – an organization deeply involved in AI surveillance systems and biodigital convergence- represents precisely …

To their credit, the organizers of the Ringling College Town Hall Lecture Series over the decades have attracted as speakers some of the most powerful and influential world leaders in modern times. That is quite extraordinary for a small arts college and its library association in the minor market of …

Summary: Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education (DOE), aiming to return education authority to the states. Joined by Republican governors and lawmakers, Trump framed the move as a step toward reducing federal oversight. The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to …

Many Mennonite community members in West Texas feel “frustrated” and “targeted” by mainstream media coverage of the current measles outbreak, according to Tina Siemens, a Mennonite business owner who lives in Gaines County, Texas. “It’s not just the Mennonites that have measles,” she told The Defender. Many Mennonite community members …

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the management of the U.S. federal student loan portfolio and “special needs” programs would be transferred to other federal agencies. The federal student loan portfolio, which manages around $1.6 trillion in loans for 43 million borrowers, will now be overseen by the …

Summary: President Donald Trump warned that the arrest and potential deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, is the first of many actions the administration plans to take against campus protests related to Israel and the Gaza conflict. Khalil, who had been involved in protests …

Key Points: Multiple U.S. Senators have teamed up to introduce legislation that would reinstate veterans who were fired from their federal jobs by the Trump administration. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is part of the group, calling the recent firings “unacceptable.” Summary: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, along with Senators Tammy Duckworth …

The far-right front-runner was barred on Sunday from the presidential election’s rerun. The ultranationalist Georgescu came out of nowhere to win the first round of Romania’s presidential vote last November. | Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Summary: Russia declared that any Romanian presidential election held without the participation of far-right candidate Călin …

SUMMARY: This article details an affidavit filed by Tiffany Flick, a former senior official at the Social Security Administration (SSA), describing how Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) infiltrated the agency. The affidavit claims that DOGE deputies accessed sensitive SSA databases and formed a secretive unit under Musk’s direction. …

Summary: This article reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the completion of a major overhaul of USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) under the Trump administration. Here are the key points: The administration has completed a six-week review and purge of USAID programs. Only 18% of USAID’s …

Summary: Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has agreed to sell its Hutchison Port Holdings and Hutchison Port Group Holdings to a consortium led by BlackRock Inc. for $22.8 billion. The deal includes 90% of Panama Ports Company, which operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports near the Panama Canal, along with …

The theme of the speech was ‘The Renewal of the American Dream’ Summary: President Donald Trump delivered a joint address to Congress, declaring, “America is back” and highlighting accomplishments from his second term. He emphasized swift action in his first 43 days and outlined his administration’s focus on economic growth, …