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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Jeff Bezos' Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inauguration  —  The tycoon, long a Trump foe, is among tech leaders seeking improved ties with the president-elect  —  Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund …

Democrats' problem with working-class voters is bigger than free trade  —  Democrats have lost ground with the working class for a simple reason: They became “globalist shills.”  Under Bill Clinton's leadership, the party enacted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) …

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 …

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.”

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 …

It's Time to Break Up Big Medicine  —  The saga of the UnitedHealth Care CEO assassination has, as could be expected, now turned into a discussion of our health care system.  Elizabeth Warren, for instance, is making the obvious point that people hate the health care system.

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 …

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.

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.

Surprise!  Key Witness Reveals He Lied About Biden Corruption … The ex-FBI informant who accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of netting millions of dollars in bribes from Ukrainian energy company Burisma has admitted that the whole story was a dud.

Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president  —  Biden has appointed 233 judges as of this week, a majority of whom are people of color.  —  As President Joe Biden makes a final push to confirm judicial nominees before his term in office ends …

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.

Trump says reducing food prices will be ‘very hard,’ after campaign promise to cut costs  —  Trump said he would pardon people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol within the first minutes or hours of taking office.

Trump's Tax Cuts May Fail to Drive Much, If Any, Economic Boost  — 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 …

Trump allies pressure GOP senators to back Cabinet picks — or else  —  The message: “Don't get on Santa's naughty list here, because we will primary you.”  —  Republican senators raising questions about President-elect Donald Trump's selections are hearing a new message: Fall in line.

Lara Trump's Political Prize Beckons With Florida Senate Vacancy  — Family tie primes Trump daughter-in-law for brighter spotlight  — Appointment poses thorny political dilemma for Ron DeSantis  —  As Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with loyalists, he appears to be angling …

Eric Trump Says He's ‘Wrong Guy’ to Gain US Favor Amid Deal Push  —  Eric Trump has big plans for his family's real estate firm as his father prepares to enter the White House for a second term: New projects in Europe, Vietnam and India; perhaps a Trump-branded golf course in Saudi Arabia …

Kremlin praises Trump for criticising Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia  —  The Kremlin praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday for criticising Ukrainian missile strikes deep into Russian territory but said discussions about deploying European troops to keep a possible future peace in Ukraine were premature.

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.

Biden administration inks new science cooperation deal with China; Republicans cry foul  —  The United States and China signed a renewed science cooperation agreement on Friday, the State Department said, this time with “robust national security guardrails,” despite objections from Republicans …

SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump's Commerce pick, with breaking securities laws … WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald with violating laws related to disclosures by so-called blank-check companies before they raised money from the public.

Biden clemency announcement gets mixed reviews on Capitol Hill: 'Where's the bar?'  —  ‘Does that tell you how corrupt he thinks this administration has been?’ asked one House Republican  —  President Biden's act of clemency, the largest in a single day, has left some congressional Republicans unhappy …

FBI didn't deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories  —  The DOJ inspector general also said the FBI should have done more to canvass its sources in advance of Jan. 6 to try to understand the potential for violence.

Republicans clash over ‘SALT’ deduction as they seek to extend Trump's tax law  —  Early battle lines are forming over a contentious issue that has split Republicans in high-tax states from their other colleagues as they plan a big tax bill next year.  —  WASHINGTON — A group …