The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded $176 million to drugmaker Moderna to speed up work on a bird-flu vaccine. The move reflects mounting fears that… ( Read More )
Chinese government escalates its own push to police generative AI
In a move that mirrors a debate in the U.S., China‘s communist regime is taking steps to regulate the exploding field of generative artificial intelligence,… ( Read More )
GOP’s debt deal, migrant labor boom tamed government spending — for now
Uncle Sam‘s budget looks a bit better this year after Congress ordered spending to be constrained and the economy hummed along, powered in large part… ( Read More )
Protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind
PARIS — Farmers have captured France’s attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. The… ( Read More )
South African government says it wants to prevent an auction of historic Mandela artifacts
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa‘s government announced Friday it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artifacts belonging to the nation’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela, saying… ( Read More )
EU official praises efforts by Poland’s government to restore the rule of law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) —European Union Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders on Friday praised efforts by Poland’s new pro-EU government to restore the rule of law… ( Read More )
Polish farmers suspend their blockade at the Ukrainian border after a deal with the government
WARSAW, Poland — Polish farmers who had blockaded a border crossing to Ukraine ended their protest after reaching an agreement with the government that met… ( Read More )
Disney says in lawsuit that Ron DeSantis-appointed government is failing to release public records
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov.… ( Read More )
Mike Johnson, new House speaker, two-steps his way out of a government shutdown
Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed a two-part, temporary spending measure across the finish line in the House on Tuesday, calling his approach one… ( Read More )
Mike Johnson lands on two-step stopgap bill ahead of deadline to fund government
Speaker Mike Johnson has chosen to run with a two-step, “laddered” stopgap bill to keep the government open with less than a week before federal… ( Read More )