POLITICSFauci Faces Contempt of Congress Vote on ThursdayA Senate panel scheduled a vote after Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a hearing last week. Here are the legal issues involved.NY Times·5d ago
POLITICSHelicopter Carrying Trump Flew Near Passenger Jet in Washington AirspaceMarine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.NY Times·5d ago
POLITICSMamdani praises El-Sayed’s victory, rejects ‘mini Mamdani’ tropeNew York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani congratulated Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.Al Jazeera·5d ago
POLITICSAfter Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-SayedThe pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.NY Times·5d ago
POLITICSTrump-Backed Michigan Candidate Loses Primary to Rival Who Suspended His CampaignWithout running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.NY Times·5d ago
POLITICSScandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little TimeRepresentative Chuck Edwards’s decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.NY Times·5d ago
POLITICSInfantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa presidentGianni Infantino will remain Fifa president after receiving backing from senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors in his controversial private investment plans.BBC News·5d ago
POLITICSWalk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across EnglandGovernment plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.BBC News·6d ago
POLITICSThe National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is RecruitingWIRED spoke with an engineer who was interviewed by Edward “Big Balls” Coristine for a government engineering role at the NDS, the White House agency staffed by other DOGE veterans.Wired·6d ago
POLITICSU.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of AbusesThe federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.NY Times·6d ago
POLITICSUS to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum<p>State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon</p><p>The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is leaving a diplomatic vacuum at rThe Guardian·6d ago
POLITICSWhy Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense PartnershipA proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.NY Times·6d ago
