RFK Jr. halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research

The federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday. The 22 now-terminated projects were funded through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA.  Most of the projects that were cancelled were for

Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds

Abbott says FEMA needs improvements Abbott says FEMA needs improvements after deadly Texas floods 02:47 A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reallocate more than $4 billion in federal funding geared toward natural disaster mitigation projects, arguing the transfer could lead to “irreparable harm” to flood-prone areas.   The injunction