WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * Action! NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time has officially started, marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics - From a mountaintop in Chile, under clear dark skies, NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the revolutionary Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Lawfare Partnership with SBA to Shield Producers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses from Weaponized Regulation * (Washington, D.C., July 2, 2026 ) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to combat weaponized regulatory and enforcement actions against America's producers, ra  more