Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The U.S. Army identified one of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots killed in the midair crash with a passenger jet on Jan. 29 as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach. But social media posts have falsely identified two different women […]
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What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order on Wind Energy
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On his first day in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that attempts to slow the growth in the country’s wind generation capacity. The order paused all leasing of federal waters for offshore wind and paused new or […]
TikTok and U.S. National Security
In his first term, President Donald Trump tried to force TikTok’s parent company to sell its popular app or cease operating in the U.S., citing the need to “take aggressive action … to protect our national security.” But in his return to the Oval Office, Trump delayed enforcement of a […]
No Evidence for the Political Finger-Pointing Over D.C. Plane Crash
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. After the deadly collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., politicians and political commentators were quick to cast blame. President Donald Trump suggested diversity initiatives within the Federal Aviation Administration were at fault for […]
What Does Biden’s ERA Statement Mean?
Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered part of the Constitution? A: Yes. On his last full day in office, Biden published a statement supporting the ERA, but it has no legal effect. Este artículo estará disponible […]
RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism — despite a large body of evidence showing there is no link. He also pointed to a […]
Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza. […]
Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the nation’s exit from the World Health Organization, the U.N agency dedicated to improving the health of all people. Although it will be a year before the U.S. can formally […]
Kennedy Repeats False and Misleading Claims in Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccines and chronic disease. Known for spreading misinformation about vaccines, including […]
Trump Order Didn’t Reverse All of Biden’s Measures to Lower Drug Costs
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden aimed at finding new models for lowering drug costs. Trump’s action didn’t affect the caps on seniors’ drug costs or Medicare price negotiations that Biden […]