Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

World Shorebirds Day is a global initiative dedicated to shorebirds, migration, citizen science, and the protection of the habitats these birds depend upon across the planet.

From beaches to offshore islands, we followed the precise movements of five "pilot" birds.

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Connecticut’s system of taxation unjustly burdens its poorest citizens.

This is what dehumanizing rhetoric looks like in real time. These are racist comments left on a simple video about fostering a dog. One year after the President and Vice President amplified racist lies about Haitian immigrants, this kind of language continues to be normalized. Words fuel cruelty, hate, and lower the bar for how we treat one another. We’ve see where that can lead. The death of Renee Good and the vile reactions that followed, from claims that “she had it coming” to an ICE agent caught on audio calling her a “f-ing b-h.” Leaderships sets the tone and this is the cost when it fails.

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Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.

Trump and Republicans in Congress want to cut taxes for billionaires and big corporations—and pay for it by gutting Medicaid. But they're already feeling the heat from their constituents and afraid t...