Flash Briefs

Last week U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared that seven of the 15 crew members working to assess and clean up the East Palestine train derailment, including members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, began feeling ill while surveying town residents’ homes near the contaminated areas. 

According to a new study published in Nature, Human Behavior by economist Floyd Zhang, the diversion of science journals into the political arena has harmed these publications’ credibility and further eroded the public’s trust in the larger scientific community.

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley called on the Biden administration to take a tougher stance and demand Russia release a detained Wall Street Journal reporter.  

On Thursday, Former President Donald Trump responded to being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury by saying that the case was an example of political persecution and election interference. 

On Wednesday, CNN senior political analyst Ronald Brownstein had a revelation that Republican-led states have different policies than Democrat-led states. 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) warned that he would sue the Biden administration if the Treasury Department’s forthcoming guidance on the updated electric vehicle tax credit does not incorporate his intended sourcing provisions. 

On Sunday, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, criticized the Biden administration for continuing the obstruct the committee’s investigation into Biden’s and former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified materials while not in office. 

According to the U.S. general in charge of air operations, armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. military garrison in Syria just about every day in March.

Former federal judge says the U.S. govt’s claim against Moderna’s liability is ‘misuse of the law.’ 

At the end of February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a dramatic increase in Chinese nationals apprehended at the southern border.