Month: February 2025
February 14, 2025
Politics
JD Vance says biggest danger in Europe is censorship during Munich address — not Russia or China: ‘Threat from within’
“What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America,” the...
February 14, 2025
Health Care
Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state’s top health official says
The department will still "stock and provide vaccines," according to a department memo. The department will still "stock and provide vaccines," according to a department memo. Health Care
February 14, 2025
Education
7 years later: Parkland victims honored at Broward schools on Valentine’s Day
Seven years after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students and staff at Hollywood Hills High School came together Friday to honor the 17 lives lost....
February 14, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson’s next battles
Speaker Mike Johnson muscled his budget blueprint through committee. That will likely be the easy part. Late Thursday the House Budget Committee approved a resolution in a party-line vote...
February 14, 2025
Politics
Crypto kings cheer Trump’s ‘debanking’ crackdown
Top crypto executives said they can already see a thaw in their relationships with banks, which are openly seeking business from the once shunned industry. Top crypto executives said...
February 14, 2025
Politics
Developer behind Hudson Yards casino promises $200M to butter up neighbors in face of growing opposition
The developers of the proposed $12 billion Hudson Yards casino complex pledges to devote 1% of gross revenues -- nearly $200 million over ten years -- into community reinvestment...
February 14, 2025
Congress
Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson’s budget
Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.
February 14, 2025
Politics
Newsom vows to veto bill blocking California corrections from cooperating with ICE, Trump migrant policies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made an about-face in his efforts to thwart President Donald Trump's agenda of deporting illegal immigrants in the country. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made an...
February 14, 2025
Politics
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
Trump and Tesla CEO Musk's overhaul of the federal government appeared to be widening as Musk aides arrived for the first time at the federal tax-collecting agency, the Internal Revenue Service, and US embassies were told to...
February 14, 2025
Politics
Trump roasts CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during press conference, gets laughs from other reporters: ‘No credibility’
“I know a friend of yours,” the president fired off. “He’s a friend of CNN. That’s why nobody watches CNN anymore. Because they have no credibility." “I...