Politics

TL/DR - Former president Donald Trump expressed dismay at a fundraising event that people were not immigrating to the U.S. from "nice" countries, citing Denmark as an example. In the same speech, Trump criticized migrants coming into the country and blamed them for a spike in crime, a claim not supported by available data. During the event that…

TL/DR - The Mallinckrodt factory in St. Louis, which processed uranium for the Manhattan Project in 1942, has left a troubling legacy; decades later, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and other illnesses are common among local families. Communities exposed to the nuclear waste from the arms race have largely been excluded from a federal law intended…

TL/DR - Kari Lake, a former Fox 10 news anchor turned anti-media agitator, is the favored Republican for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona in 2024. Her political career began when she unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022, promising to reform Arizona's electoral systems and secure the southern border. She continues to question the results of the…

TL/DR - President Joe Biden has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take "specific, concrete and measurable" actions in Gaza to ease civilian suffering, increase protection for aid workers, and move towards a ceasefire. The U.S. administration has signaled a significant policy shift by suggesting it may condition future U.S.…