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RFK Jr. Pressured to Fill Vacancies Key to NIH Research Funds
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fill panel vacancies that enable approval of research funding, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg Government.

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When Lawmakers Don’t Want Their Replacements Left Up to Chance
American politicians are no longer hand-picked by men in smoke-filled rooms, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t found other ways to more discreetly anoint their successors.
Trump 2.0 Forces Industry to Rewrite Playbook for DC Success
This interactive report dives into the lessons of Trump 2.0, how the C-suite can influence what comes next, and what corporate America might expect to see if control of Congress shifts after this year’s midterm elections.
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Trump Says a GOP Senate Primary Race in Texas Could Hurt Party
President Donald Trump says he'll endorse a candidate in the Republican primary race to win a US Senate seat. Trump says a drawn out battle could hurt the party. Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine reports.
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Mercedes-Benz Settles Case Over Alleged Union-Busting in Alabama
Trump DOJ Fights to Revive Big Law Orders After Reversal
The Justice Department Friday aired its first defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders against law firms after reversing course on a move to drop the case earlier this week.
Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
Judge Presses DOJ as Fast-Track Immigration Rule Nears Decision
A federal judge plans to move quickly to decide whether the Trump administration can move forward for now with a regulation intended to speed how deportation appeals are handled before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Trump Says Defense Firms to Quadruple Output of Some Weapons
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US Pushes to Revive NY Nuclear Plant to Meet Power Demand
The US energy secretary and a congressman are calling to restart a shuttered nuclear plant north of New York City, saying it’s needed to meet surging demand for power.
Trump Signs Order to Bolster Efforts to Combat Cybercrime
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Mike Pence Group Chides Trump Tariffs for Hurting US Job Market
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US Oil Posts Biggest Weekly Gain Ever as Iran War Rages On
US oil posted the biggest weekly gain on record as the war in Iran upends critical energy market flows, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz at a near-total halt.
US Tells Tariff Refund Judge It Can’t Comply With Order
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Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
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BGOV OnPoint: Highway Fund Haunts Surface Transportation Talks
Lawmakers face a dwindling highway funding source and competing priorities as they assemble the next surface transportation package before its programs expire Sept. 30.
BGOV OnPoint: Affordability Drives Governors’ Agendas for 2026
The cost of living was a key concern highlighted in governors’ “State of the State” speeches this year, previewing a nationwide issue that President Donald Trump touched on in his own State of the Union address.
BGOV OnPoint: Trump, Companies Hold Breath for Ruling on Tariffs
A highly anticipated Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump’s legal authority to impose tariffs on America’s trading partners may be imminent, as companies intensify bids to collect refunds if the justices rule in their favor.
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Ninth Circuit Halts Judge’s Order on Mandatory ICE Detention (1)
The Ninth Circuit on Friday paused a federal judge’s order that voided a Board of Immigration Appeals decision used by the Trump administration’s immigration judges to deny bond hearings to detained noncitizens and uphold its policy of mandatory detention.
Texas Voting Dispute Foreshadows GOP Efforts: States of Play
Republican state legislative efforts to eliminate countywide voting could potentially shape contests across the country as they did in parts of Texas on Tuesday, Alexandra Samuels reports.
Texas Vote Center Dispute Foreshadows Wider GOP Election Effort
Republican state legislative efforts to eliminate countywide voting could potentially shape contests across the country as they did in parts of Texas on Tuesday.
Indiana Abortion Law Halted for Violating Non-Christians’ Rights
Indiana’s abortion law has been halted insofar as it violates the rights of a certified class whose members don’t share the Christian religious belief that life begins at conception, a state trial court said.
NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Seeks New CFO Amid Trump Funding Fight (1)
Pat McCoy, chief financial officer of the Gateway Development Commission, plans to leave in the coming months. His departure comes as the agency building a new $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel battles the Trump administration in court over federal funding.
Rival Websites Fuel NY Archdiocese-Chubb Feud Over Abuse Payouts
For nearly three years, the two sides have battered each other with relentless legal filings in a New York court, and their war over who should pay at least hundreds of millions of dollars to sex abuse victims shows few signs of abating. Both accuse the other of an underhanded public relations campaign.
