Suspect in Kirk Assassination Identified as Tyler Robinson

The Pentagon has “zero tolerance” for any civilian or military personnel who mocks Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a spokesman said on Thursday. “It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American,” Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser, wrote in a post

House Appropriators Include Money for MRNA Vaccine Research in Spending Bill

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) in Washington on Sept. 13, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that authorizes the department to spend up to $1.1 billion on research into messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology. Lawmakers on Sept. 9 advanced the

Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; manhunt for shooter in 3rd day

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Thursday that “we cannot let what happened yesterday be the norm,” as he decried political violence in the aftermath of Kirk’s death. “Unfortunately, we’ve seen politics degrading where some people feel if they disagree with you politically, they’ve got to try to go and eliminate those people,” Scalise said

Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds can be blocked for now, appeals court rules

Boston — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. A federal judge in July ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed with Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights the administration’s efforts to defund