The orders emphasize streamlining nuclear energy for defense and AI projects, and call for a “substantial” overhaul of the agency that ensures the industry doesn’t harm public health and safety.

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. . . The biggest investor, according to itself, was a company called GD Culture Group, which is made up of eight Chinese investors and spent $300 million. The company recorded zero revenue last year from an e-commerce business it runs on TikTok, and disclosed last month that it was in danger of losing its Nasdaq listing because it had failed to meet certain financial requirements. So whither and from whom did it get $300 million? Why, from a stock sale to an unnamed entity in the British Virgin Islands! And that is all we know. However, the company’s annual report notes that “The Chinese government may intervene or influence its operations at any time,” as is the Chinese government’s way. So whoever it is, it is no one who the Chinese government would disapprove of.

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U.S. military leadership has once again stressed the need to modernize and maintain the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear arsenal.

General Thomas Bussiere, head of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, recently addressed the Senate Armed Services Committee.

According to his statements, the U.S. must maintain and upgrade all aging weapons systems, as it faces the challenge of deterring two major nuclear powers. He also voiced concerns about growing threats from North Korea and mentioned that Iran could potentially acquire nuclear weapons.

In conclusion, the general expressed worry that the Air Force has little margin left and is running low on resources—further highlighting the urgent need for modernization and the development of new nuclear capabilities to ensure effective deterrence.

Following him, Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Jr. of the U.S. Navy spoke next. He asserted that the Navy remains the most resilient leg of the nuclear triad.

Like the Air Force, Wolfe emphasized that modernization and support are critical for ensuring ongoing readiness. He also noted that the Navy depends heavily on a relatively small number of highly skilled personnel.

Trump is on a multipronged mission to eliminate a science agency that conservationists, toxicologists, universities and more call irreplaceable.

• Repeat Offenders: Chicago police failed to stop troubling behavior in their ranks, records show. Over a dozen officers faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
• Zero Tolerance: The Chicago Police Department adopted a new sexual misconduct policy in 2023 amid controversy. Records show the department has struggled to implement it.
• First-of-Its-Kind Analysis: The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed more than 300 complaints filed over a decade that accused Chicago police officers of sexual misconduct.

Military has supplied its medics with antivenoms that seem not to have been tested for safety or effectiveness

Universities and colleges across the United States are on pace to spend a record amount of money on lobbying in 2025 as President Donald Trump works to reshape higher education through massive cuts in federal financial support.

The White House has been targeting institutions for their handling of issues like antisemitism, diversity policies and transgender inclusion, already cutting billions of dollars in funding to elite schools. In addition to cutting off grants for research funding, ending support for financial aid programs and threatening schools’ tax-exempt status, the administration has discussed the potential deportation of roughly 400,000 undocumented college students.

Under financial pressure from the Trump administration, some universities are changing their policies to comply with the president’s demands while ramping up their lobbying expenditures. In 2024, colleges and universities broke a record by spending $104.9 million on lobbying. In the first quarter of 2025, universities and colleges already spent $27.6 million.

The biggest increases, which often include hiring additional lobbyists, were made by some of the universities that have become prominent targets of the administration, such as Columbia University, Harvard University, Northwestern University and the University of California.