After wrapping up his final meetings in Beijing, President Trump left China with a mix of progress and uncertainty. He had talks with Xi Jinping on trade, technology, the Iran conflict and, most critically, Taiwan. While both leaders said they had made strides in easing tensions, the island issue st
The Senate Judiciary Committee has called for a big hearing on June 23, inviting the heads of Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat. The purpose is to ask them how they protect children on their platforms. Both sides of Congress are worried that young users can see bad content, get addicted or be tar
The host of MS NOW, Jen Psaki, spent part of her Friday show answering Eric Trump’s accusations. Trump had posted on X that Psaki was lying about his ties to a crypto company called ALT5 Sigma. He said she claimed he sat on the firm’s board, which he denied. Psaki countered with evidence from
The U. S. government has decided to remove a key protection that keeps many health department employees in their jobs. The change will affect people working for the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. Those workers were previously protected by a rule called Schedule P/C, which used to b
"The largest children’s hospital in the United States is set to open a new clinic that will help kids reverse gender‑affirming treatments, after the state’s attorney general decided to settle a long investigation. The settlement also means five doctors who performed such procedures will lose their l
The United Nations sees a new twist in the debate over the Strait of Hormuz. China’s representative to the UN, Fu Gong, openly questioned a draft resolution that the United States and Bahrain have pushed forward. He said the wording was wrong and the moment was off, warning that a vote would likely
Roberto Sanchez, a 57‑year‑old congressman from the Together for Peru party, has taken the political stage by promising a complete rewrite of the country’s constitution. His campaign is built on the idea that the 1990s charter, drafted under former President Alberto Fujimori—father of the current se
The House Ethics Committee has opened a review into Representative Chuck Edwards, who faces claims of creating a hostile workplace and sexually harassing colleagues. The committee’s brief statement says it is “examining allegations that Representative Chuck Edwards may have created or fostered a hos
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that its chief drug official will leave her post, adding to a series of recent changes at the agency. Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, who has overseen investigations into antidepressants, COVID‑19 vaccines and other common medicines, will be replaced by Dr. Mike D
The acting chief of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug center, Tracey Beth Hoeg, is likely to step down shortly after the resignation of Commissioner Marty Makary, according to insiders familiar with agency plans. Hoeg, a former epidemiologist and sports doctor known for questioning COVID
