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| Jan 7, 2026 | Trump Revives Greenland Acquisition Bid, Military Force Eyed | President Trump aggressively pursues Greenland's acquisition. The White House confirms military options are on the table. This move is deemed critical for US national security, countering Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic. Denmark... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House | President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” in order to acquire Greenland, including “utilizing the U.S. Military,” the White House said.
Trump has asserted that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security pu... |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Trump Reshapes Global Diplomacy: A Sweeping Recall of US Ambassadors | Trump's administration recalls nearly 30 career ambassadors. This signals a sweeping overhaul. The move aims to align US diplomatic missions with "America First" directives. Critics across the political spectrum express grave conc... |
| Dec 25, 2025 | US Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls | WASHINGTON: Democratic senators urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Dec 24) to reverse the recall of nearly 30 career ambassadors, warning the move risks creating a leadership vacuum that could allow rivals such as China and Russi... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Colorado U.S. Rep. Jason Crow will help lead Democrats’ free-speech legislation targeting Trump actions | U.S. Rep. Jason Crow is set to lead the charge in the House as congressional Democrats draft legislation aimed at deterring officials in the Trump administration from curtailing free speech.
The move comes as President Donald Trump doubles ... |
| May 28, 2025 | Editorial: It’s past time to prohibit personal enrichment by office holders | Trump officials assure the public that the president and his family are complying with all laws in these dealings, but how can Americans know for sure? The secret nature of the transactions is especially worrisome at a time when foreign gov... |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Tariffs delay deadline for TikTok sale…again | TikTok, the beloved video platform that has had Washington in a twist, is back in limbo.
What was once just a viral dance platform has now become emblematic – a rope in a high stakes geopolitical tug-of-war.
An initial ban over national sec... |
| Mar 10, 2025 | National Politics | Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance | He drew a crowd of 4,000 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday night. He faced another 2,600 or so the next morning a few hours away in Altoona, Wisconsin, a town of less than 10,000 residents. And his crowd of 9,000 in suburban Detroit exceeded... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | A New Era of Foreign Policy: The Trump Administration's Bold Moves | In the realm of international relations, the winds of change are blowing fiercely. The Trump administration is at the helm, steering U.S. foreign policy into uncharted waters. With a decisive hand, it has announced sweeping cuts to foreign ... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | National Politics | What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy | “What I saw in the Oval office was disrespectful and I don’t know if we can ever do business with Zelenskyy again.”
SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO:
“Thank you @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has ever had the co... |
| Feb 26, 2025 | National Politics | Supreme Court, for now, blocks order for Trump administration to release billions in US foreign aid | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers ... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | National Politics | What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign | “If this act had been the law of the land, he never would have had the opportunity to kill her,” said Rep. Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican.
Biden mentioned Riley during his State of the Union address last year as he spoke about border se... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | National Politics | The Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump’s first law to sign | In the early days of the new Congress, Republicans have dared Democrats to join them in efforts to restrict illegal immigration and deport migrants who are tied to crimes. In several cases, they have. Most Senate Democrats voted to advance ... |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Lena Surzhko Harned: On Ukraine, candidate Trump touts his role as dealmaker while Harris sticks with unwavering support
By Lena Surzhko Harned | By Lena Surzhko Harned
The U.S. presidential election isn’t drawing eyes only at home — Moscow and Kyiv are watching closely, too.
Regardless of who wins in November, there will be significant implications for Ukraine as it continues to res... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | National Politics | The way to voters’ hearts? It must be memes and TikTok, influencers say | Social media accounts need to be for just one thing, Spehar said, whether that’s selling, informing or influencing. Too often, politicians try to be cool, or worse, do the trite, overly performative bit of an Old doing the TikTok because th... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Americans are unhappier than ever. Two officials want to address that. | For U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, the report confirmed something they had been discussing for a while: that despite the high quality of life many Americans enjoy, people seem m... |
| Apr 24, 2024 | How the FTC's noncompete ban will impact health care | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Federal Trade Commission's Tuesday vote to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for health care professionals.
Why it matters: Sizable shares of doctors and nurses face tight employer res... |
| Apr 24, 2024 | New ban on noncompetes could have big impact on health care | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Federal Trade Commission's vote on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for the health care workforce.
Why it matters: While the agreements are often thought of as a concern fo... |
| Mar 13, 2024 | An 83-year-old who moved from New York to Florida explains how she's working to prevent loneliness and make friends | Health An 83-year-old who moved from New York to Florida explains how she's working to prevent loneliness and make friends
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| Mar 3, 2024 | How some boomers are overcoming loneliness and finding new friendships in retirement: 'It's been a lifesaver' | Redeem now
Maria Maki, 79, experienced her "deepest sense of loneliness" when she moved to Buffalo, Minnesota, at the height of the pandemic.
She attempted to mitigate her feelings of isolation by reading and doing various project... |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Washingtonians are facing a loneliness crisis | Many Washingtonians are craving connection amid a national loneliness epidemic.
Why it matters: Loneliness isn't just a feeling, it can lead to serious mental and physical health impacts that can shorten your life.
The big picture: Some adu... |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Behind the Debate over U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine | What is happening?
For the last two years, Ukraine has fended off a full-scale Russian invasion with the help of unprecedented amounts of U.S. and European arms, materiel and other support. Crisis Group has encouraged Western partners to su... |
| Feb 11, 2024 | A 63-year-old explains how Blue Zones helped him rethink his retirement plan to avoid his 'biggest fear' of loneliness | Economy A 63-year-old explains how Blue Zones helped him rethink his retirement plan to avoid his 'biggest fear' of loneliness
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| Jan 23, 2024 | Health | ‘I’m not safe here’: Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion | Fred Clasen-Kelly | KFF Health News (TNS)
Photos show blood splattered across a small bare-walled room in a North Carolina school where a second grader repeatedly punched himself in the face in the fall of 2019, according to the child’s mom... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Developer delivers 120-square-foot life science innovation hub to The Woodlands | A new innovation hub mega campus has opened in The Woodlands.
The Alexandria Center for Advanced Technologies at The Woodlands comes courtesy of California-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. The campus is home to the first purpose-b... |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Rice University, Houston Methodist launch state-of-the art human performance center | Rice University and Houston Methodist teamed up to open the new Center for Human Performance this month.
Located in Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse, just across the street from Houston Methodist's Texas Medical Center offices, the interdisciplinary... |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Houston innovator backed by NIH grant tackles congenital heart disease in pediatric patients | In 1969, Dr. Denton A. Cooley implanted the first total artificial heart in a living patient. Most Houstonians know Cooley’s name, but fewer can name his colleague, Dr. Domingo Liotta, who created the device. Liotta died last year at the ag... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 3 Houston college students win big in global Intel AI competition | Three students from Houston Community College Southwest won the top national prize at the 2023 Intel AI Global Impact Festival competition, HCC announced this month.
Sumesh Surendran, Ruben Treviño, and Muskaan Shahzad won the top spot in t... |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Innovative California company taps Houston area for purified water projects | Houstonians are used to filtering their water, but few really ponder why they’re doing it.
“Most people, when they think about water stress, they think about water scarcity, like what you see happening in Northern Africa or maybe the Southe... |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Global accelerator announces latest Houston cohort of early-stage startups | For the eighth time, a global accelerator and venture group has selected five early-stage Houston tech startups to support and help grow.
In partnership with the Downtown Launchpad, gener8tor began its eighth gBETA cohort in September. The ... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Houston Innovation Awards names longtime Rice leader as 2023 Trailblazer | In less than a month, all of Houston's innovation community's movers and shakers will gather to celebrate the Houston Innovation Awards, and the night's first honoree has officially been named.
Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alli... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | University of Houston lands $63.5M contract with DOD to develop tech for the 'future battlefield' | The University of Houston was recently awarded its largest grant in history—this time, from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The $63.5 million contract aims to support UH in developing analytical modeling and simulation platforms that help t... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Senators warn Biden that a defense pact with 'authoritarian' Saudi Arabia in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel hurts American interests | US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
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| Oct 4, 2023 | Why this innovator is passionate about uniting Texans in tech and venture | This Friday, Texas innovators across the state will simultaneously show up to support each other, network with potential investors, and talk shop — and it's all thanks to one Austinite.
CS Freeland is organizing the second annual Texas Vent... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Cancer-fighting startup partners with Houston cell therapy accelerator | When it came time to name their cell therapy startup, Houston life science innovators simply had to look to their calendar.
“I would argue that March is the best month in Houston,” Sarah Hein tells InnovationMap. “We started talking about p... |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Space tech startup opens new $40M HQ at Houston Spaceport | Houston aerospace company Intuitive Machines has moved into its new $40 million headquarters at the Houston Spaceport.
Intuitive Machines’ new home supports NASA’s $93 billion Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon by ... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Houston expert encourages energy industry to bridge its generational divides | What’s the biggest obstacle between us and net-zero? Is it policy? Technology? Financing? All of these are important, yes, but none of them is what is really holding us back from our energy transition goals.
The biggest obstacle is a lack o... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from health care to energy tech — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Brianna Brazle, founde... |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inflation: Why Houston employers should prioritize employee financial well-being | Inflation impacts everyone, including individuals, the workforce and business leaders. As the cost of living continues to rise, employees face diminishing purchasing power, shrinking retirement savings and higher stress levels.
In PwC’s 202... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Cultivating an office culture can prevent loneliness, create connections, says Houston expert | There’s been a lot of chatter about returning to the office and remote work. No matter which side of the argument you’re on, there are valid points to be made for both views. The pandemic forced organizations to rethink operations, with man... |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Founders, investors sound off on Houston's VC scene, energy innovation potential, and more | Last week, nearly 1,000 people convened in Houston to discuss venture capital activity, startups, and decarbonization, and the Houston factor among it all.
On September 7, Venture Houston hosted several keynote addresses and panels througho... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Houston edtech startup taps into AI to improve classroom engagement | Not many adages stand the test of time quite like this one: to be the best, learn from the best.
Sage advice, which is why Houston-based Sibme, the learning engagement platform designed by teachers, is introducing an all-new artificial inte... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Rice University launches research innovation grant program with VC fund in the works | Over 60 years ago at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy recommitted the country to the Space Race. Now, decades later, the university is announcing its commitment to moonshot innovators.
Rice University's Office of Innovation establ... |
| Sep 6, 2023 | ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’ knew the cure for loneliness | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
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In her 20s, Sara Hoy made close friends in her Central Pennsylvania hometown through an organ... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Houston regenerative medicine company opens new lab at UH | Pete O’Heeron wants you to know that “Bohemian Rhapsody” was originally released as a B-side. What does this nugget about Queen have to do with regenerative medicine? For O’Heeron and his company, FibroBiologics, it means everything.
That’s... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Houston expert: Cultivate transparency when recruiting flexible workplace positions | How the workplace operates, especially flexible work arrangements, captivate job seekers, prompting many job listings to spotlight remote or hybrid work options. Interestingly, a significant portion of hybrid and remote workers say they wou... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | The Protecting Kids On Social Media Act Is A Terrible Alternative To KOSA | We have covered the Protecting Kids On Social Media Act a few times, when it was first introduced back in April, where we highlighted how it was both unconstitutional and the rationale behind it was not supported by any actual evidence, and... |
| Aug 30, 2023 | How this Houston investor closed a $32M oversubscribed fund in less than a month | It might be cool to arrive fashionably late to a party, but Houston investor Sahir Ali likes to be early when it comes to new technologies.
"What has been a part of my success and has driven a lot of my profesional, scientific, and fin... |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Report: Rice University again ranks among the top schools in nation | Rice University has earned yet another accolade worth hooting about.
Niche, an education review and ranking website, has named Rice the ninth best college in the U.S., down from No. 6 last year. The Houston university receives an A+ in nine... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Houston space tech startup raises $350M series C, clinches unicorn status | Houston has another unicorn — a company valued at $1 billion or more — thanks to a recent round of funding.
Axiom Space released the news this week that it's closed its series C round of funding to the tune of $350 million. While the compan... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | How a UCLA quarterback has scored over 30 NIL deals, including the 3-page document he sends to brands | Chase Griffin spoke in 2023 at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Chase Griffin This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Nov 10, 2022 | Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with foreign countries are 'worthy of being looked at' | President Joe Biden cautioned he wasn't suggesting that Musk had done "anything inappropriate." Samuel Corum/Getty Images, Taylor Hill/Getty Images
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| Nov 2, 2022 | US Senator wants Elon Musk deal INVESTIGATED – for ‘national security implications’ | In this file photo illustration taken on April 14, 2022 a phone screen displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk with a photo of him shown in the background, in Washington, DC. – Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executive... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Feds Make Big Funding Push for More Mental Health Clinics | TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As part of a federal government effort to expand the U.S. network of community mental health centers, up to 15 states now can apply for $1 million grants to help plan new Certified Community Behavio... |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Carper Applauds Senate Passage of Gun Safety Legislation | DELAWARE, June 23 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate voted in favor of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — a commonsense gun safety bill to end the nearly three decades... |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Carper Statement on Release of Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill | DELAWARE, June 22 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after the bipartisan working group on gun reform legislation published text of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — a commonsense gun... |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Emergency Powers Reform Within Grasp | The National Emergencies Act (NEA) was one of the great failures of the 1970s reforms to the presidency. The NEA sought to discipline the dozens of presidential emergency power authorizations in the U.S. Code by empowering Congress to termi... |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Unequal Pay Bites Women In Retirement | Florida, Hampton Inn by Hilton, hotel housekeeper cleaning staff wearing face mask. (Photo by: ... [+] Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Images Group via Getty Images |
| Jul 2, 2021 | International student-athletes could lose their visas because of the NCAA’s new endorsement deal policy | Vinicius Fernandes of the Marshall Thundering Herd reacts to a play against the Indiana Hoosiers during the Division I Men’s Soccer Championship held at Sahlens Stadium at Wakemed Soccer Park on May 17, 2021 in Cary, North Carolina. Jamie S... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | What the UAE Weapons Deal Says About the United States and Its Alliances | Editor’s Note: Various U.S. administrations have long wanted U.S. allies to do more, but in many parts of the world the most logical partners are authoritarian states with different interests than those of the United States. Using the propo... |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Pompeo to visit UAE to discuss arms sale, Israel normalisation | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Saturday to discuss a planned multibillion-dollar arms deal between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Gulf nation’s newly normalised... |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Should Congress Play a Role in Arms Sales? | Editor’s Note: The Trump administration’s proposal to end the informal practice of notifying Congress well in advance of major arms sales is a departure from long-standing norms and a means of decreasing congressional interference in contro... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Can Law Enforcement Officers Refuse to Identify Themselves? | On June 3, protestors in Washington, D.C., who rallied in response to the death of George Floyd were met with federal law enforcement officers equipped with riot gear and rifles but who lacked badges or other identifying information. When a... |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Challenges to U.S. Sanctions Against Iran During the Coronavirus Pandemic | The coronavirus has hit Iran hard. As the country grapples with the highest mortality rate from COVID-19 across the Middle East, the Trump administration has faced widespread calls to ease U.S. sanctions on Iran. The strict bilateral sancti... |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Small Business Relief Tracker: Funding, Grants And Resources For Business Owners Grappling With Coronavirus | A sadly familiar sign in the window of a small business. But help is on the way from many sources.Getty Images |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Tackling drug shortages with data, AI, legislation, and more | Every quarter since 2014, roughly 150 to 300 drugs have been in short supply in the U.S. The drug shortages list has included injectable morphine and other painkillers, anesthetics, antibiotics, cancer drugs, medications for mental illness,... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | The Senate Urges a More Assertive Approach Toward Libya Policy | At a hearing on Feb. 12, lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and senior American diplomats offered competing visions for the future of U.S. policy toward Libya. Where administration officials advocated for gradual, behind-th... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Impeachment Proceedings and the Congressional Oath | Democrats had harsh words for the president during Robert Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 24. “Any other person who acted in this way would have been charged with crimes,” said Judiciary C... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Untangling the Yemen Arms Sales Debate | Over the past several weeks, a new front has opened up in the legal fight over U.S. support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen: the president’s authority to pursue arms sales. For months, congressional opponents of the Yemen c... |
| May 2, 2019 | Senators seek to preserve Sea Grant program from Trump budget cuts | A group of 25 U.S. Senators signed a letter last week to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to save a federal program they claim has helped the domestic seafood trade and coastal communities.
The letter comes abo... |
| Oct 31, 2017 | Schatz among senators introducing bill on North Korea | ASSOCIATED PRESS / Sept. 6
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz was one of eight senators who introduced a bill prohibiting President Donald Trump from starting a preemptive war against North Korea without express authorization from Congress.
U.S. Sen. B... |
| Jun 8, 2017 | Reactions to James Comey's Testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee | We’re rounding up key public statements concerning James Comey's testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8. Watch this page; we'll update as new statements are issued.
Written Statement by Marc Kasowitz, Attorney for Donald T... |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Women May Finally Get Money for Unpaid Caregiving Work | Although women have long been held back on the job—often expected to devote our lives to unpaid at-home caregiving—we constitute nearly half of those working paid jobs in the US today. Despite this, women who do take on a caregiving role, o... |
| Jul 4, 2015 | The Lawfare Podcast: Should the U.S. Put Boots on the Ground to Fight ISIS? | Last week, Brookings convened three policy experts, Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute, Brookings fellows Michael O’Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro, as well as Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) for the first ever Brookings Debate. The central questi... |
| As more women opt out of the workforce, here’s what we know about how that could affect their Social Security benefits | Covid-19 prompted many women to opt out of the workforce due to family obligations.
Lower earnings could affect their Social Security retirement benefits.
Reform proposals that include caregiver credits could help. |
| Senate passes a new bipartisan bill that would enact the toughest new guns laws since the 1990s — with 15 Republican senators joining every Democrat in support | Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a member of party leadership who voted to back the new law, speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 22, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ... |
| Elon Musk testifies he would have sold SpaceX stock to take Tesla private in 2018 | Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being sued by shareholders for a series of tweets he wrote in August 2018 saying he had “funding secured” to take the automaker private for $420 per share.
Under oath, Musk said he could have sold shares of SpaceX, th... |
| Rick Scott could be the dealmaker on guns. Instead, he's MIA. | GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida told Insider he's not part of the Senate's gun negotiations. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
As governor, Rick Scott signed gun-control legislation three weeks after the Parkland school shooting.... |
| The demise of 'thoughts and prayers': How the clichéd greeting-card condolence died amid a rash of mass shootings | The wordsmith-in-chief found himself flummoxed. It was June 2015, and President Barack Obama had been invited to a memorial service for nine Black churchgoers gunned down at a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cha... |
| President Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with other countries are worth looking into | When asked if Elon Musk was a potential threat to national security, Biden said the centi-billionaire's "cooperation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at."
Musk has important internation... |
