The Trump Justice Department sought double the judge's prison sentence for Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, meaning that if it had been adopted, then the accused Old Dominion University assassin would still be in prison and not free to kill an Army war hero.
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 13, 1776 The British decision to use smallpox as […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed CNN for airing the Iranian state media’s televised address of someone reading a speech from the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The remarks were the first time the public heard from Khamenei since he was elevated to supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by United States and Israeli airstrikes. The younger […]
As a physician who has spent decades caring for patients and later had the privilege of serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services, I have seen firsthand how fragile medical progress can be. Breakthrough therapies and medical devices don’t happen by accident. They require years of research, substantial investment, and a regulatory environment grounded […]
By any reasonable measure, the Trump administration’s and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to expand wearable health tracking technology among Americans is rooted in a laudable goal. The effort seeks to improve public health outcomes in a nation struggling with chronic disease, obesity, and a broken preventive care culture. Kennedy […]
Recent headlines about Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center have centered on funding disputes, reimbursement rules, environmental reviews, and a contested $608 million price tag. The Department of Justice has clarified that any federal funding would be reimbursement-based and limited to per-detainee operational costs, not construction or site development. These are legitimate public policy and […]
The Trump administration proposed Friday to loosen rules surrounding emissions of a cancer-causing gas from sterilizer plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to loosen requirements for sterilizer plants that emit a gas known as ethylene oxide. The EPA says that ethylene oxide can cause lymphoma, myeloma, and lymphocytic leukemia, as well as breast...
A progressive voter contact group is spending $44 million on midterm engagement efforts this cycle, with a focus on key battleground states as Democrats look to retake the House majority and make inroads in the GOP-controlled Senate this November. The Progressive Turnout Project is spending $44.1 million on five different initiatives aimed at turning out voters ahead...
House Republicans are threatening to oppose all Senate-passed legislation until the upper chamber advances the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a GOP-backed voting requirements bill. “I’ll be voting 'no' on all Senate bills - other than DHS funding - until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act,” Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) wrote on...