Durbin urges release of Gaetz ethics report

Sen. Dick Durbin's (Ill.) office will not “resign” from an ethics investigation into allegations of misconduct due to former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) nomination as U.S. attorney. He said it shouldn't be possible. General under President-elect Trump. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has told the House Ethics Committee about the potentially damaging three-year investigation into […]

Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (Democratic) told the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was chosen by President-elect Trump to be attorney general. It called for the report on Rep. (R-Fla.) to be “preserved and shared.” On Wednesday, after receiving the attorney general's consent from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that […]

Gaetz, Trump’s AG pick, resigns from House before ethics report drop

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress late Wednesday, hours after President-elect Trump nominated him to be attorney general. And it reportedly comes just days before the release of the long-awaited House ethics report on him. Early Wednesday, after news broke that Gaetz had been selected to join Trump's Cabinet, Rep. Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), […]

Science Startup Pushes Boundaries of Ethics by Screening Embryos for Intelligence

Scientific startup Heliospect Genomics is marketing a service that allows wealthy couples to screen IVF embryos for intelligence and other traits, raising ethical concerns among experts. This service costs $50,000 to screen 100 embryos. of guardian report The US startup Heliospect Genomics is offering to help wealthy couples screen IVF embryos for intelligence using controversial […]

Foreverland review – dystopian drama probes ethics of life extension | Theatre

IIf you want to live longer, exercise, eat well, and sleep more. But the couple in Emma Hemingford's play embark on a rather radical alternative to ensure they have decades to live. Jay, an aspiring biotech entrepreneur, and Alice, a slightly lost elementary school teacher, sign up for gene therapy. With a few consent forms, […]