Ex-DOGE staffer allegedly assaulted in D.C.; Trump floats taking over city

Former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine was allegedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, according to police records obtained by CBS News — an incident that led President Trump to threaten to put the nation’s capital under federal control. 19-year-old Coristine — who is known for his online

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