When confronted with the possibility that making the name change would require an act of Congress, the president told reporters that “we’re just going to do it.” “I’m sure Congress will go along if we need that,” he added. https://to.pbs.org/4gao6Uh

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Trump is shredding our Constitution and tanking our economy. Thom Tillis lacks the courage to stand up to him — I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit on the sidelines.   I’m running to fight for a better future for North Carolinians.   Join our campaign — let’s take back the Senate.

The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the U.S., according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a federal court on Friday to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him, arguing that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recently announced decision to do so was “explicitly and unapologetically political.”

A North Carolina appeals court heard state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's (R) bid to throw out 65k ballots and overturn the results of his losing election. “Now the right to vote is not absolute,” Griffin's lawyer said in court.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects. (Published July 2024)

For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people destined to develop Alzheimer’s dementia can delay the disease. Read more: cnn.it/4iHjzJj

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Groups tied to Elon Musk have already spent more than $4.2 million on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race—a clear sign that his plans for oligarchy extend well beyond Washington.

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

Breaking News: Three mainstream political parties in Austria have agreed to form a government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party.

⚡️Australia, New Zealand impose new sanctions against Russia. Australia has introduced the most extensive package of sanctions since the beginning of the all-out war, while New Zealand imposed restrictions on over 50 individuals and entities.

Breaking News: The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., leaving them vulnerable to potential deportation.

Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”

More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found. The purges have removed information about vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes, scientific research and more.

Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.

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I’m so disgusted that not one single person who took an oath to Support and DEFEND or PRESERVE, PROTECT and DEFEND the Constitution is standing up to stop an adjudicated insurrectionist from taking the oath of office for the highest office in the land. Fuck all y’all.

Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” By @deldeib.bsky.social (Published Dec. 2022)

The former Congressman from Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the IRS, has marketed himself as a Certified Tax and Business Advisor after attending only a three-day seminar.

NEW: The CDC isn’t asking states to report deaths linked to abortion bans, obscuring the impact of these restrictions. “It’s pushing it under the rug in a way — like we don’t want to count it, we don’t want to know what’s happening,” one researcher said.

NEW: The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining cases from the year the bans went into effect. propub.li/4fF71QR

We're investigating health insurance denials. If you want to share your insights, here's how:

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The "lung float" test is being used to charge women with murder. Many experts say it's unreliable. “There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.” ➡️ Follow @deldeib.bsky.social (Pub. Oct. 2023)

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

We’re finally cutting the cable TV cord. The only thing I’m going to miss is watching NFL games. Can my fellow internet-only subscribers please tell me how they get around this issue?

When a lead from the Biden-Harris cybersecurity department expert is dramatically urging a forensic audit, you cannot say this is a conspiracy theory! Every citizen should be demanding this and if not, why aren't you? #DemVoice1 #forensicrecount2024

Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do. 1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run. 2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant

The United States has formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the country’s president-elect following the disputed July 28 presidential election, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on X.

Russian missile attack on Odesa hits residential area, kills 10, injures 55; US aims to 'provoke further escalation' — Kremlin comments on long-range strikes; and more.

People are complaining and considering returning to Twitter because they believe the algorithm on Bluesky is stacked in favor of the large accounts most of which are notorious for not following back. (BTW lopsided follows is still a recommended trick to boost engagement on Twitter) Thoughts?

Day drinking and I’m thinking of you. Day drinking and I’m thinking of you. 🎶 That’s the lyrics, right?

Good morning! Irish Benedict with Smithwick’s. Breakfast of champions! Enjoy your day! 💙

So apparently they showed Tyson in a thong while I was buffering.

What fight were the judges watching? I was rooting for Taylor but after watching that fight, Serrano was robbed … again.

I would solve the debate about whether Taylor did that headbutt intentionally but my fkn Netflix was buffering. I will say that Taylor has been intentionally pushing her head into Serrano’s cut eye since then.

Fuuuuck. Buffering again. C’mon Netflix.

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders finally had something to cheer about. 😳

Bluesky has grown by over 3M people in the last week — welcome! With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:

Come on, Dark Brandon. DO IT!!! 😆