Will ending TPS for Haitians lead to a caregiving crisis?
The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians could create a caregiving crisis, lawmakers from both political parties said. "Of the 350,000+…
Trump overstates Supreme Court trans sports ruling
President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling that states can ban transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s school sports teams. The ruling upheld laws in…
Democrats’ and Republicans’ Screwworm Blame Spin
Politicians of both political parties have blamed either the Trump or the Biden administration for the arrival of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that affects the cattle industry,…
A primer on retatrutide and compassionate use
Eli Lilly's experimental weight loss drug retatrutide is in the news after an unidentified 79-year-old got early access. Although the U.S Food and Drug Administration has not approved the drug,…
Trump’s Dubious Claim that Birthright Citizenship Could Still Be Overturned with Legislation
After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, the president called on Congress to end it through legislation, saying a “long and…
What is ‘birth tourism’ and how often does it happen?
Criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship, some of President Donald Trump’s allies said having that right has opened the doors to "birth tourism." That’s a reference to…
Facts for ‘a candid world’: Journalism and the US at 250
Over 17 days in June 1776, a 33-year-old man bent over his lap desk, putting ink on paper, scratching out words, revising. His countrymen were at war with their government.…
This isn’t footage from Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes
Social media users are sharing many videos of buildings collapsing and people trapped under rubble, saying it shows the destruction of two massive earthquakes in Venezuela. Although many videos are…
