Month: May 2025
May 14, 2025
Politics
RFK Jr. says ultra-processed food is a ‘genocide’ on Native Americans
"One of my big priorities will be getting good food, high-quality food, traditional foods onto the reservation, because American Indians, because processed food for American Indians is poison," he...
May 14, 2025
Congress
House tax writers advance GOP bill after marathon, contentious hearing
The legislation now heads to the full House, but with a major blank to fill in on how much to expand a deduction for state and local taxes.
May 14, 2025
Congress
Dems go after GOP online fundraising after Trump attacks ActBlue
The three congress members' inquiry into platforms like WinRed and a Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency come after Republicans targeted the Democratic small-dollar fundraiser ActBlue.
May 14, 2025
Politics
Democrats deeply pessimistic about party’s future — but GOP not favored highly either: poll
A new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that only about one-third of Democrats are “very optimistic” about their party’s future. A new poll conducted...
May 14, 2025
Education
Ex-Miami-Dade charter school teacher sentenced for misconduct with student in 2023
A former athletics teacher at a Miami-Dade County charter school has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail and more than a decade of supervision after pleading guilty...
May 14, 2025
Politics
Gov. Newsom flip-flops on enrolling illegal migrants in taxpayer-funded health care program
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday backtracked on enrolling illegal migrants into California’s taxpayer-funded health care program — blaming the abrupt move on its higher-than-expected price tag. The Democrat —...
May 14, 2025
Congress
Not much more room left for SALT, says GOP tax chief
House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) told reporters Wednesday there’s only about $50 billion available to increase a key tax deduction sought by blue-state Republicans. Under legislation...
May 14, 2025
Congress
Mike Johnson declares support for congressional stock trading ban
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he supports a ban on stock trading by members of Congress amid controversy about well-timed trades during recent market volatility. “You want me to...
May 14, 2025
Politics
Trump claims ‘fat shot’ buddy ‘very happy’ to have story out — but won’t name him
President Trump said in a new interview that the pal who inspired a viral "fat shot" anecdote Trump told while unveiling his sweeping pharmaceutical reforms Monday is glad to...
May 14, 2025
Politics
Boeing inks massive deal with Qatar for planes amid furor over Trump plan to accept emirate’s jet
DOHA, Qatar — President Trump announced Wednesday that the Qatari government had committed to the “largest order of jets in the history of Boeing” — touting the transaction despite...