Politics

President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass federal lay-offs as the U.S. government grinds to a halt

The Department of Defense funds biomedical research to ensure military and pandemic preparedness. This includes mRNA vaccine projects that RFK, Jr., recently defunded

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had demanded she rubber-stamp recommendations from his remade vaccine panel

Forensic scientist Michael Haag explains how laser scanners could be used to lock down the crime scenes where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, letting investigators revisit angles, trajectories and vantage points long after the fact.

A childhood health report led by RFK, Jr., links poor diet, chemicals, inactivity and “overmedicalization” to worsening U.S. pediatric health

On Thursday Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about vaccines and turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health experts responded to Kennedy’s claims on social media in disbelief and anger

West Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch shot requirements for schoolchildren

The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health and issued removal notices to four more

Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinformation, experiments suggest. But outside experts question how well that works in the real world