The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored Texas’s controversial 2025 congressional redistricting map, with Justice Samuel Alito issuing an administrative stay on November 21 that blocks a lower court ruling that found the map likely violates the Constitution through racial gerrymandering. On November 18, a three-judge federal panel ruled 2-1 […]
Three major studies published in The Lancet show evidence that ultra-processed foods are fundamentally reshaping human diets worldwide and driving a surge in chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and premature death. The research, part of a comprehensive Lancet Series, reveals that in the United States, ultra-processed foods now account for […]
Congressman Eugene Vindman of Virginia’s 7th District is leading a bipartisan effort demanding President Donald Trump release the full transcript of a 2019 phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that took place after the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a letter signed by 37 […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week a reorganization that will transfer management of billions of dollars in federal education programs to four other federal agencies. This is the “major step” toward dismantling the department. While Secretary of Education Linda McMahon framed the November 18 announcement as an effort […]
The U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September 2025 while unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.4%, according to the September jobs report release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Thursday. The September employment report, delayed by more than six weeks due to a federal government shutdown, revealed ongoing […]
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer issued subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank on November 18, 2025, demanding Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein case. Chairman Comer simultaneously sent a letter to […]
A federal three-judge panel has found that plaintiffs are likely to prove at trial that Texas racially gerrymandered its 2025 congressional map in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The 2-1 decision, issued Monday in the Western District of Texas, is a preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of the new […]
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate moved swiftly on Tuesday to compel the Justice Department to publicly release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk. The House voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with Louisiana […]
On November 14, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced that there weren’t enough votes within the Republican-controlled chamber to move forward with a special redistricting session scheduled for December 1. The decision blocked Trump’s efforts to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps, which currently give Republicans a 7-2 advantage. Supporters […]
Nearly 400 clinical trials testing treatments for cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and other conditions have been disrupted by grant terminations at the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 research participants, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research reveals that between February […]
