![Weldon’s history of vaccine skepticism helped tank his CDC nomination]()
Sen. Lisa Murkowski shared concerns about his vaccine views before the White House pulled his nomination. Sen. Lisa Murkowski shared concerns about his vaccine views before the White House...
![House Oversight Committee launches probe into deadly plane crash]()
In wake of the January crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people, leaders of a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee are launching a bipartisan...
![FBI’s new taskforce arrests 214 criminals, including Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangbangers, in two weeks]()
“This is the first-in-the-nation, FBI-led interagency task force established to strike at the violent criminals and illegals harming our citizenry and our way of life," FBI Director Kash Patel...
![Putin rejects Trump-proposed cease-fire, demands US stop arming Ukraine ahead of Witkoff meeting in Moscow]()
“We agree with proposals to cease hostilities , but this cessation must lead to a long-term peace and eliminate the root cause of the initial crisis," Russia's leader...
![Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation]()
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya's nomination to be NIH director in a 12-11 vote and backed Dr. Martin Makary's bid to be...
![Johnson taps Boeing exec Curtis Beaulieu as top tax adviser]()
House Speaker Mike Johnson is naming Boeing official Curtis Beaulieu his top tax adviser, sources familiar with the decision say, filling a big hole on his staff as a...
![White House withdraws CDC director nominee]()
Dave Weldon had faced growing scrutiny over his anti-vaccine views.
![White House yanks Trump pick Dave Weldon for CDC director]()
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of vaccine skeptic and former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hours before he...
![Capitol agenda: Senate Dems’ last-minute shutdown gambit]()
Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country closer to a government shutdown as they attempt to force a vote...
![Tim Walz takes blame for ‘mess’ the Democratic Party is in after election loss to Trump]()
The 60-year-old Minnesota governor claimed America "wouldn't be in this mess" if he and former Vice President Kamala Harris won the 2024 election in November. The 60-year-old Minnesota governor...
