Why Democrats are slow-walking their 2024 autopsy until after the November elections: The party’s chairman has already said it would not include scrutiny of how Joe Biden’s late withdrawal from the race was handled.
Trump threatened shutdown layoffs. So far, he hasn’t followed through.: For the White House, the week-long shutdown is both an “opportunity” to MAGA-fy the federal government and an “unenviable choice” over how to cut costs.
Layoffs are traumatic. Here are some things you should never say.: Platitudes or jokes will only add to the hurt of unemployment. Offer real help instead.
How to stop the No. 1 killer of Americans long before any symptoms: Cardiovascular disease experts propose a new approach to treating heart disease, focusing on atherosclerosis prevention and early detection
What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day: Focus on eating fiber-rich foods, especially those high in a special type of fiber called resistant starch.
VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.
D.C. Council rejects — then revives and delays — youth curfew extension: A disagreement over a bill to extend a stricter curfew sends the D.C. Council behind closed doors. It was one of three bills that lawmakers punted on to resolve disagreements.
Why the White House might dial up the shutdown pain: Democratic leaders play a dangerous game as Trump threatens not to pay furloughed federal workers. - "The government is too big. There is plenty of fat to cut. If the last week has shown anything, it’s that the federal bureaucracy performs too many 'nonessential' tasks that do not have a direct bearing on the lives of most citizens." [edit: that should read immediate direct bearing]
Twenty Thoughts On Where We Stand: Taking stock of the weirdest shutdown I've observed - "The easiest way to succinctly untangle it to say this: Trump and the GOP are responsible for blowing up the longstanding norms and logic of the appropriations process, but the Democrats are the ones who caused the current shutdown, and are the ones preventing the government from reopening under a short-term CR."
What if a Russian victory in Ukraine were only the beginning?: This isn’t a Russian “gray zone” war with Europe. It’s a real war. And the West is dithering.
Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth: Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.
Russia escalates warning as Trump considers sale of Tomahawks to Ukraine: The warning is part of a concerted Russian effort to deter President Donald Trump from giving Ukraine access to the missiles, repeating a tactic Moscow has used throughout the war.
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