Tag: Latest News

Trump Orders New Census to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will instruct the United States Department of Commerce to create a new census that will exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count.  He wrote in a post on Truth Social that the department will “immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern […]

RFK Pulls Funding for mRNA Vaccines

United States health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced on Tuesday that The Department of Health and Human Services has cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development. The cancellation will impact 22 projects that work to develop vaccines for respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19 and the flu.  mRNA, or messenger RNA, vaccines work […]

House Oversight Committee Demands Epstein Files 

The public has yet to forget the flippant care of the Epstein files that the current administration has been demonstrating. What was once considered a real list of attendees at the infamous island has now been dismissed as being fake or non-existent. With the Department of Justice being called into question about their honesty, the […]

Manhunt Continues for Suspect After Four Killed in Montana Bar Shooting

A manhunt is still underway in search of Michael Paul Brown, 45, the suspect in the fatal shootings in Anaconda, Montana, on Friday. At around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug 1, Brown allegedly walked into The Owl Bar, a small bar in Anaconda, and shot and killed four people. The victims include a bartender and […]

The Presidential Fitness Test Is Back Under Trump

President Donald Trump has officially brought back the Presidential Fitness Test. On Thursday, July 31, Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the test back into public schools. It was previously in effect from 1963 to 2013.  Obama replaced the Presidential Fitness Test with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, focused on more individual health than […]

Controversial Trump Nominee Emil Bove Newly Appointed as Federal Judge

Controversial Trump Nominee Emil Bove Newly Appointed as Federal Judge

Emil Bove, a former prosecutor and defense attorney for President Donald Trump, was confirmed Tuesday to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, concluding a contentious nomination process. The Senate voted 50-49, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition, to approve Bove’s appointment to the Philadelphia-based court which […]

Manhattan Shooting Suspect, Ex-Football Player, Cites CTE in Note

On Monday evening, suspect Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old man, shot and killed four people before turning the gun and shooting himself in the chest, killing him. A fifth victim, who has been identified as an NFL employee, was left in critical condition and is now stable.  The shooting occurred just after 6 p.m. in an […]

U.S Plans to Help with Gaza Starvation Crisis

As it currently stands, the people of Gaza are facing hunger due to the conflict with Israel. Many civilians have died trying to obtain the aid they need, and even more are dying from starvation. Many pictures of starving children have surfaced on the internet, which highlights how this issue extends further than just the […]

Trump Sues NYC Over Sanctuary Laws Citing Immigrant Shooting

The Justice Department has announced it is suing New York City’s Mayor Eric Adam’s administration arguing that the city’s “sanctuary” policy interferes with the federal government’s deportation efforts. The lawsuit comes just days after the Trump administration placed blame on those policies for the recent shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer by […]

EPA Finds No Danger With Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Whenever a discussion about climate change arises, there is always a mention of greenhouse gas emissions that are supposedly contributing to global warming, leading many cities and towns to enact policies that reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. However, according to NPR, the Environmental Protection Agency has recently claimed that no such restrictions are needed, […]

Rep. Mike Lawler Says He Will Not Run for Governor

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler announced he will not be running for New York governor. In an interview with “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday morning, he said that he will instead seek reelection to his current seat in the House.  Lawler is a moderate Republican from the Hudson Valley who had previously shown interest in challenging […]

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