HHS Pauses Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Develop New COVID-19 Vaccine

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the 90-day stop-work order with Vaxart Inc. before clinical trials were set to begin. Clinical trials for a new COVID-19 vaccine were halted after a multi-million contract authorized by the Biden administration to develop the inoculation was paused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy

House, Senate Republicans Have Different Budget Plans—Here’s What to Know

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) are at odds over the budget reconciliation plan. Republicans in Congress are moving rapidly to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda through sweeping spending and policy legislation even as divisions linger between House and Senate Republicans on the best approach. Both chambers agree on

Musk, White House Respond to Reports of 21 DOGE Employees Resigning

‘They would have been fired had they not resigned,’ Elon Musk said. Trump adviser Elon Musk and the White House have criticized media reports about 21 civil service employees resigning from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Feb. 25. DOGE, created by Trump by renaming the existing United States Digital Service (USDS), is tasked