In Touting $3.3 Billion Data Center, Biden Seeks to Draw Sharp Comparison to Trump

The Trump administration’s prior effort to bring a Foxconn project to Wisconsin proved to be a ‘con,’ the president said. President Joe Biden appeared in Racine, Wisconsin, to share the news that Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion to build a new artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Racine on the same land that was cleared

Faculty Install Pro-Palestine Encampment at New York’s New School for Social Research

Pro-Palestine students are calling for a labor strike at the New School and a stoppage on the use of the school’s resources online and in person.  When pro-Palestine protesters at the New School for Social Research on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan were taken into custody by the NYPD last week, A.J. Medeiros managed to escape

FDA Chief Says Agency Preparing For Potential of Bird Flu Transmission to Humans

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined his agency’s preparations for a “large level” jump of the avian flu to humans. Dr. Robert Califf, who serves as the FDA Commissioner, spoke to members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on May 8.

School District Officials Defend Record Amid Rising Anti-Semitism

Administrators from prominent school districts defend their record on the handling of anti-Semitism incidents. Coming under fire from lawmakers, administrators from prominent school districts across the country defended their record on the handling of anti-Semitism while condemning hatred toward Jews and Israel. New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks, Maryland’s Montgomery County Board of

RFK Jr. Adds Ohio and Delaware in Ballot Access Quest

Two days after officially getting on the 2024 presidential general election ballot in Delaware, Rober F. Kennedy Jr. announced on May 8 that his campaign had gathered enough valid signatures to appear on Ohio’s ballot. Former President Donald Trump won Ohio by eight points in the 2020 election. President Joe Biden considers Delaware his home

Democrats Join Republicans to Block Greene’s Bid to Oust Speaker Johnson

The House of Representatives on May 8 overwhelmingly voted to block a measure to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel advanced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) forced a vote on a motion to vacate after meeting with the speaker twice this week to discuss her grievances