news2shortsFlorida Republicans sent letters to Trump officials over worries of deportations for some immigrants but not opposing the policies, “which in Washington is equivalent to a wink and a nod,” one strategist said.
Planned Parenthood caught the internet’s attention on Thursday after all of its Instagram posts were deleted within hours of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr.’s swearing in. The organization, in an apparent nod to this move, posted a pair of eyes on a black background on its Instagram story with no explanation. On … Read more
Republican-run states may see worst fallout from slashes to NIH medical funding as maternal mortality climbs in US On Tuesday, a few days after the Trump administration announced its plan to slash billions of dollars in funding for biomedical and behavioral research, an investigator at a maternal health research center in Pennsylvania told Dr Meghan … Read more
The Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday. It comes after several federal prosecutors, including the lead attorney overseeing the case in Manhattan, have resigned after they refused to follow an order from the Justice Department to drop the charges. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for … Read more
Hit drama The Years has seen audience members fainting hysterically. Perhaps if we dispensed with the red flags, people would enjoy this fine play more If your Valentine disappointed you this weekend, spare a thought for the protagonist of The Years, the explosive West End play based on the writings of the French novelist and … Read more
The UK is now a secular nation and the Church of England should no longer be one of the central pillars of state The national church “of England” has been meeting this week in London and is in turmoil. Does it matter, other than to the 1.7% of the population of England who still worship … Read more
A copy of a New York Post front page featuring President Donald Trump’s mugshot was spotted hanging in an ornate gold frame near the Oval Office in the White House during a news conference this week. The photo was snapped at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia after Trump turned himself in Aug. 24, 2023, … Read more
New York City mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the federal government secretly revoked more than $80 million in funding for the city’s migrant shelters. Counsel for the Adams administration sent a letter Friday to city Comptroller Brad Lander saying that the city’s Law Department planned … Read more
After the Democratic Party’s well-publicized setbacks in November’s elections, a new national poll indicates Democrats increasingly want their party to moderate by moving toward the center. And the survey, from Gallup, also suggests an increasing percentage of Republicans support the GOP staying the same ideologically. A plurality of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents — 45% — … Read more
President Donald Trump and his administration forged ahead with its foreign policy priorities in meetings and calls with heads of state and advanced discussions surrounding the end of the Russia-Ukraine war this week. Trump spoke with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, where leaders agreed to launch negotiations to end the … Read more
