The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health, installing a contrarian who has pledged to reform scientific funding practices as the leader of the world’s premier medical research agency. Dr. Bhattacharya’s confirmation — by a party-line vote of 53 to 47 — comes as the N.I.H., with […]
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has continued to face fallout from an article in The Atlantic that revealed editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added onto a group chat where top-level government officials discussed plans for bombing Yemen. The White House remained in damage control on Tuesday, seeking to dismiss allegations that government secrets […]
Joshua Nevett & Michael Race Political reporter & Business reporter Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to confirm a £2.2bn increase in defence spending in her Spring Statement, with details of previously announced welfare cuts also to be revealed. She will argue the UK has to “move quickly in a changing world” amid uncertainty surrounding […]
Britain’s Ethan Vernon edged out compatriot Matthew Brennan to win stage two of the Volta a Catalunya for Israel–Premier Tech. The 24-year-old crossed the line half a wheel ahead of Brennan after a closely contested sprint finish in Figueres. Brennan, 19, remains top of the general classification after his stunning victory on stage one. Tuesday’s […]
In an emotional advertisement running on Facebook and Instagram over the past month, a young woman, Katie, talks about being diagnosed with an illness that resulted in kidney failure at age 19. But she was able to find a transplant match “because a stranger was scrolling on TikTok.” Thanks to that stranger’s kidney, she continued, […]
On July 1, 1970, one of the first independent abortion clinics in the country opened on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. New York State had just reformed its laws, allowing a woman to terminate her pregnancy in the first trimester — or at any point, if her life was at risk. All of a […]
The 118th body of Congress was elected in 2022 and served from 2023 until 2025. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty It’s no secret that Capitol Hill is often mired in partisan politics and infighting, but a new book highlights additional chaos that public doesn’t […]
Jeffrey Goldberg may be one of the last journalists the Trump administration would want to inadvertently include on a private text thread discussing war plans. But according to Mr. Goldberg’s stunning revelation on Monday, that is exactly what happened. Mr. Goldberg, 59, was a well-known national security reporter before he took over as editor in […]
Joshua Nevett Political reporter Reuters Ministers have delayed a tax to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes after developers warned it could hamper the government’s housebuilding plans. The Ministry for Housing said on Monday the Building Safety Levy would be introduced from autumn 2026, rather than this year. The tax on new homes […]
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex National Highways The tunnels will be located to the east of Gravesend in Kent, and to the west of East Tilbury in Essex The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built after a £9bn plan was approved by the government. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, […]