Slovenia approves law to legalize assisted dying for terminally-ill adults

Slovenian lawmakers became the first Eastern European country to legalize a law on Friday to allow medically-assisted suicide for terminally-ill adults, in a shift in regional end-of-life policy.  The country’s lawmakers passed the bill following a closely watched parliamentary vote with 50 votes in favor, 34 against and three abstaining. The vote also focused on […]

Heritage Foundation founder Edwin J. Feulner dies at 83

Edwin J. Feulner, a prominent figure in the American conservative movement and co-founder and former president of the Heritage Foundation, died on Friday at the age of 83. Feulner served as the organization’s president from 1977 to 2013 and again from 2017 to 2018. He was well known for transforming the once-obscure think tank into […]

Rubio announces visa revocations on Brazilian judge for ‘political witch hunt’ against ex-president Bolsonaro

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on a Brazilian judge after the country’s Supreme Court issued search warrants and restraining orders against former President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his unspecified allies on the court and his immediate family members will face visa revocations, according to Rubio, who […]

Justice Department moves to unseal Epstein, Maxwell grand jury transcripts amid calls for transparency

At Attorney General Pam Bondi’s direction, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally moved to unseal long-secret grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein case, citing what it called intense public interest in the notorious sex trafficking investigation. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche submitted the motion in Manhattan federal court, urging a judge to […]

Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza ‘very shortly’ during White House dinner with allies

During a celebratory dinner at the White House with a number of Donald Trump’s GOP allies, including several Republican lawmakers from Congress, the president signaled that 10 more hostages in Gaza would be ‘coming very shortly.’ The dinner was largely focused on touting the achievements Republicans have had over the last six months, but while […]

EPA announces 23% workforce reduction and closure of research office as part of federal streamlining

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Friday it plans to reduce its workforce by 23% and close its research and development office.  The loss of more than 3,000 employees comes after layoffs and incentives to leave the agency amid the Trump administration’s broad effort to streamline the federal government.  ‘Under President Trump’s leadership, EPA […]

Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears

Microsoft said it will cease using China-based computer engineering teams for work on Pentagon cloud systems and other classified systems after an investigation this week led to national security concerns at the highest levels over a program that Microsoft has used since 2016. A ProPublica report released Tuesday accused Microsoft of allowing China-based engineers to […]