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New York Times:
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 …
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Reuters:
Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr. — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine — Aaron Siri is helping Trump's health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines — A key legal adviser to Robert Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's pick for health secretary …
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Fox News:
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured, hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg — Pelosi, 84, was traveling overseas for Battle of the Bulge remembrances — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered an injury and has been admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg, Fox News has confirmed.
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Axios:
Pelosi injured and hospitalized during trip to Luxembourg … - “While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” Krager said.
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NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized during congressional visit to Luxembourg — Her spokesperson said she is continuing to work while she receives treatment for an unspecified injury. — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was injured and admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Pelosi Hospitalized in Luxembourg After Falling
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
AOC faces Pelosi-led slugfest for Oversight role
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Chris Truax / The Hill:
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 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: ‘Pathetic’ — Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block President Biden's nominee, Lauren McFerran, to serve another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board.
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
Democrats' problem with working-class voters is bigger than free trade
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Reuters:
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 …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
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 …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
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 …
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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
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 …
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Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
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 …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
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.
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Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
Trump's Border Czar Is a Terrible Person — ON NOVEMBER 11, THE DAY AFTER President-elect Donald Trump anointed him “border czar” in the next administration, Tom Homan appeared on Fox News, where he has worked as a contributor, to offer up a peculiar assurance: “Frankly, I don't care what people think about me.”
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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.
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Agence France-Presse:
Switzerland seeks to ban Nazi symbols amid surge in antisemitism — Proposed ban would cover the swastika and Hitler salute but also more cryptic symbols used by the far right — Switzerland is seeking to ban the swastika, Hitler salute and other Nazi signs due to a rise in antisemitism, the federal government has announced.
Annie Waldman / ProPublica:
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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
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James Halpin / Citizen's Voice:
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.
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New Republic:
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Team Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran's Nuclear Program — Advisers to president-elect, concerned economic pressure isn't enough to contain Tehran, consider military action — President-elect Donald Trump is weighing options for stopping Iran from being able to build …
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Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
Dr. Mehmet Oz had up to $33 million in companies doing business with agency he'd run — President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the top health insurance regulator in the country, Dr. Mehmet Oz, has invested in companies that do business with the agency he would run.
Gina Heeb / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators — Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC — The Trump transition team has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate the top bank watchdogs in Washington.
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Politico:
Hegseth does a 180 on women and gays in combat — The Pentagon pick backtracked after conversations with Republican senators seen as potential swing votes. — Donald Trump's allies have taken credit for getting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to bend on the president-elect's pick for Pentagon chief.
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Enda Curran / Bloomberg:
Trump Tax Cuts May Fail to Drive Much, If Any, Economic Gain — Republicans plan to renew tax cuts for households under Trump — Cuts estimated to cost $4.6 trillion, with few offset plans — President-elect Donald Trump says renewing tax cuts would turbo-charge investment …
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Wellness Women Are on the March — On Instagram, the wellness women don't seem like a political movement. Their pictures scroll by like snapshots from heaven. Angels with luminous skin offer glimpses into their lives—earth-toned vignettes of gleaming countertops and root vegetables.
The Hill:
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.
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Michigan Senate votes to curb use of ghost guns, bump stocks — Lansing — The Michigan Senate voted late Thursday night in favor of new restrictions that supporters hope will combat gun violence: banning the possession of bump stocks and of firearms that don't feature serial numbers.
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New York Times:
University of Michigan May Fire D.E.I. Official Over Antisemitism Claim — The official, an administrator of multicultural programs, was accused of making antisemitic remarks in a private conversation. She has denied the allegations. — The University of Michigan is considering firing …
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