Would you like to know if you have increased genetic risk for Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, or Alzheimer’s? How about if you and your spouse each carry a gene variant (GJB2) that increases the likelihood your offspring will be deaf or have hearing loss? Well until last week you couldn’t – not because the technology didn’t exist, but because the Obama administration forbade it by threatening the companies who could do it.
Politics
Hotel Industry Sics Government On AirBnb
The hotel people decided to buy some elected officials to turn the beast of government against Airbnb and recapture lost profits through higher prices once the competition was made illegal.
Trump Hosts Argentina President Mauricio Macri
The Grateful Dead may have cut an album called What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been, but Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and Donald Trump have turned that phrase into reality in what can be termed a bizarre lifelong relationship.
The Media In The First 100 Days Of Trump
Editor’s Note: This is part of Liberty Nation’s coverage of the 100-day mark of the Donald J. Trump administration.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt To Withhold Funding From Sanctuary Cities
A Federal judge in California issued a ruling on Tuesday that blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold federal funding to ‘sanctuary cities.’ Obama appointee and major fundraiser William Orrick III granted the injunction sought jointly by Santa Clara and San Francisco, California.
The Tax Man Changeth — Trump’s New Tax Plan For America
President Trump has finally revealed the framework of his tax reform plan, courtesy of a press conference delivered Wednesday afternoon by Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin. They presented the tax proposal as the most significant piece of legislation since 1986.
U.S. Senate Briefing Set on North Korea
In a rare and seemingly unprecedented move, the entire United States Senate has been called to the White House for a briefing on North Korea, Reuters reports. While briefing the legislature on foreign relations and matters of national security is not uncommon, this meeting is. Not only has the entire Senate been called, but the standard practice is for White House officials to go to the Senators, not the other way around.
Trump To Sign Executive Order Benefiting Veterans
On Thursday, April 27th, U.S. veterans will at long last witness progress within the besieged Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), as President Trump is scheduled to ink the latest executive order establishing a necessitated Office of Accountability and whistleblower protection within the shambolic department.
France’s Le Pen Exits the National Front Party
“Tonight, I am no longer the president of the National Front. I am the presidential candidate,” Ms Le Pen said on French public television news.