“The real reason Kennedy is coming is to raise awareness about vaccinations, more specifically some of the health concerns associated with vaccinating (from his point of view),” Greubel wrote in an email dated May 24, 2019. Greubel noted in the email that an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Samoa, Benjamin Harding, had “played some […]
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New tax deductions, such as SALT and standard deduction, can significantly reduce tax liability. Source: mediaphotos / Getty Tax-filing season is now underway and continues through April 15. While preparing a federal income tax return can feel like a chore, many Americans may be pleasantly surprised this year. According to CNN and Yahoo Finance, refunds […]
Read MoreThe credit card companies countered by developing more secure chip and “tap-to-pay” features, and by loading credit cards onto cell phones. Adoption of the new technology was initially slow, but demand skyrocketed during the Covid pandemic as customers sought contactless forms of payment, especially at grocery stores, the most difficult type of retail establishment to […]
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Source: Jackson State University / Getty Former President Joe Biden’s signature student loan repayment plan is officially dead. With little fanfare, the Trump administration announced this week that it would end the SAVE program, eliminating a critical source of relief for millions of borrowers whose balances were finally stabilizing after years of compounding interest. In […]
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When I began looking into how students at Howard were managing their tuition this fall, the first semester after Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill capped federal student aid, I didn’t expect my reporting to lead me to GoFundMe. But late one night, I typed “Howard University tuition” into the site’s search bar — and kept […]
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Source: The Dig / The Dig The waiting room outside Howard University’s financial aid office is crowded with students holding folders, laptops, phones, and the weight of their anxiety. One student sighs loudly as she scrolls through her account balance. Another leans on a friend’s shoulder, whispering about missing paperwork. A third paces in the […]
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But it’s unlikely he’ll notice. Bresnahan’s net worth is about $48 million, according to Accountability.US, and his tax bill next year will drop by up to $23,600 thanks to the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Perhaps half of that savings will come from the “pass-through” provision in the bill, which, as I explained in July, is […]
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“If we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my children do not get to get the medication that’s needed for them to live their life,” she said, her voice shaking. “As a Republican, I am disappointed in my party and I’m very disappointed in you because you do have the power to call […]
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“If we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my children do not get to get the medication that’s needed for them to live their life,” she said, her voice shaking. “As a Republican, I am disappointed in my party and I’m very disappointed in you because you do have the power to call […]
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Source: kuarmungadd / Getty At this point, I think it’s safe to say the Trump administration wants the American public to die by any means necessary. Be it from climate change through its dismantling of FEMA, or disease through unnecessary vaccine restrictions, the Trump administration has made a habit of uprooting historical norms simply to […]
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World Liberty is notably at the center of a scandal, as The New York Times revealed last week. In May, the firm secured a $2 billion investment from an Emirati royal who just happens to control a company that—per a deal with the United Arab Emirates that was announced two weeks later, and which Witkoff […]
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Earlier this month, for example, Faulkner suggested that people rightly questioning the legality of President Trump’s September 2 attack on a Venezuelan boat (which the president claims was “drug-carrying”) are “working against America and for the drug cartels.” In April, she asked a guest whether former President Barack Obama and “others in his political camp” […]
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Earlier this month, for example, Faulkner suggested that people rightly questioning the legality of President Trump’s September 2 attack on a Venezuelan boat (which the president claims was “drug-carrying”) are “working against America and for the drug cartels.” In April, she asked a guest whether former President Barack Obama and “others in his political camp” […]
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Then, on Thursday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the world that the boss wanted two weeks. If the boss were a deliberative, rational, mature man, we could welcome this as reassuring news. But as the boss is Donald Trump, it means nothing. Two weeks to the day from Leavitt’s announcement, as fate […]
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The outgoing officials are Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Dr. Jennifer Layden, director of the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology. “For the good […]
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“But I think it’d be going too far to say that Putin has agreed to a meeting with Zelenskiy,” Rogin added. “In fact, the Kremlin put out a statement right after this meeting and they said, ‘No, we’ll have meetings at a high level,’ but they didn’t say with Putin and Zelenskiy.” Trump reportedly called […]
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In May, Rocque’s office reported that the Department of Education “had withheld numerous documents requested by the OIG based on vague claims that the materials are somehow sensitive, deliberative, or related to unspecified litigation,” according to the letter. But the Inspector General Act specifically bars agencies from refusing to hand over documents for those stated […]
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In May, Rocque’s office reported that the Department of Education “had withheld numerous documents requested by the OIG based on vague claims that the materials are somehow sensitive, deliberative, or related to unspecified litigation,” according to the letter. But the Inspector General Act specifically bars agencies from refusing to hand over documents for those stated […]
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The economist tapped to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics has suggested that the agency do away with the monthly jobs report altogether. Donald Trump’s nominee for BLS commissioner, E.J. Antoni, told Fox Business Tuesday that “BLS should suspend issuing the monthly job reports” and instead only rely on quarterly data. Prior to entering the […]
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“Trump’s got all federal agencies kind of coming together for seven days, going out, trying to stop the violent crime, all kinds of stuff. So we’re out here contacting people, talking to ’em, right?” the officer continues. “The quality of life offenses—smoking, drinking in public—it can’t happen outside, right? Most people know that. So we’re […]
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The White House, for which Project 2025 had 13 listed objectives, is currently 92 percent complete, according to the tracker. Another 64 proposals are currently “in progress,” according to the tracker, including initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department, the Energy Department, and the Department of Commerce. They include policies that would […]
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“Americans went to the polls in November, and they had a choice between a Democratic candidate that had an open border, no enforcement, fentanyl, drugs, human trafficking, and they had a choice between that and a candidate that said close the border, get illegal immigrants out of our country, stop the fentanyl, stop the human […]
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“Americans went to the polls in November, and they had a choice between a Democratic candidate that had an open border, no enforcement, fentanyl, drugs, human trafficking, and they had a choice between that and a candidate that said close the border, get illegal immigrants out of our country, stop the fentanyl, stop the human […]
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“Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” Trump wrote in an earlier post. “Also, they have always bought […]
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“Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” Trump wrote in an earlier post. “Also, they have always bought […]
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Source: Kevin Hagen / Getty On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from withholding Medicaid funds intended to go towards Planned Parenthood. According to the New York Times, Federal District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling indefinitely extends a temporary block she placed on the federal government earlier this month. Planned Parenthood filed a […]
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It is also a gift to the Democrats, who are powerless in the minority and abject at messaging. They have thus far struggled to harness popular anger over the administration’s immigration policies, ruinous legislation, gutting of the federal government, and more. But the party has effectively weaponized Epstein, aided by popular interest and the fact […]
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It is also a gift to the Democrats, who are powerless in the minority and abject at messaging. They have thus far struggled to harness popular anger over the administration’s immigration policies, ruinous legislation, gutting of the federal government, and more. But the party has effectively weaponized Epstein, aided by popular interest and the fact […]
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The report, which focused on three immigrant detention centers in Florida—Krome North Service Processing Center, the Broward Transitional Center, and the Federal Detention Center—was based on interviews with 11 detainees, 14 immigration attorneys, and the family and friends of seven detainees who were held in detention between January and June 2025. They alleged that in […]
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Source: Fauzi Muda / Getty Americans insured under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are facing a substantial increase in their monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs next year as a result of the spending bill President Trump signed into law earlier this month. According to NBC News, a study from health policy research group KFF found […]
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“If they wanted to play the cost game, you do a marble facade and you do the glass facade and you compare the cost,” Stroik told the Associated Press. “And you know, they never did that.” The project is now $600 million over budget, with an expected total cost of $2.5 billion, including additions of […]
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