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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 New Age of Trump: Protection Money and FU You Money  —  How our billionaires are responding.  —  ∙ Paid  —  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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.”

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.

Hardline activist who raised the idea of jailing women for abortions gets top policy job in Trump administration  —  President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Ed Martin, a hardline, socially conservative activist and commentator, to serve as the next chief of staff at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).