Day archives: December 10th, 2025

White House construction site photos show rubble where East Wing once stood

Axios: “Construction work at the White House for President Trump’s $300 million ballroom is well underway — and all that’s left of the site where the 123-year-old East Wing once stood is rubble, photos taken this week show. The big picture: Trump said on Truth Social over the weekend that the ballroom would be “double …

Subjects: Economy, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

U.S. plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history

NBC News: “The Trump administration plans to require travelers from more than 40 countries to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the U.S., according to a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register. The data would be “mandatory” for new entrants to the U.S., who hail from 42 countries …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media, Transportation

Trump Admin Releases New ‘Earnings Indicator’ for College Degrees

Newsweek: Donald Trump’s Department of Education (ED) has released a new earnings indicator for students and families to determine how much a college degree could be worth to them from universities across the U.S. For millions of American families, the perceived value of a college education is facing more scrutiny than ever before. While higher …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents

The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind

bioGraphic: “Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees. The symptoms were strange. They were the same across multiple oak species—white, swamp white, black, red, post, shingle, chinkapin, blackjack, and pin. Leaves thickened, elongated, and contorted into grotesque shapes—cupping, puckering, curling, and …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Health Care

Data Foundation Launches Evidence Act Hub to Centralize Federal Data and Evidence Resources

“The Data Foundation today announced the launch of the Evidence Act Hub, a comprehensive digital repository designed to preserve and organize strategic plans, reports, and toolkits related to federal data and evaluation activities required under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act). This living archive serves as a central resource for researchers, …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Librarians Aren’t Hiding Secret Books From You That Only AI Knows About

Scientific American: “Never heard of the Journal of International Relief or the International Humanitarian Digital Repository? That’s because they don’t exist. But that’s not stopping some of the world’s most popular artificial intelligence models from sending users looking for records such as these, according to a new International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) statement. …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Libraries, Search Engines

The Nation’s Data at Risk: 2025 Report

The Nation’s Data at Risk: 2025 Report – “This report continues ASA’s multiyear effort to assess the state of the U.S. federal statistical system, with a focus on developments in 2025. It highlights challenges and opportunities across five dimensions: staffing and capacity; system structure and funding; innovation; congressional engagement; and stakeholder support. It concludes with …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Economy, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

H2O Casebook Collection

H2O Casebook Collection – Search inside H2O’s collection of 452 casebooks, 10,765 legal documents, and 161 authors, or view our featured casebooks. “H2O is a free platform for making, sharing, and remixing open-licensed casebooks and other course materials. It is developed and maintained by the Library Innovation Lab at the Harvard Law School Library. With H2O, …

Subjects: Education, Legal Research

This photographer is documenting old newspaper newsrooms while they’re still around

Poynter: “Ann Hermes knew her work as a photojournalist would take her to exotic places. And it has — to discover the food markets of Jerusalem, to see hammocks in Honduras and to witness the Arab Spring in Egypt. But the work that’s closer to home reveals something Hermes is skilled at seeking out. It …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research