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As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No
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As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.​The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding. ​Read More

N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
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N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsDr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.​Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director. ​Read More

Administration Increases Scrutiny of Noncitizen Voting, Pursuing a Trump Claim
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Administration Increases Scrutiny of Noncitizen Voting, Pursuing a Trump Claim

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe move is part of an extraordinary all-fronts effort to insert federal law enforcement into the machinery of American elections ahead of the midterms.​The move is part of an extraordinary all-fronts effort to insert federal law enforcement into the machinery of American elections ahead of the midterms. ​Read More

F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
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F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsModerna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.​Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology. ​Read...

Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
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Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsMeta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.​Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois. ​Read...

A Case Against 6 Democrats Lacked Urgency. Then Came a Swift Bid for an Indictment.
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A Case Against 6 Democrats Lacked Urgency. Then Came a Swift Bid for an Indictment.

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsProsecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.​Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court. ​Read More