Former President Trump on Sunday continued his tradition of wishing a happy Easter to his political enemies. “Happy Easter to all, including those that dream endlessly of destroying our country because they are incapable of dreaming about anything else,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday. He extended his message to critics of...
President Biden's health chief said "everything is on the table" to fight the Texas abortion pill ruling last week that blocked the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone, including ignoring the ruling as some Democrats have suggested. Mifepristone is one of two medications used for medicated abortions for more than 20 years. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.)...
Multiple Norfolk Southern train cars derailed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, amid the recent turmoil surrounding the U.S.-based railway company, which was at the center of a toxic train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line in February. CBS News reported that five empty cars derailed, closing a stretch of West Carson Street, which runs alongside...
"Saturday Night Live" took aim at former President Trump on Saturday, featuring an impersonation of Trump comparing himself to Jesus in the wake of the former president's arraignment last week. The impersonated Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, mocked Trump ahead of Easter Sunday for claiming that he is innocent amid his multiple investigations. The...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that should a case that upholds a ban on access to an abortion pill reach the Supreme Court, it would essentially “institute a national abortion ban.” A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling that blocked the federal authorization of mifepristone, an abortion medication that has been on...
Republicans in Montana are trying to change the rules for next year’s Senate primary to make it easier to defeat Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and win back the Senate majority. A bill moving through the statehouse in Helena would change the structure of the election from the party primary system currently in place to a...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) warned that Republicans should consider defunding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the Biden administration does not adhere to a ruling from a federal judge last week that blocked the long-standing approval of an abortion medication. A federal judge in Texas last week blocked the federal approval of mifepristone, an...
An attorney for former President Trump sparred with NBC's Chuck Todd on Sunday over questions surrounding the potential mishandling of classified documents and avoided answering whether Trump was seeking a financial settlement with the National Archives and Records Administration over the matter. On NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Todd questioned attorney Jim Trusty over Trump's...
With the FDA not currently approving mAbs and the federal government no longer buying them, monoclonals seem to have been expunged from America’s COVID-fighting strategy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the move by a federal judge in Texas to block the approval of a type of abortion medication could have far-reaching effects on the status of other federally-approved medications and vaccinations. A federal judge in Texas last week issued a stay that blocked the Food and Drug...
Ousted Tennessee state representatives criticized the state and the statehouse for being "undemocratic" and "toxic" on Sunday, and said they plan to run for their seats again in a special election. Former Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Justin Jones (D-Nashville) told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" that their expulsion from the...
Half of Americans say that former President Trump should have been charged with a crime after his highly anticipated indictment was unsealed last Tuesday. The new ABC News/Ipsos poll, which was conducted after Trump's charges were revealed, found that 50 percent of Americans believe that the former president should be charged with a crime, a...
The first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president is giving social studies and civics teachers a chance to teach American history as it happens. The opportunity is complicated, however, by the inherently divisive nature of Donald Trump. Some educators are avoiding the subject altogether; others let their students watch Trump’s arraignment live on Tuesday. Anton...
