The shipboard hantavirus outbreak is a dire warning: A mobile world makes infection prevention — in the travel industry and in hospitals — more vital than ever.
The American people have seen several big oil scandals over the last century. We have survived Teapot Dome, the collapse of Enron, windfall profiteering during the 1970s oil crisis, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, and more. However, Donald Trump’s deal with Big Oil is the most corrupt in our history.
In today’s issue: Democrats are still in the driver’s seat toward winning back control of the House, despite suffering a major blow in Virginia on Friday and at least three GOP-controlled Southern states scrambling to redraw their midterm maps. The Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the results of the state’s redistricting referendum from last month invalidated a new congressional map that Democrats viewed as key to countering Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts. ...
Alaskans have been hit hard by the healthcare cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and lapsed Obamacare subsidies, presenting a prime target for Democrats seeking to oust Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan from office. A Democratic ad campaign released late last month accused Sullivan of voting to raise health insurance premiums in Alaska by...
Congress returns from its one-week recess to a packed agenda, diving back into many of the same high-stakes issues that dominated lawmakers’ attention last month. Among the most pressing on GOP leaders’ to-do list is passing the bill to fund immigration enforcement, which they aim to advance through the budget reconciliation process that bypasses the...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is rallying fellow Democrats in a new “Dear Colleague” letter for a battle royale on the Senate floor over $1 billion in proposed funding for President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that’s tucked into a $72 billion Republican-drafted budget reconciliation package. Schumer is planning to turn the Senate floor...
The remains of a US soldier who went missing in Morocco were recovered on Saturday from the Atlantic Ocean. The deceased service member was identified as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Key fell off a cliff during a recreational hike while off duty, according...
President Trump on Sunday shared a lengthy post rebuking Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch for ruling against his tariff agenda in February. “They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly! I do not believe they meant to do so, but their decision on Tariffs cost the...
Former Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) died on Sunday at the age of 78 surrounded by his wife and two daughters after years of service representing Florida's 15th and 8th congressional districts. “Congressman Posey represented Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, following distinguished service in both the Florida House...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran war is “not over” in an interview that aired on Sunday, reinvigorating the push to dismantle Tehran’s proxies and see its nuclear enrichment program collapse. “I think it accomplished a great deal, but it's not over, because there's still nuclear material, enriched uranium that has to be...
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday stressed the need for bipartisan cooperation to address maternal healthcare gaps. On Mother’s Day, the two spoke to host Kristen Welker on NBC's “Meet the Press” about their work to improve access to care for mothers. Sanders, a mother to three...
The Trump administration launched the website Moms.gov on Mother’s Day in an effort to help provide resources to expecting women and their families. The site’s tagline says it's “addressing the needs of mothers and fathers who face difficult or unexpected pregnancies and ensuring the well-being of mothers and the health of American families.” Information on...
