Kara Swisher leaves New York Times, returns to Vox Media

Leading technology journalist Kara Swisher is leaving The New York Times to rejoin Vox Media, according to a new report. Swisher, who has hosted a popular business and tech podcast called "Pivot" for almost four years, will join Vox Media and start a new interview show at the Vox Media Podcast Network that will serve as a companion to "Pivot," Bloomberg

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Watchdog presses NIH over foreign funding disclosures

The oversight office for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report Tuesday that found a majority of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) grant recipients failed to meet federal requirements regarding foreign financial interests and support. HHS's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more than two-thirds of grantees — 69 percent — who conducted NIH-funded research failed to meet at least one federal requirement on disclosing foreign financial interests, and many also lacked oversight that would ensure the materials they submit to NIH are accur

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Biden to huddle with Murphy on Senate gun negotiations

President Biden is meeting with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday to discuss ongoing negotiations among senators working to come to a consensus on gun violence-related legislation, the White House said. It will be Biden's first such meeting since the bipartisan talks on guns kicked off following the mass shooting at a Texas school. “This morning, the President will meet with Senator Chris Murphy (CT) to discuss ongoing negotiations in the Senate on gun reform,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted.   The meeting was expected to

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Former Marine Trevor Reed calls for WNBA star Brittney Griner's release at rally

Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was recently freed after being detained in Russia for more than two years, called for Moscow to release WNBA star Brittney Griner at a Monday rally in Texas.  Reed appeared at a rally that was hosted by Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and the local NAACP chapter in Griner’s hometown of Houston, Texas, affiliate KTRK-TV reported.  “There is no justice in Russia,” Reed said at the rally, per a CNN

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DC provides more access to vaccinations for upcoming school year

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