Texas reported the first measles death Feb. 26, in an unvaccinated school-aged child, related to an ongoing outbreak in the state. It’s the first U.S. measles death since 2015. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported three measles outbreaks, including in Texas and New Mexico, in 2025. Public health experts said weakening […]
In an ongoing effort to highlight what he says is waste, fraud and abuse, President Donald Trump recently reeled off a list of government funded initiatives: $19 million for biodiversity in Nepal; $10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique; $14 million for social cohesion in Mali. “Forty-two million for Johns Hopkins, great place, to research […]
Republicans calling to slash government spending have scrutinized the U.S. Agency for International Development’s programs and questioned the need for some of its spending. President Donald Trump’s administration has pointed to a range of programs as emblematic of the federal agency’s waste, from Politico subscriptions to antidisinformation campaigns and diversity-based theatre productions. Americans want their […]
After billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk sparked controversy for a gesture he made at President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade, many social media users defended Musk by posting images of Democrats with their hands raised in a similar position. The posts argued it was hypocritical for Musk’s detractors to call his gesture a Nazi salute when […]
El presidente Donald Trump revocó la orden ejecutiva del expresidente Joe Biden sobre los precios de los medicamentos recetados, lo que llevó a afirmaciones de que la medida revertía los esfuerzos más amplios de Biden para reducir los precios de los medicamentos recetados para los estadounidenses mayores. Entre la avalancha de órdenes ejecutivas que Trump […]
President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies enabled the blazes’ danger and wreckage. As of Jan. 10, authorities counted at least 10 people dead, more than 35,000 acres burned and thousands of structures damaged or destroyed. Some […]
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, an entrepreneur, amplified posts on his X platform that said the government funded research on “transgender” monkeys, cats on treadmills and “alcoholic rats” sprayed with bobcat urine. “Some of this stuff is […]
Until President-elect Donald Trump announced Tom Homan as his incoming “border czar,” Homan was perhaps best known for his association with a controversial policy that led to children’s separation from their families. Homan was Trump’s acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2017 and 2018, when the administration enacted the zero-tolerance policy that resulted […]
Former Republican President Donald Trump won back the White House on Nov. 5, after he fought his 2020 election loss with baseless claims of widespread fraud. Some social media users have claimed efforts by Trump, now the president-elect, to overturn the 2020 election results and remain in power disqualify him from holding office again under […]
Candidates have been waging high-stakes, high-dollar campaigns in Senate races across the country this year, as Senate control rests on a few swing states. Democrats, who now control the Senate with 51 seats, are playing defense, looking to protect incumbents in competitive races and stop Republicans from gaining open seats in Michigan and Arizona. Republicans […]
Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers and Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin met Oct. 8 in their first debate, trading attacks over national security, immigration and the cost of living. The two are competing for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat held by outgoing Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Slotkin argued that Rogers’ record on topics like abortion and Medicare […]
During their first debate, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and his Republican Senate challenger, Dave McCormick, traded jabs over prices, immigration, energy policy and personal investments. In the Oct. 3 faceoff, Casey frequently attacked McCormick for investments he made while he led the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, and accused McCormick of not living in the state. […]