Shortly after announcing a strategy to go after deceptive direct-to-consumer advertising by the pharmaceutical industry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services released a parody video of a drug advertisement – a pointed way of emphasizing the fact that the United States is largely unique in allowing drug ads. ‘Tired of endless drug ads promising ...
Senate Republicans rammed through dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Thursday in their first flex of the Senate’s new rules for confirmations. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm 48 of Trump’s nominees, many being for undersecretary or assistant secretary positions in a variety of agencies throughout the federal government and ambassadorships. Senate Republicans went ‘nuclear’ last week to ...
Thomas A. Berry ABC has announced that it is suspending Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely. This comes in the wake of two important events. First, Kimmel delivered a monologue in which he said that “The MAGA Gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” And second, FCC Chairman Brendan ...
Brandan P. Buck This morning, President Trump asserted that his administration is attempting to “get back” Bagram Airfield (BAF), the Soviet-built and formerly US-occupied military facility in Afghanistan. According to CNN, the administration wants to reoccupy the facility to surveil western China, improve access to rare earth minerals, counter the Islamic State’s (ISIS) presence in the region, and serve as a ...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A top conservative watchdog is suing the federal health care bureaucracy alleging they are stonewalling results of a study started under the Obama administration looking into the effects of transgender therapy pharmaceuticals on ...
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism against former President Joe Biden and his administration over the use of an autopen to sign off on important orders — including pardons — during Biden’s tenure in the White House. Trump has railed against Biden’s use of the autopen for months, claiming thousands of pardons Biden signed were void and that the former ...
Jeffrey Miron Grocery bills are climbing again—up 3.2 percent over the past year—and nearly half of Americans say food prices are their biggest source of financial stress, beating out gas, rent, and utilities. Instead of fixing what caused those higher costs, Washington strangles farm labor with immigration enforcement and hikes input costs with trade barriers—and then throws farmers taxpayer money ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accused President Donald Trump of exploiting the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in order to go after critics. Schumer’s charge came as Senate Democrats teed up legislation called the ‘No Political Enemies Act,’ which would prohibit Trump and his administration from weaponizing government agencies. It comes in the wake of late-night TV host ...
Sugo Succo was born and raised in Miami, Florida, in the heart of Little Havana. Growing up in a Cuban-American household, he was surrounded by food, music, and traditions that shaped his outlook on life. His parents, both small business owners, taught him the value of hard work, resilience, and treating every customer as family. From a young age, Sugo ...
President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been ‘let down’ by his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ‘The one that I thought would be easiest would be because of my relationship with President Putin,’ Trump said during a joint press conference in London with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. ‘But he’s let me down. He’s really let me down. ...