Politics isn’t rocket science. If it were, President Donald Trump might have something more to worry about in his reignited feud with his estranged “first buddy” Elon Musk. But nothing in the explosive and now-soured flirtation of the world’s richest man with politics suggests he has the magic touch to spark the kind of creative disruption in the Republican Party that he set off in the orbital and electric vehicle industries. Musk’s first-among-equals status as head...

FBI officials suppressed intelligence pointing to Chinese interference in the 2020 presidential election, and newly revealed bureau documents show they likely did it to avoid embarrassing FBI Director Christopher A. Wray. In testimony to a Senate committee on Sept. 24, 2020, Mr. Wray downplayed the threat of a voter fraud plot in the elections. The next day, according to the documents, FBI officials recalled an investigative report showing China...

President Donald Trump issued a fresh plea to House Republicans to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as he pushes them to meet his July 4 deadline. The thin Republican majority in the House makes the bill vulnerable. It has just returned there from the Senate, where the original House version was amended and revised. "Our Country will make a fortune this year, more than any of our competitors, but only if the Big, Beautiful Bill is PASSED!" Trump...

I’m taping this introduction on Tuesday, July 1. The Senate passed Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” just moments ago in a 50-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance as the tiebreaker. This bill is a bad piece of legislation — trillions of dollars in tax cuts, very much tilted toward the rich, with savage cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance and green energy. Even with those cuts, we can expect more than $3 trillion to be added to the national debt over 10 years. And befitting a policy...

More than 10 of the largest food corporations in the United States have pledged to remove artificial food dyes and other additives voluntarily. The moves come after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request in April for companies to phase out petroleum-based synthetics from the food supply. The Hershey Company, maker of Reese’s, Jolly Rancher, and SkinnyPop, is the most recent food manufacturer to join the contingent, announcing Monday...

In the crusade to reduce chronic disease and neurobehavioral issues in the United States, synthetic food dyes are a hot target. California began paving the way for legislation against petroleum-based synthetic dyes a few years ago, based on health concerns including a potentially increased risk of cancer and neurobehavioral issues in children and animals. Gov. Gavin Newsom banned red dye No. 3 in 2023 and six other common dyes from ...

Don’t throw it out. Source: Scientists Figured Out How to Extract Gold From Old Phones And Laptops Positive progress on an important problem to solve.

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