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19-06-2026 Vol 19

Month: May 2026

Makary’s time atop FDA over, Diamantas named acting commissioner

The gastrointestinal surgeon’s tenure was marked by mass layoffs, persistent churn among senior leaders and policy fights. The gastrointestinal surgeon’s tenure was marked by mass layoffs, persistent churn among...

Inside the sprawling secret spy network that propelled Chinese agent Eileen Wang on US soil

Yaoning “Mike” Sun and John Chen helped Eileen Wang win office and secretly reported back to their masters in the People’s Republic of China, according to court documents. Yaoning...

Security funding lobbying blitz

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and White House legislative affairs director James Braid will meet Wednesday with a key group of House Republicans as GOP concerns rise about a...

‘Rush Hour’ director Brett Ratner joining Trump, America’s top business leaders in China

Film director Brett Ratner will be in China with President Trump as part of the US delegation. Ratner, who also directed Melania Trump’s self-titled documentary, will be scouting filming...

CIA officers questioned amid FBI’s John Brennan Russiagate probe: sources

Several of the CIA employees worked on a controversial 2017 intelligence report that assessed Russia interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Trump. Several of the CIA employees worked...

Top House Democrats slam Jen Kiggans over radio host’s ‘vile and racist language’

A spokesperson for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the latest to speak out.

Trump urges Mamdani to ‘cherish’ billionaires as Ken Griffin plots Miami move

“You got to bring them to the office. You got to meet them. You have to have dinner with them. You have to convince them not to leave." “You...

Capitol agenda: Trump officials pitch GOP on ballroom funds

A growing number of Republicans are complaining funding President Donald Trump's ballroom security sends a tone-deaf message as voters struggle with higher gas and grocery prices.

Trump heads to China for Xi Jinping summit that will test ‘great relationship’

Trump is expected to raise a series of concerns about artificial intelligence, the global economy, trade and nuclear weapons. Trump is expected to raise a series of concerns about...

Why MAHA isn’t breaking through on Capitol Hill

Amid a lobbying deluge, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement isn’t changing policy in Congress.