The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to implement stricter vaccine approval guidelines after a memo claimed at least 10 children died "after and because of" receiving a COVID-19 shot. The guidelines, obtained by The New York Times, could also impact vaccinations for other illnesses and viruses, including the FDA's standards for annual flu...
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) issued a statement Saturday vowing to conduct "vigorous oversight" on Caribbean strikes after a report surfaced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to "kill everybody" aboard an alleged drug vessel. "The Committee is aware of recent news reports — and the Department of Defense's...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday compared a Canadian ad featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, to “election interference.” “I read that the premier of Ontario spent $75 million sending propaganda across the U.S. border via — “ Bessent told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “This is Ronald Reagan's own...
Former Vice President Harris rallied with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday in support of redistricting in the Golden State. “So, listen, I wanted to just come by to, in particular, thank everyone here, all the folks who have been canvassing, knocking on doors, talking with your friends, talking with your neighbors, talking with...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said late Saturday that U.S. forces struck an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean and killed three after a string of similar strikes in the region in recent weeks. “Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on another narco-trafficking vessel operated...
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (I) on Sunday called Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani (D) "the most divisive candidate I have ever experienced in New York." "He alienated the Jewish community," Cuomo said on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM. "Alienated the Italian community. Offended the LGBTQ community …...
Some lawmakers and advocates are increasingly uncertain whether critical HIV and AIDS services will survive the federal government’s funding fight. The GOP’s House-passed budget bill seeks to cut over $1.5 billion in services for people living with and vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the U.S. — far greater than the cuts proposed by...
Schools are bracing for the impact on their students as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) teeters on the brink of running out of money amid the government shutdown. SNAP funds had originally be set to run out Saturday, but a federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep the program going so...
President Trump's off-the-cuff disclosure that he underwent an MRI scan is raising fresh questions about the secrecy surrounding Trump's health and the need for presidents to be more transparent. Trump is the oldest person to be elected president, and his aides and allies have long projected him as the picture of strength and vitality. ...
Former President Obama hit the campaign trail on Saturday, rallying supporters for Democratic gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill at separate events in Virginia and New Jersey — while throwing some jabs at President Trump in the process. “Every day, this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Saturday called the effects of the government shutdown, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits not being issued for at least November, "wrong." Speaking with Lara Trump on Fox News's "My View," Fetterman said he did not care "who's behind" the shutdown, "it's always wrong, and here we are." "I...
