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 …

Texas files first lawsuit against out-of-state abortion provider  —  This case sets up a legal battle between Texas' near-total abortion ban and New York's shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump says GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time  —  President-elect Trump on Friday said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.”  —  “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump calls for mystery drones to be shot down  —  President-elect Trump on Friday evening called for authorities to shoot down the mysterious drones that have been seen in the skies of New Jersey and around the country.  —  He also suggested the government must know more about the mysterious sightings.

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.

Half of Americans have no confidence in Trump's Cabinet picks: Poll … - Only three in 10 Americans feel “extremely” or “very” confident that he'll choose qualified Cabinet members.  — Respondents had a similar level of confidence in his ability to manage government spending and perform …

Survey: Most voters disapprove of RFK Jr.'s nomination after learning his views  —  Most Americans disapprove of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. potentially leading the Department of Health and Human Services once they hear about his positions and beliefs, according to a survey from Democratic-aligned groups Protect …

'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.

Biden granted clemency to the ‘kids-for-cash’ judge.  The White House didn't consider the case specifics.  —  The Biden administration used broad parameters in granting the nearly 1,500 clemency requests.  —  The White House commuted the sentence of the judge at the center of a notorious …

'I wish I didn't pull that damn fire alarm': Rep. Bowman reflects on his time in Congress, primary loss  —  “I wish I didn't pull that damn fire alarm, you know what I'm saying?”  —  A candid admission by New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about a moment that made him the butt of jokes …