Scoop: Key conservative caucus draws red line on House budget plan
The House's Republican Study Committee is drawing a red line in the GOP's budget reconciliation talks.
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RFK Jr. questioned for hours on vaccines, abortion in contentious Senate hearing
RFK Jr. questioned for hours on vaccines, abortion in contentious Senate hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from senators in a hearing that last more than three hours Wednesday as he strives to be confirmed as President Trump’s director of the Department of Health and Human Services. He
Abortion opponents praise RFK Jr., after he vows to follow Trump
Abortion opponents praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, after he vowed at a Senate hearing to implement “whatever” position President Trump takes on regulating abortion pills, if confirmed as the next secretary of health and human services. Kennedy’s pledge comes as conservatives have stepped up pressure on the Trump administration to force the Food
Barnard Names New Head of Women’s Center: Anti-Israel Gender Prof Who Stood Watch as Student Radicals Stormed Columbia Campus Building
‘In a race to destroy any lasting legitimacy the Columbia brand maintains, the Barnard Center for Research on Women is undoubtedly a top contender,’ student says L: Prof. Rebecca Jordan-Young (columbia.edu) R: Young dressed as clown during anti-Israel protests Rebecca Jordan-Young, a gender studies professor at Barnard College, is a member of the school’s Faculty
Now That Trump Is President, Journalists Can Finally Admit the Harris Campaign Was a Total Disaster
Obvious facts less likely to be denounced as ‘misinformation’ (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Now that Donald Trump is president and the 2024 election a distant memory, mainstream journalists can finally admit that Kamala Harris was a terrible candidate and her campaign was a complete disaster. A recently published excerpt from a forthcoming book about the election
Appeals Court Blocks Biden Admin’s Airline Fee Disclosure Rule
The rule was established in April 2024 to protect airline consumers from hidden or unexpected fees. A U.S. appeals court blocked on Jan. 28 the Biden administration’s 2024 rule requiring airlines to disclose all service fees upfront because the Department of Transportation (DOT) did not comply with procedural rules. While the court ruled the agency
No Reconciliation Blueprint Yet as House GOP Retreat Ends
Amid talks of cuts, lawmakers suggested likely defense spending increases and didn’t rule out changes to COVID-era rules for Medicaid. DORAL, Fla.—As a House Republican retreat in Florida drew to a close on Jan. 29, many lawmakers suggested they had made progress on a reconciliation budget bill designed to avoid any filibuster attempt by Democrats