⬤ With threats of tariffs up to 50 percent, President Trump seems to be scrapping America's plan to turn India into a counterweight to China, declaring instead that it is a "dead economy."
⭘ Trump last week said that goods from India would be subject to a tariff of 25%, in addition to a "penalty" over the country's purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia.
⭘ The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.
⭘ The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
⬤ Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder of two media outlets, had slapped a police officer at an anti-government protest, but her case was seen as part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
⭘ More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts​.
⭘ Democratic state legislators from Texas were evacuated from their suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning following a threat at the property, and a news conference set to feature Democratic Sen.
⭘ Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"
⬤ President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia and its trading partners if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire deal in Ukraine before Friday.
⬤ Senate Democrats released the findings of their inquiry ahead of Trump's fast-approaching deadline for Russia to halt its fighting in Ukraine or face severe financial penalties.
⬤ Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder of two media outlets, had slapped a police officer at an anti-government protest, but her case was seen as part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
⬤ A new lawsuit brought by a First Amendment watchdog group argues that the use of a rarely invoked immigration law to target pro-Palestinian demonstrators is unconstitutional.
⭘ In a Trump-supporting Ohio county, Haitian immigrant Marc Rocher, a church volunteer, teacher and helper to a family with adopted Haitian children, is challenging some to grapple with hard-line immigration views.
⭘ The Army says that law enforcement was dispatched to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area at 10:56 a.m. local time and that the "shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m." No fatalities were reported.
⭘ The leader of the largest railroad labor union says the creation of a new transcontinental freight rail network will create big risks for jobs and safety.
⭘ OpenAI said agencies will get access to its frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will also offer access to features like Advanced Voice Mode.
⭘ The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.