Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to push into the National Gallery of Art. They recently met with the museum’s director and legal team, to question its legal status and explore ways to assert influence. One of the nation’s most respected art institutions is now in their crosshairs.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in the U.S., was jailed in Florida under a controversial state immigration law, even though he had a valid U.S. birth certificate and Social Security card. A judge confirmed both documents were real, but said she

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has handed over control of the Department of the Interior to Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive and Musk staffer. Hassen, who came to the agency through the so-called DOGE, now has broad authority to cut costs and consolidate operations across the department,

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Three’s a crowd for this trio of spotfin butterflyfish (with a blue tang getting up in their business for good measure) #spotfinbutterflyfish #butterflyfish #trio #threesacrowd #bluetang #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

JWST captures M51, a stunning 27M light-years away! Locked in a dance with NGC 5195, its spiral arms glow with star nurseries and dust waves. First spotted by Messier in 1773, it later helped prove galaxies exist.

Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program

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