Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

Not only does the federal government not bother to check if a company owes federal taxes before awarding a contract—but even the IRS fails to perform this duty when it hires businesses to perform a service for the agency. In both instances, fede...   read more

The Mdewakanton Sioux community is set to receive money it’s been owed for more than a century, for siding with the U.S. government when other Indians rose up against white settlers in the 1800s.   In a series of treaties between the Minnesota S...   read more

Both foreign and domestic mining companies have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for more time to comment on new rules requiring the disclosure of deals involving “conflict minerals.”   Largely involving the Democratic Republ...   read more

Arizona, where accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner shot 19 people, killing six in Tucson, is one of three states in the country that allows adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit. (The others are Vermont and Alaska.) The law took effec...   read more

Following Saturday’s shooting in Arizona, which wounded a congresswoman and killed a federal judge, Representative Robert Brady (D-Pennsylvania) plans to introduce legislation that would outlaw the use of threatening language or symbols against ...   read more

In an attempt to be more proactive with China over its exports of dangerous goods, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is opening its first overseas office, in Beijing.   The decision comes after numerous recalls in recent years...   read more

The U.S. military from now on will be able to only “buy American” when it comes to the purchase of solar energy panels—a move that may upset the government of China.   During the closing days of Congress last month, lawmakers inserted language...   read more

Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have given up on a criminal case against environmental activists after an undercover police officer responsible for gathering incriminating evidence exposed his identity and expressed regret for his actions.   ...   read more

The Department of Defense budget is not going down, regardless of the recent talk by Defense Secretary Robert Gates trumpeting $78 billion in military cuts (over five years). Yes, Gates plans to trim spending in some areas, and even eliminate ce...   read more

Like no other presidential administration before it, the Obama administration is cracking down on government officials who leak classified information to the media. The latest case has been brought against Jeffrey Sterling, an ex-CIA officer who...   read more

Wall Street may soon become as much a foe as it has been a friend of the pharmaceutical industry. After spending decades pumping up the profits of Big Pharma by trading its shares, wealthy investors are now toying with the idea of financing whis...   read more

Republican Representative Tom Petri of Wisconsin wanted the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) last month to extend the deadline for public comments on the proposed closing of a mail processing facility in Oshkosh. Petri sent a letter from his Washingto...   read more

The recent fall from the sky of thousands of dead birds in Arkansas and Louisiana appears to be a disturbing development. However, incidents of unexpected substances falling from the sky have a long, long history. Here is a sampling.   1. MEAT...   read more

If it wasn’t WikiLeaks, then it might well have been someone else who eventually gained access to the State Department’s classified cables, given their not-so-secure repository.   WikiLeaks managed to get a hold of 251,287 communiqués because ...   read more

The New Year did not bring newer, tougher conflict-of-interest rules for companies working for the Department of Defense, as was feared by industry. Instead of imposing revamped regulations for defense contractors, the Pentagon decided to water ...   read more

The remains of 20 familyless veterans received full military honors on Saturday as part of the largest mass burial of its kind in U.S. history. The ceremony, conducted at Calverton National Cemetery on eastern Long Island, was part of a national...   read more