Republican Sen. Tillis of North Carolina announces he won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s big bill

Trump berated Senator Thom Tillis on social media for voting against advancing the Big Beautiful Bill. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day after he staked out his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package…

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Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Sue Greenpeace?

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In 2016 a group of activists who called themselves water protectors—led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe—set up camp on the windswept plains of North Dakota. Their protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline quickly grew into one of the largest Indigenous-led movements in…

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