Reading archive 2026-01-02

Quest for a drug that lowers an artery-clogging particle nears finish line: A clinical trial will soon reveal whether lowering high levels of lipoprotein(a) can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Behold, a Democrat who doesn’t preach from the Church of Progressivism: Rep. Jake Auchincloss has an exemplary way of talking about topics that resonate with centrist voters.

Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it.: Immigrants left the labor force in 2025, but U.S.-born workers aren’t enjoying a jobs boom, according to government data and economists.

He exposed myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond.: William J. “Bill” Martin, director of the Valentine museum in Richmond, died after being struck by a car Dec. 27.

These farmers are cutting pollution and fighting hunger — with bacteria: Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to slash fertilizer costs and pollution.

Longtime MAGA ally Boebert lashes out at Trump over veto: The Colorado Republican said she hopes Trump’s action on a water infrastructure bill benefiting her district “has nothing to do with political retaliation.”

‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump: How the Georgia congresswoman went from the president's loudest cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic [ed. note: she claims to hate the toxic politics but still embrace the toxic policy, but they are the same]

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration: The Trump administration's efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what's to come.