Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access to sensitive data housed within DHS’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), saying he’s conducting a necessary “audit” of the federal government. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Dana Bash asked Noem about reporting that Musk and his team...
President Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government. Waltz joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where host Kristen Welker asked him about the recent cuts to USAID, as the international aid agency has been essentially...
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a close ally of President Trump’s, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the government through the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Jordan said he’s comfortable with the bold steps Musk has taken but thinks Congress will ultimately get involved “at some...
Flu cases are surging across the country – more than half of states are now at "very high" levels, the most severe designation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – but is it possible that some of those people are catching it for a second time?
In our analysis, the likeliest scenario is an old-school matchup between Adams and Cuomo, two politicians who thrive on transactional politics, not left-wing purity...
Despite his historic wariness of the pharmaceutical industry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance toward weight-loss drugs appears to be softening. In December 2024, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services asserted that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro “have a place” in treating obesity. In his recent Senate […]