Emily Kennard

1 week ago | notus.org | Emily Kennard |Margaret Manto

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science, citing more than 500 studies and other sources to back up its claims. Those citations, though, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions. Seven of the cited sources don’t appear to exist at all. Epidemiologist Katherine Keyes is listed in the MAHA report as the first author of a study on anxiety in adolescents.

1 week ago | notus.org | Haley Byrd Wilt |Emily Kennard

Sen. Jim Risch, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, kicked off a hearing last week with a warning for those in attendance. “We have zero tolerance on any kind of protests, on any kind of attempt by anyone to contact, influence or in any way communicate with either the witness or people that are here on the dais,” he said. Minutes later, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio was testifying, a demonstrator stood at the back of the room and started shouting about the war in Gaza.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Emily Kennard |Anna Kramer

Mere hours after the House took an ax to clean energy tax credits in its budget bill, Senate Republicans already suggested that their counterparts had taken those cuts too far. The House budget so severely constrains the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits that it will likely jeopardize significant energy and manufacturing investments — most of which are in Republican districts.

1 month ago | notus.org | Casey Murray |Emily Kennard |Ursula Perano

Republicans on Capitol Hill are already excited about the Trump administration’s latest tactic for saving government money: Offering undocumented immigrants $1,000 to “self-deport.”The administration on Monday unveiled a plan to offer undocumented immigrants the stipend in exchange for proof that they plan to leave the country. In addition, the administration is offering to help with travel costs.

1 month ago | notus.org | Evan McMorris-Santoro |Helen Huiskes |Emily Kennard

Today’s notice: 100 takes for 100 days — well, not really, but interesting people talking about what comes next. Also: What Tim Burchett is making for Tulsi Gabbard in his spare time. Why This First 100 Days Is DifferentIn most recent presidencies, the 100-day mark is essentially meaningless, a rhetorical flourish to declare the end of the beginning of a term. But this First 100 Days is worth paying close attention to.