In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say.Read More
ABC’s Suspension of Kimmel and Trump’s Chilling Effect on Late Night TV
Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder.Read More
New York and Other States Form Health Bloc as Answer to Trump’s Policies
Northeastern governors, like their peers in the West, want to shore up public health and issue a stamp of approval for vaccines.Read More
Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump
A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely.Read More
Kennedy Announces Firing of Organ Transplant Group After Safety Problems
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the firing of one of the groups that arrange U.S. organ donations, effectively closing it down — and sending a warning to others.Read More
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots
The panel will likely recommend against the combination measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine. The advice for the separately given shots for those diseases remains unchanged.Read More
In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning
Public health advocates hoped that the measles outbreak might persuade the reluctant to get shots. That has not turned out to be true.Read More
What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown Against Mainstream Media
ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show illuminates the administration’s efficacy so far.Read More
Apple’s New AirPods Offer Impressive Language Translation
The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives.Read More
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor
President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, where the board voted to cut interest rates.Read More