U.S. climate assessment website goes dark as the Trump administration revamps federal climate content, with some scientists emphasizing the importance of these mandated reports.
Medicaid’s original purpose was to be a safety net for people who could not adequately provide themselves with healthcare. The federal government matched funds from states to ensure eligible residents could get hospital care and physician visits. The partnership sought to strengthen state-led efforts to cover poor people who could not afford private insurance. This […]
House Rules Committee advances Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' for chamber vote, with Republicans backing tax cuts, while Democrats criticize it as a wealthy giveaway.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he "never liked the idea" of President Trump's military parade, saying while he believes the president "means well," the military parades he remembers growing up were Soviet or North Korean. "I just never liked the idea of the parade because I grew up in the '70s and '80s, and the only parades...
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who was forcibly removed and handcuffed at a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem earlier this week, questioned the meaning behind Noem not recognizing the senator from California amid the incident. “What does it say about the secretary, to not know who the senator from California is?” Padilla...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves to upend decades of vaccine policy could hit patients hardest in their wallets, as shifting guidance over shots could make insurance coverage confusing and scattershot. For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) independent advisory panel recommended which shots Americans should get and...
Israeli ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said the goal in the war against Iran is not to contain it but to win it, as the two countries continue to exchange strikes for a third day. During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," host Martha Raddatz asked Leiter how Israel would avoid escalating and...
The idea of an immigrant registry in the United States — a system that tracks people based on their nationality or religion — is not only discriminatory, it is reminiscent of one of history’s darkest chapters: the Holocaust.
Minnesota state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were assassinated at their home on Saturday, and lawmakers from across the aisle have condemned the act of political violence. Both Democrats and Republicans, have also been critical of Trump's massive military parade in Washington, D.C., which could cost up to $45 million. On Saturday, the "No...
Former Vice President Pence on Sunday said that the United States "needs to be prepared" to help Israel destroy the Iranian nuclear program. “If Israel needs our help to ensure that the Iranian nuclear program is destroyed once and for all, the United States of America needs to be prepared to do it, because this...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said her security was increased without her request following the fatal shooting of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband over the weekend. During an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press," host Kristen Welker asked if Klobuchar knew whether she was on the list of targets, which included “prominent pro-choice individuals...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the deadly shooting of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday was politically motivated, noting that there was some "throughline with abortion" after his list of targets was found to include abortion advocates and facilities. "Clearly, this is politically motivated," she told NBC's "Meet The Press" host...
Would a trophy or tax break be enough to convince Americans to have more children? Countries around the world with plummeting birth rates have test driven all sorts of strategies to promote procreating, and it turns out it's a tough task.
Before Jan. 20, 2025, many of congressional Republicans endorsed a proposal limiting the president’s power to act unilaterally by declaring national emergencies.
