Month: November 2025
November 21, 2025
Politics
Trump says Zohran Mamdani is not a ‘jihadist’ in warm exchange during NYC mayor-elect’s White House visit
President Trump said he doesn't think Zohran Mamdani is a "jihadist" -- a claim that has been repeated by his ally Rep. Elise Stefanik. President Trump said he doesn't...
November 21, 2025
Politics
Trump runs cover for Mamdani after mayor-elect asked to explain if he still thinks president is a ‘fascist’: ‘You can just say yes’
"You can just say yes. It's easier than explaining," the president added. "You can just say yes. It's easier than explaining," the president added.
November 21, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr. says he directed CDC to remove claim that vaccines do not cause autism
The HHS secretary said in an interview he ordered the CDC’s website to acknowledge gaps in studies on vaccines and autism. The HHS secretary said in an interview he...
November 21, 2025
Congress
House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
A bipartisan coalition of pro-Ukraine lawmakers will seek to force a House vote to impose crippling sanctions on Russia, even as President Donald Trump is moving to swiftly clinch...
November 21, 2025
Politics
RFK Jr. says he ordered CDC language change on vaccines, autism: ‘Not supported by science’
“The whole thing about ‘vaccines have been tested and there’s been this determination made,’ is just a lie,” Kennedy, 71, told the New York Times. “The phrase ‘Vaccines do...
November 21, 2025
Congress
Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will refuse to answer questions in the House Oversight Committee's probe into Epstein and the Justice Department’s...
November 21, 2025
Politics
Largest US teachers’ union to host training that attacks Republicans as ‘racist and transphobic’
"The NEA is the largest teachers' union in the country, and they have decided to vilify half the country in an upcoming training," said Erika Sanzi, senior director of...
November 21, 2025
Congress
This House GOP centrist is plotting a new health care bill aimed at winning over Trump
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to pair an extension of Obamacare subsidies with new flexibility for health savings accounts.
November 21, 2025
Health Care
The White House has asked for the resignation of a top aide to FDA chief
Commissioner Marty Makary is pushing back on the demand, sources told POLITICO, in the latest development to roil the agency Commissioner Marty Makary is pushing back on the demand,...
November 21, 2025
Congress
Jordan seeks info from banks in probe of Jack Smith
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is asking major banks to hand over communications and materials related to former special counsel Jack Smith’s far-reaching investigations into President Donald Trump. Bank...