How Junk Food Took Hold in the US and What RFK Jr. Is Doing About It

INDIANAPOLIS—“It’s not food. It’s food-like substances.” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the many manufactured food products offered that are high in calories but low in nutritional value. “So, strawberry flavoring in food, but there’s no nutrients. It’s sugar.” Kennedy said. “Your body is craving that, but it doesn’t get filled

2 House Judiciary Democrats Urge Chief Justice to Call for More Security for Judges

The federal judiciary’s policymaking body also has warned that the court system is underfunded and vulnerable amid rising threats to judges. Two top House Judiciary Democrats have called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to request more help from Congress to protect federal judges and court personnel, citing an alarming surge in threats

Trump to Attend Funeral for Pope Francis in Rome

The president offered condolences to those affected by the pope’s death. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is planning on attending Pope Francis’s funeral with First Lady Melania Trump in Rome in the coming days, he announced on April 21 on his Truth Social platform.  “We look forward to being there,” Trump wrote.  The president earlier ordered flags

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze

The lawsuit was filed as the administration plans to withhold another $1 billion from the university. Harvard University has sued the Trump administration, asking a federal court to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal contracts and grants that the president is withholding due to what officials say is the Ivy League school’s refusal to end

Judge Orders Trump Admin to Issue Correction Notices to Fired Probationary Workers

The Supreme Court earlier this month blocked a previous order issued by the same judge that reinstated laid-off employees. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide laid-off federal probationary employees with a written notice stating that they were not terminated for performance reasons but that it was part of a government-wide termination effort.

THE HOLE TRUTH: Former Democratic Aide Opens Up About Senate Sex Tape Scandal, Compares Self to Monica Lewinsky

Aidan Maese-Czeropski moved to Australia to launch new career as sex worker, dreams of opening ‘pigeon sanctuary’ Instagram Aidan Maese-Czeropski, the former Democratic aide best known for being filmed on the receiving end of a backdoor sex romp in a Senate hearing room in 2023, is finally speaking out about the scandal that cost him

Washington’s Salvadorans Approve of El Salvador’s President

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation battle did not spark comments—but President Nayib Bukele seemed popular among Salvadorans in the U.S. capital. WASHINGTON—The afternoon of April 18, Good Friday, was warm and sunny in Washington, D.C.—a clean, dry interlude before swampy weather settles in. On the streets of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, men from El Salvador,