news2shortsConservatives on social media rallied around Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on social media on Wednesday as the Trump nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) faced questions from senators in his confirmation hearing. “RFK crushed it,” conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. “Very proud of him. Confirm him, now!” “RFK killed it … Read more
An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, and officials in Washington have discussed the request with prosecutors in New York, two people briefed on the matter confirmed to NBC News.
On the day of his confirmation hearing to be secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
While several major companies are eliminating or scaling back diversity programs under pressure and amid a push to exorcise them from the federal government, some say they’re standing firm in the shifting political winds.
An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, two people briefed on the matter confirmed to NBC News.
The Biden administration never finalized a ban on menthol cigarettes, and the Trump administration withdrew the proposal. The American Lung Association is criticizing Biden’s inaction.
A first-term House Democrat is attacking White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on X after she sought to clarify a White House memo rescinding an earlier policy statement on President Donald Trump’s federal funding order. “Karoline Leavitt is a Fake Christian, like so many in this Golden Calf administration,” Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., wrote on … Read more
A federal judge sentenced former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison for his conviction on bribery, extortion and other charges. Prosecutors say Menendez took cash, gold bars and a new Mercedes in exchange for actions that, in part, benefited foreign governments. NBC News’ Jonathan Dienst reports.
Order asks agencies to explore ways to deport activists, including students with visas, who engaged in protests Donald Trump has signed an executive order to “combat antisemitism” that asks agencies to explore ways to deport pro-Palestinian activists, including student protesters. The US president’s order instructs federal agencies to identify available civil and criminal authorities in … Read more
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about past statements he had made that compared the work of the Centers for Disease Control to “Nazi death camps” and sexual abuse by the Catholic Church.
