Science, Policy, and Other News that Caught My Eye

Greetings, SciLight readers. The President is not a happy camper this week. He threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in his way; he lashes out at allies; threatens the Center for American Progress with a $5 BILLION lawsuit because he doesn’t like their report. A judge strikes down his 75-country visa ban. And he feels so insecure that he is putting his face on everything.

But there’s some fun news at the end, so be sure to scroll down.

Trump Administration News

· Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic - The New York Times

· Trump increasingly lashing out at allies as victory in Iran war proves elusive

· Trump Lashes Out as Preliminary Deal With Iran Expires

· 60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump stuck in quagmire as peace talks stall

· Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’

· Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz as a new U.S. territory

· Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse - The New York Times

· Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices - The New York Times

· New 50 percent tariffs on Canada go into effect after deal with U.S. falls through - The Washington Post

· Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner

· Trump Is Putting His Face on Everything - The Atlantic

· Trump moves to end protections for 44 million acres of U.S. forests

· White House attacks CNN reporter after Trump clash, invoking her children

· Trump races to prepare for new strains of deadly viruses after cutting biosecurity experts

· Trump’s Overture to Kim Jong-un Strains Alliance With South Korea

· Blanche on whether DOJ will be independent: ‘I’m not going to pledge that’

· President Trump’s Billionaire Boy’s Club - Public Citizen

Congress News

· Democrats Approve Competing Resolutions to Abolish, Reform ICE | The Epoch Times

· House ethics panel opens sexual misconduct investigation into Rep. Jimmy Gomez

Court and Law News

· Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban - The New York Times

· Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now - The New York Times

· Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center - The New York Times

· Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment - The New York Times

· Democrats propose adding Supreme Court justices, limiting their terms - The Washington Post

· Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Health and Science News

· 5 science-backed health benefits of tea, from longevity to brain health

· Pancreatic cancer breakthrough: daraxonrasib doubles survival

· The most common cancer is easy to miss. Here’s what to look for.

· The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark | Grist

· As Temperatures Get Hotter, Pesticides Are More Dangerous to Farmworkers - Inside Climate News

Other News

· Census report does not prove Trump’s claim about 2020 noncitizen voting | AP News

· US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes | US voting rights | The Guardian

· Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication - The New York Times

· Stars and Stripes publisher announces departure with a parting shot at Pentagon

· U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

· Ten days after storm, thousands are still waiting for power in Indiana

· U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California | PBS News

· Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It. - The New York Times

· U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say - The New York Times

· 5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia - The New York Times

· Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy - The New York Times

· What Does the Trump Administration Have Against the 26th Amendment?

· Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off - The New York Times

· Three Colorado River states must take big cuts to water use | CNN

· Thieves Steal 4 Renaissance Paintings From Italian Museum in Brazen Heist

· ABC sues FCC, claiming First Amendment violations, escalating months-long feud

· 8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries

And Some for General Interest or Your Amusement

· Three Colorado River states must take big cuts to water use | CNN

· Trump wants a ballroom in Ireland. One man is having a ball fighting it.

· This dog was rescued after spending 17 hours stranded on a cliff ledge

· Books are good for your brain. But fiction has a surprising added benefit.

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