The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has chosen a known vaccine skeptic to lead its COVID-19 working group, which was originally established to discuss immunization recommendations at the start of the pandemic. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed to The Hill that Retsef Levi, professor of operations...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if she’s elected governor in November. “Short answer is no,” Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. “Virginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized...
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) told President Trump on Monday to pressure Russia with the same intensity he has used against Washington, D.C., and Chicago. “Maybe just treat them like you're treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office,” Moskowitz said...
The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid. “Delaying the project will increase risks to reliability,” said grid operator ISO New England in a Monday statement. “Recent heatwaves in New England drove demand...
California Republicans announced a legal challenge Monday against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) effort to redraw congressional lines in the state, days after the state Legislature approved a redistricting ballot measure to go before voters this fall. The petition, as described at a Monday press conference, asks the state Supreme Court to intervene and keep Proposition...
President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation to mark the fourth anniversary of the bombing at Abbey Gate that killed 13 U.S. service members during the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. Trump met in the Oval Office with family members of some of the service members who were killed during the bombing, which the...
Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are charging ahead with their investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a new subpoena on Monday for a slew of documents held by the estate of the infamous sex criminal. Led by Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), the Republicans are seeking Epstein’s will; any documents resembling...
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Fox News commentator Brit Hume blasted President Trump over an executive order seeking to crack down on citizens who burn or desecrate the American flag. "George HW Bush ran against flag burning in 1988 and spent a whole week campaigning on the issue," Hume wrote on the social platform X. "But he called for a...
An overwhelming majority of voters says transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case is important to their views on President Trump, according to a new poll. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released on Tuesday found 65 percent of people saying transparency around the case of the disgraced financier is important to their opinion of Trump, while a...
Snoop Dogg said he is “scared” to take his grandchildren to the movies after watching Pixar’s “Lightyear,” a 2022 animated film with two openly gay characters. The “Toy Story” spinoff features the return of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, joined by a host of new faces, including Alisha Hawthorne, Buzz’s friend and commanding officer. During a...
Unemployment claims in the Los Angeles metropolitan area climbed by 12 percent to 17 percent due to the devastating effects of the Palisades and Eaton blazes, which ripped through the region this past January, a new report has found. The jobless claims soared not only within the fire zones but also in neighborhoods farther from...
President Trump is using the machinery of the state, such as the National Guard and surveillance networks, to suppress dissent and protect the elite from accountability, while tech giants and corporate barons reap the rewards of their investments in his campaign.
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