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Condemning Nicotine Pouches, Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Reveals Her Hostility to Harm Reduction
During his Senate confirmation hearing in January 2025, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slipped what…
In brief K Wave Media’s board approved a strategic transformation to reposition the company as an AI infrastructure-focused entity. The…
Mark Collins has run Evergreen Wholesale, a 230-acre plant nursery in San Diego, for over 40 years. But this year,…
In brief Katie Haun’s Haun Ventures said Monday that it has raised a $1 billion investment fund. The fund targets…
Section 702 Vote Pushed Back Another Six Weeks Following GOP’s ‘But With Cryptocurrency Ban’ Failure
from the many-wrenches-in-many-gears dept The administration isn’t exactly winning here. The GOP has been opposed to a clean reauthorization since…
I’m delighted to report that Michael Auslin, a Distinguished Research Fellow here at Hoover, will be guest-blogging this week about…
In brief CAISI’s evaluation ranked DeepSeek V4 Pro eight months behind the U.S. frontier, using an IRT-based scoring system across…
Last September, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce a new digital ID scheme in the…
When President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with the European Union in July, officials on both sides stressed how…
In brief Senators unveiled a Clarity Act compromise on the subject of stablecoin rewards. The language would ban rewards on…
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…
from the remember-the-first-amendment? dept In late 2024, Donald Trump sued CBS for $10 billion claiming “election interference” because 60 Minutes…