LAW AND POLITICS

Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs

KFF Health News – A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges. The cuts are “just a little astonishing,” said Carole Johnson, who previously led the Health Resources and Services Administration. She left the agency in January with the administration change and has described the sweeping staff cuts as...

US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased abortifacients

The US State Department spokesperson referred to the contraceptives to be destroyed as “certain abortifacient birth control commodities from terminated Biden-era USAID contracts.”

Too much moose meat and antlers caused a plane crash in Alaska that killed congresswoman’s husband

The NTSB’s report concluded that the cause of the crash was the excess weight and the “unapproved external load” of the antlers, which “degraded takeoff performance and flight characteristics” leading to a loss of control.

Planned Parenthood closes 5 Northern California clinics, citing Trump budget bill

SF CHRONICLE – President Donald Trump’s budget cuts to Medicaid have forced Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to shutter five clinics across Northern California and the Central Coast, including one in South San Francisco, the group said Thursday. The GOP-led federal spending bill that Trump signed into law earlier this month eliminated federal Medicaid funding for any type of medical care to organizations that perform abortions. Mar Monte is the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the country,...

Trump signs executive order aimed at making it easier to remove homeless people from the streets

CBS News, Washington — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets and get them treatment elsewhere. The president's order asks Attorney General Pam Bondi to "reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that limit state and local governments' ability to commit individuals on the streets who are a risk to themselves or others," according to a White House fact sheet. It...

Hillary Clinton Was on Tranquilizers during 2016 Campaign, Gabbard Reveals

The report also noted that Russia sat on emails detailing Clinton’s 'psycho-emotional problems, uncontrolled fits of anger, aggression and cheerfulness'...

Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

The domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump signed into law this month didn't extend the enhanced subsidies that help people pay for their ACA plans.

Shooting at McDonald’s stemmed from teen employee’s refusal to take out trash, police say

Kathy Bledsoe is accused of shooting the mother of an employee during an altercation at a McDonald's in Belleville on July 16, 2025.(Belleville Police Department)

Remembering Ed Feulner’s Legacy: Conservative and Republican Leaders Weigh In

NATIONAL REVIEW – Edwin J. Feulner, founder and longest-serving president of the Heritage Foundation, died yesterday at 83. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and their two children. Feulner founded Heritage in 1973 alongside Paul Weyrich and Joseph Coors. Since his passing, Republican politicians and conservative institutions have remembered him as a courageous and wise defender of truth. “Sir Isaac Newton said, ‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of...

Trump admin to finally cap price of weird bandages that cost $10 billion last year

Mehmet Oz, current administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the administration is "cracking down on abuse that drives up costs."

What is Trump’s vein condition and how serious is it?

BBC News – On Thursday, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump has a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency. Here are the some of the key things to know about the US president's diagnosis. What is chronic venous insufficiency? Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when leg veins don't allow blood to flow back up to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs. Normal blood flow from the legs back up...

Woman waiting to let ‘chicken cross the road’ attacks driver with bear mace after they blow past her and run bird over

LAWANDCRIME.COM – A Florida woman was thrown behind bars after she allegedly used bear spray to attack a driver and "teach her a lesson" for not "waiting to let a chicken cross the road" while stopped at an intersection — instead running the bird over and killing it, cops say. Cynthia Sosa, 38, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary with assault or battery in connection with the July...

Five Ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impacts Your Doctor

MedPage Today – After President Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" into law on July 4, the question remained: How would it impact doctors? Here are the top ways physicians will be impacted by the law. Swamped Emergency Departments Between a decrease in the Medicaid rolls -- largely due to the law's imposition of a federal work requirement -- and the expected expiration of the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits, an estimated 17 million...

RFK Jr.’s PAC stirs, fueling speculation on a 2028 campaign

AXIOS – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s super PAC co-hosted an organizing call for supporters and influencers last week, stirring speculation that he's positioning for a run at the White House in 2028. Why it matters: Last Wednesday's Zoom call involving hundreds of RFK Jr. supporters was aimed at energizing his grassroots "Make America Healthy Again" movement and discussing ways to build enthusiasm for the Health and Human Services secretary. A 2028 presidential campaign wasn't explicitly...

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