Month: June 2025
June 26, 2025
Politics
Trump drops new merch playing off NATO chief Rutte calling him ‘Daddy’
Rutte playfully called Trump "Daddy" after the president used an analogy of children fighting on a playground to describe Israel and Iran's longstanding conflict. Rutte playfully called Trump "Daddy"...
June 26, 2025
Health Care
Kennedy’s vaccine panel votes to remove preservative long targeted by activists
If the CDC adopts the recommendation, it will mark one of the first major changes in federal vaccine guidance and access as Kennedy embarks on his goal of remaking...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Fordow centrifuges ‘no longer operational’ after Trump strikes, UN nuclear watchdog concludes
President Trump has been adamant that Iran's facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz were "obliterated" by Saturday's strikes. President Trump has been adamant that Iran's facilities at Fordow, Isfahan...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Trump, Hegseth reject suggestion Iran moved uranium before US strikes: ‘Nothing was taken out’
Trump dismissed suggestions Iran may have been able to remove its cache of uranium in the days prior to the attacks after satellite imagery emerged of cargo-style trucks lined...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Carolyn McCarthy, former Long Island congresswoman and fierce gun control advocate, dead at 81
Carolyn McCarthy, a fierce proponent of gun control who represented parts of Long Island in Congress for nearly 20 years, has died. Carolyn McCarthy, a fierce proponent of gun...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Hegseth rips CNN, NYT for ‘breathlessly’ reporting on extent of Iran strikes — despite ‘low confidence’ assessment
Hegseth tore into the legacy outlets for relying upon a "low confidence" Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment disclosing that President Trump's decision to strike the sites of Fordow, Isfahan and...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Senate parliamentarian scraps GOP’s Medicaid reforms in Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
The axed provisions eliminated some Medicaid eligibility for non-citizen adults and children. The axed provisions eliminated some Medicaid eligibility for non-citizen adults and children.
June 26, 2025
Congress
Thune says Senate won’t overrule parliamentarian
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would not move to overrule its parliamentarian after she advised that including key provisions in the GOP's domestic-policy megabill would...
June 26, 2025
Politics
US economy shrank for first time since 2022 — and Trump tariffs were a major reason why
Consumer spending also slowed sharply, expanding just 0.5%, down from a robust 4% in fourth-quarter 2024. Consumer spending also slowed sharply, expanding just 0.5%, down from a robust 4%...
June 26, 2025
Politics
Jill Biden’s ‘work husband’ Anthony Bernal hit with subpoena after dodging request for testimony on ex-prez’s cognitive decline
WASHINGTON — House Republicans subpoenaed a top aide to former President Joe Biden to testify about whether there was an "effort to hide" the 46th commander-in-chief's cognitive decline while...