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NATIONAL
Trump Poised to Ban Gain-of-Function Research in Sweeping Executive Order
President Donald Trump could sign a sweeping executive order banning gain-of-function research — research that makes viruses more dangerous in the lab — as soon as May 6, according to a source who has worked with the National Security Council on the issue.
NEWS FROM THE STATES
Lawsuit Forces All 15 Arizona Counties to Begin Removing Noncitizens from Voter Rolls
All 15 of Arizona’s counties agreed to settle a lawsuit brought last September by America First Legal (AFL) and election attorney Jennifer Wright against their recorders over failing to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. Maricopa County agreed to the settlement earlier this month, Yavapai and Mohave counties settled in November, and the remaining counties settled last Wednesday, sending requests to the Department of Homeland Security to assist them in verifying voters’ citizenship.
COMMENTARY
Commentary: Establishment Cowards Hide Behind Bureaucracy While Trump Stands Alone
When the White House invoked the “Immortal Chaplains” to illustrate the history between the United States and Greenland, it touched on a theme emerging in the second Trump administration: the importance of courage.
ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE
Music Spotlight: Ira Dean
Ira Dean comes from a musical family. His brother is Billy Dean, but not that Billy Dean. "It's a joke because Billy Dean's royalty checks used to go to my brother," Ira Dean said. But his brother and father were both very much in the business. His father played guitar, sang, and even had his own radio show when he was 13, so the music business is all Dean's ever known.
"It was either make it or wear a hairnet and say, 'Do you want fries with that?'" he joked.
