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Senate committee to vote today on RFK Jr.’s nomination

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Washington — The Senate Finance Committee is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination on Tuesday, with a key vote on whether to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after a pair of fiery hearings last week.  Kennedy appeared Wednesday before the finance committee for a confirmation hearing, before testifying

Brown Med Puts DEI Above Clinical Skills and USAID Shutdown Threatens Foreign Climate Activists

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Brown University Medical School bills itself as a “national leader in medical education and biomedical research” that has attracted “first-class physicians and researchers.” What exactly does the school mean by “first class”? To earn a promotion, faculty in the Department of Medicine must demonstrate a “commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion,” the Free Beacon‘s Aaron

Tulsi Gabbard faces crucial Senate committee vote on intel chief nomination

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Washington — Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, faces a crucial vote on Tuesday that could doom or propel her nomination.  The Senate Intelligence Committee will vote on her nomination in a closed session, according to a committee aide. Republicans have a one-seat majority on the panel, meaning Gabbard cannot

Rubio says El Salvador made “extraordinary” offer to U.S. on deportees

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San Salvador, El Salvador — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador’s president has offered to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States. President Nayib Bukele “has agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the