• POLITICO 的一项调查显示,一家背景深厚的制药公司和保守派评论员 Laura Loomer 试图削弱 Vinay Prasad 博士的影响力,他是参议员 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 的盟友,此前他曾对某些药品定价和监管做法提出批评。
• 报道指称,存在协调一致的社交媒体运动和幕后游说活动,旨在抹黑 Vinay Prasad 的研究和公共卫生评论。
• 制药行业团体和一些患者倡导者对此进行了反击,称 Big Pharma 捍卫其商业模式实属自然,但批评人士警告称,企业支持的压制医学界异见声音的企图正日益增多。
• A bipartisan advisory panel convened under President Biden’s tech‑regulation agenda delivered a draft report recommending that Congress ban politically targeted digital ads that spread “clearly false or misleading information” about voting procedures, candidates, or ballot access.
• The panel, whose members include former FEC commissioners and civil‑rights leaders, argues that such ads undermine trust in elections and disproportionately affect voters of color, urging platforms to adopt stricter labeling and ad‑library rules.
• The proposal sparks backlash from free‑speech advocates, who warn that any government‑defined standard for political misinformation could chill legitimate debate and benefit incumbent parties.
• The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Homeland Security appropriations bill on Thursday, clearing the way to end a two‑month agency shutdown that had idled parts of federal immigration, border, and cybersecurity operations.
• President Donald Trump signed the measure shortly after, restoring full funding for the Department of Homeland Security and averting potential disruptions to airport security, deportation operations, and border enforcement through the fiscal year.
• The shutdown clash pitted Trump allies against centrist Republicans and Democrats over border enforcement levels, but the final bill preserved core Trump‑era border initiatives while softening some hard‑line spending demands.