HHS Pauses Multimillion-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 multimillion-dollar contract authorized by the Biden administration to develop the vaccine was paused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

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

Epstein Files Could Start to Be Released as Early as Thursday, Attorney General Says

Pam Bondi told Fox News that her office would begin releasing the files. ‘A lot of flight logs, a lot of names, a lot of information,’ she said. Jeffrey Epstein documents could begin to see the light of day as early as Feb. 27, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed Wednesday night. “I think tomorrow,

DOJ Dismisses Biden-Era Decrees Imposing DEI on Fire, Police Departments

‘American communities deserve firefighters and police officers to be chosen for their skill and dedication to public safety—not to meet DEI quotas,’ Bondi said. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed Biden-era consent decrees in North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Indiana that sought to impose diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring requirements on their fire

USDA Secretary Rollins Instructs Agency to Stop Illegal Immigrants From Getting Food Stamps

Brooke Rollins, who was confirmed as agriculture secretary earlier this month, said the directive follows the president’s Feb. 19 executive order. Freshly confirmed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has directed the agency to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving food stamps, according to a letter issued on Feb. 25. Rollins instructed the USDA’s Food and Nutrition

New Abortion Battle Opening Up Over State Shield Laws

The national abortion battle is moving to a new front, and it’s one that stretches across state lines. A telemedicine abortion provider in New York has thrust the state’s abortion shield law into the spotlight, setting the stage for an unprecedented state-against-state clash on one of the nation’s  most divisive issues. Dr. Maggie Carpenter of