Top Health Officials Placed on Leave as HHS Fires 10,000 Workers

High-level officials at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were placed on leave. Top officials inside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been placed on leave, including Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who succeeded Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as

Ford Announces ‘Employee Pricing’ for All Shoppers After Trump’s Tariffs

U.S. tariffs on auto imports went into effect on Thursday. Ford Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it will extend its employee pricing to all shoppers in the wake of widespread tariffs that were announced by President Donald Trump, including 25 percent duties on foreign-made cars that went into effect on Thursday. Framing its announcement

Al Sharpton, Critic of ‘Over-Policing,’ Threatens To Jail Anyone Who Disrupts NYC Mayoral Forum

‘I’ve instructed all our security to just remove you and hand you over to the po-po, and I will sign the complaint myself,’ says Sharpton Al Sharpton at the 2025 National Action Network Convention (YouTube) MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who has for years criticized law enforcement for the “over-policing” of “low-level crimes,” threatened to hand anyone who

States to Certify Anti-Discrimination Commitment or Lose Federal Education Funding

States have 10 days to return signed forms acknowledging compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Supreme Court decision. State education agencies must now certify that schools under their jurisdiction are not discriminating against students or employees based on race or national origin to remain eligible for future federal funding, officials said

FDA Names New Acting Vaccine Leader After Previous Chief’s Departure

Scott Steele was named acting head. Peter Marks left the position last month over what he saw as HHS Secretary Kennedy’s ’misinformation and lies.’ After its top vaccine official left the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency announced Tuesday that it has named his replacement. In an April 1 statement on X, the FDA

More Countries Will Leave ‘Corrupt’ ICC, Netanyahu Says After Hungary’s Exit

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced that his country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli leaders—and more countries will follow, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. During a joint appearance with Orbán in Budapest, Netanyahu praised Hungary’s decision to pull out of the ICC and called Orbán “the

McMahon Meets With House Democrats on Education Department Overhaul

The education secretary made an appearance at the post-meeting news conference, surprising Congress members as they criticized her. A group of House Democrats said they’ve established a cordial but cautious relationship with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to discuss the future of her ever-shrinking department and federal funding for K–12 and higher education. During a news