Trump’s illness has launched a new wave in the coronavirus “infodemic,” with rumors of “doomsday planes” and QAnon takeovers running wild.

The latest move is one of a litany of rollbacks: The president’s agencies have already weakened more than 100 regulations for power plants, cars, and oil and gas operations.

The all-consuming coronavirus story is burying all kinds of bad news about climate change—especially the Trump administration’s effort to permanently un-do any attempt to rein in the big carbon emitters.

The Trump administration announced penalties against Chinese tech firms it says are complicit in human rights abuses. As the trade war between the United States and China continues, there are some reasons to wonder if Trump will maintain the pressure on the leading artificial intelligence firms.

As fires rage in the American West, the president tweets nonsense and proposes budget cuts for wildfire science.

In a few days, US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Media coverage will undoubtedly highlight Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, but it would be remiss not to discuss the nuclear implications of the Trump-Putin summit as well. Kto vinovat? (Russian for “who is to blame?”) … Continued

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once suggested US health scientists "give infectious disease a break." Trump just picked him for health secretary.

Experts discuss tech-related issues and policies like AI, drones, and misinformation and disinformation under a Trump presidency.

As an important part of his legacy, President Biden should put guardrails on presidential authority to start nuclear war now before the next dangerous leader gets elected.

Trump's policy agenda if elected—Project 2025—would push the United States into an expensive, dangerous, and destabilizing nuclear confrontation unseen since the darkest days of the Cold War.

Donald Trump claimed he would disband the White House office charged with preventing and responding to pandemics. It's not the first time.

Disinformation is like the iceberg floating in deep waters, where only a small amount of ice is visible on the sea surface. The broader impact of the disinformation is harder to see, just as the larger and most dangerous part of the iceberg is hidden beneath the water.

President Trump has peddled disinformation on the most important issues of the last year; here's a look at where it's dovetailed with armed or violent action by his supporters.

Allowing the president to retain sole authority—even when he can’t think clearly—increases the risk of blundering into nuclear war.

Public health experts are not surprised that President Donald Trump, who frequently downplays the importance of masks and regularly holds large campaign rallies, tested positive for COVID-19.

A new US agency wants to finance nuclear plants abroad. But without a clear set of rules, the move will do more harm than good.

Nuclear weapons testing comes with an enormous human cost, and governments have long ignored those who are directly harmed by it.

Not only do many of Chris Ford’s critiques fall flat, they would also be better directed at the very administration he serves.

The White House recently touted a biodefense strategy that is intended to guide the government's response to biological threats like the coronavirus outbreak. But when it comes to funding public health programs, the administration is undercutting the goals of the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy, experts say. A new report suggest the government is already facing headwinds as it implements the strategy.

The Trump administration says spending $1.5 billion to establish a uranium stockpile is vital for US energy security. But there’s no risk to the uranium supply, and the biggest winners are Canadian companies.