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A group of congressional Democrats is urging colleagues to stop the reinstatement of the China Initiative, a program under former President Trump that some argued racially profiled Asian scientists and academics in the U.S. The program, which was designed to stop China from stealing scientific and technological secrets, lapsed in 2022. “The Trump-era China Initiative undermined…

The US Senate has slashed the budget for NASA's mission to return soil and rock samples from Mars' surface.

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2023 - NASAs plans to retrieve samples of soil from Mars and fly them back to Earth seemingly is in deep trouble with a Senate committee. On Wednesday, a Senate appropriations committee offered only

The Senate is signaling deep skepticism about NASA’s ambitious plans to fetch samples of soil from the red planet, expressing concerns over the mission’s cost and viability. Senate appropriators are offering just $300 million in funding for fiscal 2024 for the Mars mission — less than a third of the $949 million budget request from…

NASA's plans to retrieve samples of soil from Mars and fly them back to Earth is in deep trouble with a Senate committee on Wednesday offering $300 million for the plan for the fiscal year 2024, well short of the $949 mi

NASA's plans to retrieve samples of soil from Mars and fly them back to Earth is in deep trouble with a Senate committee on Wednesday offering $300 million for the plan for the fiscal year 2024, well short of the $949 mi

House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to boost security after insurrection Niv Elis and Rebecca Beitsch © Getty Images House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to boost security after insurrection The House on Friday unveiled a $1.9 billion supplemental appropriations bill to address security weaknesses laid bare in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. "The January 6 insurrection caused tragic loss of life and many injuries, while leaving behind widespread physical...