The news that President Trump has taken the unusual step of calling a full Cabinet meeting Wednesday suggests that, among other things, he’s exploring ways to jump-start the maddeningly...
President Trump on Thursday floated the idea of having the Republican Party hold a convention just ahead of the 2026 midterms, as Democrats are reportedly mulling a similar idea. “The Republican Party is doing really well. Millions of people have joined us in our quest to MAKE AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN. We won every aspect of...
Fans of The New York Times mini crossword game were met with a surprise Thursday morning when they found a piece of their online morning ritual is now behind a paywall. "Finding out the nyt mini crossword is now behind a paywall has done irreparable damage to my spirit," one user wrote on the social...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, says the departures of several high-level officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including CDC Director Susan Monarez, “will require oversight.” Cassidy, who cast a pivotal vote to confirm Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,...
As the Flat Fire burns through Central Oregon, an actor known for his role on "The Office" is voicing concerns over climate change amplifying wildfire activity as he and his family are among thousands under an evacuation order from the blaze.
Leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in limbo after the Trump administration moved to oust its leader, Susan Monarez, a decision likely to shake up vaccine policy. The White House defended the firing late Wednesday, after Monarez refused to step down, claiming her policies were not aligned with President Trump's...
The White House said Wednesday that Susan Monarez has been fired from her post as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after she refused to step down from the position. “As her attorney’s statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again,”...
Democrats have a language problem. Politico recently reported that a Democratic think tank, Third Way, is circulating a memo warning party leaders to avoid 45 words and phrases that make them sound more like campus activists than neighbors. The blacklist includes such gems as “cisgender,” “radical transparency,” “stakeholders,” “the unhoused,” “systems of oppression,” and “birthing person.” You...
There is a reason the Kremlin does not want the U.S. military or NATO forces on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee. It is that they would significantly inhibit future Russian military operations against Kyiv. For that reason alone, Western boots on the ground are the only security guarantee (short of NATO accession) that can ensure allied commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty and deter further...
In today's issue: CDC director fired; Trump’s imprint grows in nation’s capital; FBI says Minneapolis shooting a hate crime; Republicans ready crime legislation
Efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could hinge on Kyiv handing over a 2,500-square mile piece of territory that is strategically key to the country’s defense and rich with natural resources that promise a postwar windfall. For the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians living in this area, called the Donetsk, Russian occupation would present...
The United States and Canada endured the planet’s biggest air pollution surge in 2023 — an upswing driven by the northern neighbor’s worst wildfire season on record, a new report has found. Canada alone experienced its highest levels of fine particulate pollution (PM 2.5) in at least 26 years, with more than half of residents...
