Nebraska Democrats hope abortion fury delivers rare House win
Four days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Patty Pansing Brooks almost became the first Democrat to represent Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District in more than half a century. She lost to Rep. Mike Flood (R), a fellow state senator, by 6,234 votes in a special election on June 28 spurred by the resignation of nine-term Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R). Now Pansing Brooks and Flood are set for a rematch in November’s general election. And the Democrat is hoping to use her opponent’s brief voting record in Congress against him, highlighting Flood’s oppo
Read MoreAchieving Artemis: Bipartisanship and global partners fuel humanity’s return to the moon
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 the Smithsonian projected the image of a Saturn V taking off on the Washington Monument. It was a stunning display that half a million spectators, including myself, went to see on the National Mall. Afterward, I was walking home when I overheard a young girl ask her mother, “Why haven’t we gone back to the moon?” This was an innocent yet vital question. Since the termination of NASA’s Apollo program, America has failed to successfully sustain a beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) human spaceflight program. When it came to going beyond LEO, f
Read MoreDepartment of Transportation declares regional emergency following BP refinery fire in Indiana
A Department of Transportation agency declared a regional energy emergency for four Midwestern states on Saturday after a fire at an oil refinery in Indiana forced the facility to shut down. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made the declaration to address the need for the immediate transportation of gasolin
Read MoreWhy medical students should be next up for debt relief
As a new academic year for medical students begins, I’m excited for the next generation of physicians to start their careers in medicine. However, like many of these students, I’m also nervous: The increase in student debt has created significant roadblocks to physicians who want to enter the primary care profession and practice in underserved communities. While the administration’s
Read MoreMan arrested for allegedly trying to establish ISIS training center in New Mexico
A New Mexico man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly tried to create an ISIS training center in the state, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). A DOJ release states that a federal grand jury indicted 45-year-old Herman Wilson, also known as Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, on Tuesday on charges that he attempted to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempted to obstruct, influence and
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