Science, Medicine, & Education

Just before members of Congress return to Washington next week, Politico has acquired and published a draft of a House Republican Affordable Care Act repeal bill. (They host the document here). House Majority Leader Paul Ryan has said the bill is undergoing scoring and pricing by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — the nonpartisan agency

Joomie asks new students questions about their Jewish identity and habits, and pairs them up with likeminded dorm mates By Gabe Friedman Students sitting in the College Green outside Sayles Hall on the Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island. (Wikimedia Commons) Finding a Jewish roommate at college can be a challenge, given that Jews

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made a seemingly innocuous joke Thursday about no one getting a free lunch. But the comment came as DeVos, a staunch opponent of public schools, is taking over the nation’s free lunch program that provides nutrition to low-income students and is under attack from Republicans, raising questions about whether the administration

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday announced the Trump administration will be cracking down on states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Here is the key portion of his remarks from the White House transcript: Q. I have a question on medical marijuana. Our state voters passed a medical marijuana amendment in

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —  The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) on Thursday endorsed a bill introduced in the South Carolina Legislature which will help combat the growing threat of anti-Semitism on state college campuses. The South Carolina bill follows similar efforts at the federal level and in Virginia and Tennessee. In January, Virginia

By Ellen Hershkin NEW YORK — Women are the heartbeat and lifeblood of America. As mothers, wives, and daughters, we are caregivers and decision makers — not only nurturing our families, but strengthening the economy and future of our nation. Women are 10 times more likely to die from a heart attack than from breast