Year: 2025
January 29, 2025
Congress
Democrats highlight RFK Jr.’s past support for abortion rights
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of...
January 29, 2025
Politics
Why is RFK Jr.’s voice raspy? All about spasmodic dysphonia
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway Wednesday -- as lawmakers grilled President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US...
January 29, 2025
Health Care
Medicaid payment systems back online after outage
The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were...
January 29, 2025
Health Care
Kennedy tells senators he’s not against vaccination, despite past statements
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January 29, 2025
Congress
Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG
Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Watchdog group to lend Hill Dems a hand on oversight
A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Fetterman lone Democrat so far to attend immigration bill signing
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants...
January 29, 2025
Politics
Why I left the Democratic Party after voting for Kamala Harris — and why others will follow
After decades of being a loyal Democrat and voting a straight Democratic ticket in every election — including the most recent one — I have left the Democratic Party....
January 29, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: GOP lacks a Trump line, RFK confirmation hearing, last day in Doral
Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear...
January 29, 2025
Politics
RFK Jr. will stress he’s not ‘anti-vaccine’ at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings. Robert...