We already knew that some progressives can’t take a joke. But now, they apparently can’t even take … a conversation? The up-and-coming comedian Andrew Schulz recently hosted former President Donald Trump for a wide-ranging interview on Schulz’s popular YouTube podcast Flagrant. The conversation featured wild jokes about Trump’s son Barron and abortion but also more […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Israel this week with little tangible progress on scaling up humanitarian deliveries to the Gaza Strip or brokering a cease-fire and hostage release deal, despite U.S. hopes that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar last week would be a turning point toward ending the war. Israeli Prime Minister...
Democrats are hoping Vice President Harris can turn her campaign around amid perceptions — fueled by recent polling — that former President Trump has the momentum in the final stretch of the race. Concerns are rising, even among those supportive of Harris, about elements of her campaign strategy. Harris held no campaign rallies on either...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class II recall of more than 7,100 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine due to the possible presence of a carcinogen. Duloxetine belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors that are used to treat depression and anxiety, according to the Mayo Clinic....
A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who rose to fame for representing porn actor Stormy Daniels in her case against former President Trump, pleaded guilty in 2022 to four counts of wire fraud and...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he thinks Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has done a “pretty good job” transitioning out of her House leadership role and suggested he would try to follow a similar path when he steps down after the election, a local news outlet reported. “I think Pelosi has done a...
Novo Nordisk wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent compounding pharmacies from manufacturing their own versions of the company’s popular weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, arguing the drugs are too complex for the pharmacies to make safely. Compounded anti-obesity drugs are sold at vastly lower prices than the branded versions...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court for an injunction taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot in an emergency request docketed Wednesday. Since suspending his independent presidential campaign and backing former President Trump, Kennedy has sought to remove his name in key swing states while remaining on the ballot elsewhere. The Supreme Court previously denied Kennedy’s...