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Why ‘subclade K’ could make for a nasty flu season

A new strain of the flu called subclade K could make for a particularly nasty flu season across the country, according to public health experts. The strain already caused Japan to declare an influenza epidemic. The United Kingdom's flu season started a month earlier than

My Weekend With the Anti-Vaxxers

You had to go through a metal detector to get to the Children’s Health Defense conference, held in Austin, Texas, on November 7–9, and conversation on the first morning buzzed about it. At the Make America Healthy Again symposium that convened the next week, Health and Human

Scaling hypersonics: Capability meets affordability

The U.S. stands at a pivotal moment in defense modernization. As the global security environment grows more contested, one capability stands out for its potential to transform deterrence and warfighting alike: hypersonics. But delivering that capability at operational scale,

Trump, at a low point, fires back at the press

President Trump in recent days has lashed out at a familiar foe during a low point in his presidency: the press. Trump has escalated his swipes at the media as he faces mounting pressure from a weakening economy, setbacks from November’s elections when Democrats won big

The next MAGA divide is China

When Tucker Carlson released his interview with antisemitic provocateur Nick Fuentes, MAGA infighting exploded. It’s not the first time MAGA has turned on itself over U.S. support for Israel. In June, clashes over Trump’s Mideast policy pushed him to speak out, declaring:

Tariffs alone won’t fix America’s manufacturing problem

Across states, the pattern repeats: capable students complete hands-on programs, but the labor market fails to absorb them. That disconnect isn’t because students lack ability or ambition. It’s because we’ve failed to build bridges between their training and the industries that

Trump to end legal protections for Somalis in Minnesota

President Trump announced late Friday that he is ending legal protections for Somali residents living in Minnesota "effective immediately." "Minnesota, under [Gov. Tim] Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I am, as President of

Vance rebukes criticism of Trump‘s Ukraine peace plan

Vice President Vance on Friday defended President Trump's 28-point peace plan to bring an end to the more than three-year war in Ukraine, pushing back on criticism he said is not based on "critical reality." Vance, in a post online, outlined three things needed for a successful