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January 30, 2025
Congress
Anti-abortion groups like what they heard from RFK Jr.
Anti-abortion groups were nervous when President Donald Trump tapped former Democrat and onetime abortion-rights supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the nation’s health agencies. After two days of...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Tragedy hits home for Reagan National’s powerful frequent flyers
Lawmakers have an intimate, and paternalistic, relationship with the airport where 67 died Wednesday.
January 30, 2025
Politics
Federal court rules ban on handgun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional
A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring firearm sales to 18-20-year-olds in late 2022. A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday: ‘We don’t need what they have’
President Trump said Thursday that his plan for 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods is set to take effect this weekend — because "we don't need what they...
January 30, 2025
Politics
HHS nominee RFK Jr. defends vaccine skepticism, still ‘won’t take sides on 9/11’ in fiery final confirmation hearing
"If you come out unequivocally -- 'vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism' that would have an incredible impact," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told the HHS nominee. "That’s...
January 30, 2025
Education
Police: Law enforcement shows up at teen’s home after he writes threat on Snapchat group
Police officers reported Thursday that a 15-year-old Broward County boy faced a criminal charge after he used a Snapchat group to write a threat to “shoot up” a school....
January 30, 2025
Congress
Bill Cassidy offered RFK Jr. an out. He didn’t take it.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services could come down to one senator. That senator, Bill Cassidy (R-La.), said he was deeply...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Kash Patel tells senators US drug deaths, homicides and rapes should be cut in half: ‘If you’re not ticking off some people, you aren’t doing your job right’
The Long Island native pledged to 'make sure we don’t have 100,000 rapes in this country next year, make sure we don’t have 100,000 drug overdoses from Chinese fentanyl...
January 30, 2025
Politics
RFK Jr.’s $100k Make America Healthy Again grift: Supplements, dog bowls and crypto plans
Robert Kennedy Jr. registered a trademark to market t-shirts, vitamins, and educational materials for MAHA which could prove incredibly lucrative. Robert Kennedy Jr. registered a trademark to market t-shirts,...
January 30, 2025
Congress
Democrats denounce Gabbard for Snowden sympathy
Democratic senators on Thursday tore into Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, over her past support of leaker Edward Snowden. Senate Intelligence Committee ranking...