The French Enlightenment is often referred to as the Age of Reason. This period produced some of humanity’s greatest natural scientists, including Antoine Lavoisier, the pioneer of modern chemistry; Joseph-Louis Lagrange, whose contributions to number theory are well known, particularly in economics; and Pierre-Simon Laplace,
President Donald Trump continues appointing new people to his second administration, naming three recent picks in a series of Truth Social posts on Monday.Just two weeks after taking office, Trump announced that Michael Ellis will serve as deputy director of the CIA. Ellis, who
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is accusing USAID of 'rank insubordination,' adding 'we had no choice but to bring this thing under control.' The top U.S. diplomat made the comments in an exclusive interview with Fox News in El Salvador, just after announcing he
Members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee voted favorably Monday for President Donald Trump's nominee, Brooke Rollins, to head up the Department of Agriculture (USDA), a widely expected outcome that clears her for a vote in the full Senate later this week.Rollins was
President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, will now move on to a final Senate floor vote for confirmation after senators voted to invoke cloture and limit the remaining floor debate.Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who also spent 18 years as a prosecutor
Moderate Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, revealed her plan to support Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Monday evening. 'After extensive consideration of her nomination, I will support Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence,' she said in a
The U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments will establish a sovereign wealth fund in accordance with a new executive order President Donald Trump signed on Monday. The sovereign wealth fund, a state-owned investment fund with various financial assets like stocks and bonds, could foot the bill
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent’s Association (FBIAA) sent a letter to House and Senate leaders Monday raising 'urgent concerns' over recent actions taken by acting DOJ and FBI personnel, which they say could threaten the careers of thousands of employees and risks disrupting the
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s fate is hanging in the balance as the second Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is working on an apparent overhaul of the agency. A review of USAID’s recent history shows that it repeatedly has been accused of
Amid scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to transfer his financial interest in vaccine lawsuits to his family, legal experts have criticized the move but note that Kennedy's approach is not significantly different from actions taken by other public officials in the past.During Kennedy's