Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday promised to abandon plans to move forward with an “anti-weaponization” fund criticized as a slush fund for President Trump to dole out money to his allies, potentially saving a $72 billion legislative package in the process. “We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,” Blanche told House… […]
The Justice Department’s top official told Congress Tuesday the administration is abandoning plans for an anti-weaponization fund. Screenshot: House Appropriations CommitteeActing Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday the Trump administration will not move forward with a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” compensation fund for people prior administrations unfairly investigated, delivering the clearest statement yet the […]
Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), both foreigners, have been charged with conspiring to smuggle monkeypox virus into the U.S. and then lying about it when caught. Both men reportedly have conducted Covid vaccine research. They also have ties to controversial University of North Carolina (UNC) researcher Ralph […]
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WASHINGTON—Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Tuesday that 160 more drugs are being added to the TrumpRx website, where Americans can purchase discounted prescriptions and compare prices. Oz told reporters during Tuesday’s White House press briefing, where he stood in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, that the additions will […]
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was acting like he has “Stockholm syndrome” because he was a hostage to President Donald Trump. Host Kaitlan Collins, “He says, the war’s over. You say it’s not. Do you agree with him, though, that Iran is in a weaker […]
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) soared to victory on Tuesday night in the Republican primary for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating her opponent, Jim Carlin. Hinson received 51,277 votes, or 73.9 percent of the vote, while Carlin received 18,107 votes, or 26.1 percent of the vote. The Associated Press called the race for Hinson at 9:22 […]
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and state Rep. Josh Turek (D) are projected to go head-to-head for retiring Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) Senate seat this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hinson, a former reporter and state lawmaker who has represented the state’s northeastern corner in Congress since 2021, defeated former state Rep. Jim Carlin (R) for the GOP nomination. Turek, a two-time Paralympic […]
A man was barricaded with an unknown number of hostages Tuesday at a California bank where police had received reports of a bomb threat. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Several community members” were inside the Chase Bank in the city of Bakersfield, police spokesperson Sally […]
Peace talks appear stalled, or even halted completely – despite President Trump’s denials – and the US Department of Treasury is still swinging hard, as part of the ongoing effort to bring about economic collapse in Iran and ‘solve’ the Hormuz Strait shipping crisis.In the latest installment of Washington’s economic whac-a-mole, the US on Tuesday […]
