Texas halts ‘EPIC City’ development; Muslim-centric community probes grow
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a complete halt to construction on EPIC City, a proposed Muslim-led development near Dallas. Abbott...
Month: May 2025
Romantic dispute sparked shutdown at high-security NIH lab, director says
A romantic dispute prompted the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily halt research at one of the nation's...
Sunken USS Yorktown leaves researchers ‘flabbergasted’ in latest dive
Eighty-three years after sinking, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets. During an April 19 expedition, scientists with the National...
Beef prices continue to soar as screwworm, smaller herds pinch market
In two weeks, many Americans will roll out the grill on Memorial Day weekend as the summer grilling season gets...
US deportation flights to Mexico surge as many flown beyond relief centers
The Mexican government works to deal with a major uptick in U.S. deportation flights as the Trump administration sends migrants...
Breaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reforms
The Department of Veterans Affairs would begin work on a pair of major new veterans services facilities on opposite ends...
Trump to sign order cutting prescription drug prices by up to 80%
President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order reviving a policy from his first term to reduce prescription...
House GOP proposes deep Medicaid cuts as part of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
House Republicans introduced legislation that would reduce Medicaid spending and alter eligibility rules as part of President Donald Trump’s broader...
US, China reach 90-day agreement to reduce reciprocal tariffs
The United States and China agree to slash tariffs for at least the next few days. The major percentage cuts...
Vouchers, ESAs, tax-credits: Is school choice the right choice?
On May 3, Texas became the latest state to approve a school choice program. It joins more than 30 other...
