Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
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Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The National Plant Germplasm System, a vast federal collection of seeds, roots, branches and stems, is probably unknown to most Americans. But to Rachel Spaeth the system is a “living library” — and America’s safeguard against “famine on a global scale.” Dr. Spaeth…

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
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DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a rare sign of pushback against President Trump, a coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked the president for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist…

Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
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Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge declined on Friday to block the access of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to records systems containing personal information at the Health and Human Services Department, the Labor Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a setback for unions…

Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.
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Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate has just confirmed as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, a science denialist who once said there is no vaccine that is safe and effective, who has suggested that Covid might have been genetically engineered to spare Jewish and Chinese people and…

Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts
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Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The secrecy, Musk allies have said, is necessary so the team members do not become targets. Several of Mr. Musk’s aides have resisted being listed in government databases out of fear of their names leaking out, according to people familiar with the situation….

Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders
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Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal and state health officials and staff members scrambled on Friday to comply with a 5 p.m. deadline by the Trump administration to terminate any programs that promote “gender ideology,” and to withdraw documents and any other media that may do so. Federal…

Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
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Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers in responses to questions released on Friday that he would divest his interest in litigation against a major HPV vaccine maker and would sign over the financial stake to an adult son. He also disclosed he had…

5 Takeaways From R.F.K. Jr.’s First Confirmation Hearing
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5 Takeaways From R.F.K. Jr.’s First Confirmation Hearing

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, appeared to dispel some Republicans’ qualms about him on Wednesday and inched closer to a confirmation vote after more than three hours of intense grilling from senators of both parties. His hearing before…