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How Bhattacharya’s NIH Is Rethinking China, DEI, and High‑Risk Labs

For decades, scientists have looked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an agency that publishes papers, according to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Under President Donald Trump’s second term, the emphasis for NIH funding has shifted to “provable, testable hypotheses, not ideological narratives,” he said, which is resulting in widespread reforms to the agency. We

Trump’s Board of Peace Hosts Inaugural Meeting of Member States: What to Know

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace will hold its first official meeting on Feb. 19 in Washington, bringing together more than two dozen nations from around the world in the U.S.-backed plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip after years of war between Israel and terrorist group Hamas. After pledging more than $5 billion toward aid

Trump’s Board of Peace to Host Inaugural Meeting of Member States: What to Know

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace will hold its first official meeting on Feb. 19 in Washington, bringing together more than two dozen nations from around the world in the U.S.-backed plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip after years of war between Israel and terrorist group Hamas. After pledging more than $5 billion toward aid

Primaries Kick Off in March: Here Are the Races to Watch

An early voting polling site as North Carolina begins its midterm primary elections, in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times As the 2026 midterm elections draw closer, American voters next month will select the first candidates of the election cycle in partisan state-level elections. Technically, some voting is already underway: Early

US Releases New Details on Alleged 2020 Chinese Nuclear Test

People’s Liberation Army soldiers march past an old Chinese medium range ballistic missile on display in front of Beijing’s military museum on July 26, 1999. Stephen Shaver/AFP via Getty Images A senior State Department official released additional evidence Tuesday in support of U.S. allegations that China conducted an underground nuclear test in June 2020, as