Trump set to nominate Heidi Overton to be FDA commissioner

Lizzy led STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. Daniel covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government. He reports on corporate influence in government, the health consequences of federal…

Trump set to nominate Heidi Overton to be FDA commissioner

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Lonely Voice of Ted Postol

For more than three decades, Theodore Postol, a physicist and professor emeritus at MIT, has been an unusually persistent critic of U.S. missile-defense programs. A former scientific adviser to the Chief of Naval Operations and analyst at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Postol possesses precisely the technical credentials one might expect the defense establishment…

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Lonely Voice of Ted Postol

Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel’s Feud: A Timeline

Donald Trump has many enemies. The ayatollahs of Iran, Democratic politicians across America, windmills, and the phrase “Is Pepsi OK?” — to name a few. But no feud seems to brew more consistent passion within the commander in chief than his vendetta against late-night comedy, particularly against ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel.  It’s easy to forget that…

Trump administration moves to end rule protecting swaths of forest land | Environment News

US Agriculture Department says rescinding the 2001 rule will help reduce wildfire risk and return control to local managers. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed a proposal to rescind the entirety of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres (18 million hectares)…