Month: September 2025
September 09, 2025
Politics
RFK Jr. MAHA report calls for researching screen time ‘addiction,’ cracking down on vapes, overhauling baby formulas
The report blames poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity and chronic stress, and over-medicalization for childhood chronic disease. The report blames poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of...
September 09, 2025
Politics
White House fumes over Epstein birthday book said to include notes by Trump, Clinton and other big names
WASHINGTON — The White House slammed the release of President Trump’s alleged birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein as “FAKE NEWS” — as other prominent names were revealed in the...
September 09, 2025
Congress
Trump sends Congress his ‘anomaly’ wish list ahead of shutdown deadline
The White House sent Congress a list Tuesday of special exceptions it wants lawmakers to include in any funding stopgap to keep agencies open past the upcoming Sept. 30...
September 09, 2025
Congress
GOP leaders shrug off Trump’s possible note in Epstein birthday book
Congressional Republicans say they don’t believe that the materials from the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein demonstrate close ties between the convicted sex offender and Donald Trump —...
September 09, 2025
Politics
US test scores hit damning new lows in math, reading since COVID school closures, ‘nation’s report card’ shows
Nearly one third (31%) of 12th graders acknowledged missing three or more days of school in the month before taking the test, a 26% increase from 2019. Nearly one...
September 09, 2025
Politics
Rising Democratic star James Talarico jumps into key Senate race in Texas
James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker from Texas with a surging national profile, on Tuesday jumped into the Lone Star State's high-profile and combustible Senate race. James Talarico, a Democratic...
September 09, 2025
Politics
Iran has no path to producing weapons-grade uranium for first time in 15 years after Trump strikes, experts conclude
Iran lacks a clear path to produce weapons-grade uranium in any of its known centrifuge plants "for the first time in 15 years" after President Trump ordered strikes on...
September 09, 2025
Politics
FBI, DOT launch probes into killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on NC train: ‘Stay tuned’
"If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe, they don’t deserve the taxpayers’ money," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tweeted. "If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe,...
September 09, 2025
Politics
Pro-Trump FCC chair willing to yank media broadcast licenses
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said in an interview that he is willing to penalize major media companies if he and President Donald Trump believe they are "out of line."...
September 09, 2025
Congress
House GOP waiting on Trump for spending cues, Johnson says
Speaker Mike Johnson, addressing House Republicans behind closed doors just three weeks before the government is set to shut down, said he and other GOP leaders are waiting on...