Kennedy's Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine  —  Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.  —  The lawyer helping Robert F …

Pelosi Hospitalized in Luxembourg After Falling  —  A person familiar with the incident said the former House speaker, 84, had tripped going down stairs at a palace.  She was taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation.  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized on Friday …

America voted for a dumpster fire — Democrats just need to let it burn itself out  —  There's a quiet but intense debate going on today in America, over how and whether the country will function over the next few years.  —  Despite Republicans having an ostensible House majority for the last two years …

Exclusive: Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla  —  The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA.O), according to a document seen by Reuters …

Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Donald Trump's support in rural America appears to have virtually no ceiling.  In last month's election, Trump won country communities …

OpenAI's Sam Altman to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund  —  Mr. Altman and OpenAI have recently hired key executives who previously worked for the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.  —  OpenAI said on Friday that its chief executive, Sam Altman, was planning to donate $1 million …

Six Childhood Scourges We've Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccines  —  Most Americans, including doctors, have no memory of the devastating diseases that routinely threatened children until the 1960s.  —  Some of President-elect Donald J. Trump's picks for the government's top health posts …

Democrats need to change their approach to Trump's second term, top Kamala Harris pollster says  —  One of the first public airings of Democrats' strategy suggests they should try something new this time around with the president-elect.  —  A pollster to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign …

Vance invites Daniel Penny to Army-Navy game  —  “Daniel's a good guy, and New York's mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone,” Vance wrote in a post on X.  —  Vice-president elect JD Vance will bring Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran recently acquitted …

A toxic brew of money and threats is perverting the courts  —  Alex Jones and Elon Musk are using MAGA tactics to intimidate judges. … 📚  —  Earlier this week, The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones's Infowars fell apart in a manner that was as perplexing as it was depressing.

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism  —  America's Mental Barrier: How Insurers Interfere With Mental Health Care  — Secret Playbook: Leaked documents show that UnitedHealth is aggressively targeting the treatment of thousands of children …

Transcript: Trump's Rage at FBI Darkens as GOPers Signal Surrender  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 13 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

The Conspiracy World Is Pushing Paranoia About a Post-Inauguration “Plandemic”  —  Trump will face new viral threats, but anti-vax forces are twisting words to suggest a dark plot.  —  In the lead-up to Donald Trump's second inauguration, professional conspiracy peddlers are hard …

Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would invite a Supreme Court battle.

The New Age of Trump: Protection Money and FU You Money  —  Today's Secret show is a banger.  I'm just going to give you one quote from Sarah as your teaser:  —  “I see how they get away with it now.”  —  Go listen to this thing right now.  It's really good.  —  Secret Pod Is Here

Trump's pick to lead USDA hasn't returned Vilsack's call  —  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called his likely successor at USDA, Brooke Rollins, and left a voicemail — but hasn't received a response, he told reporters Friday.  “I received her cell phone number from a senator who had visited with her …

'Everyone's demoralized.' Trump's climate threats rattle world's biggest science meeting  —  Researchers attending the American Geophysical Union conference worry their work could disappear when a president who rejects climate science takes office.  —  Censorship.  Funding cuts.  Layoffs.

About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll  —  Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn't mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet …

Security worries  —  State officials want to calm the nerves of New York City's business elite after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sent shockwaves through the corporate world.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul will broker a virtual meeting Tuesday with state law enforcement officials …

Meet the New FBI Boss.  He Sued the Old Boss.  And Got Laughed Out of Court  —  The short, strange story of that time Kash Patel sued FBI director Christopher Wray, the man Trump wants Patel to replace  —  The nomination of the Trump hyper loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director is unusual.

NJ governor urges Biden to direct more resources to mystery drone investigation … - The drone sightings, beginning in November, have been reported in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and most recently Connecticut.  — The White House said the drones have not been involved in any malicious activity …

Biden commutes sentence for Kids-for-Cash judge  —  Former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan, who gained notoriety for wrongfully imprisoning juveniles in the Kids-for-Cash scandal, is one of nearly 1,500 inmates whose sentences President Joe Biden commuted Thursday as his term in office comes to a close.

Gabbard struggles to woo senators ahead of confirmation fight  —  Tulsi Gabbard is struggling through her meetings with senators this week, sources told The Hill, highlighting the difficult path she faces in winning confirmation to be director of national intelligence.