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Trump fires member of board overseeing proposed railroad merger, White House says

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Robert Primus, one of two Democratic board members of an independent federal regulatory agency that’s considering a proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroad companies, has been fired, the White House and Primus said Thursday.  In a post on LinkedIn Aug. 27, Primus wrote that he received an email from the

White House: Officials Arrested Juvenile for Threatening School in DC After Minneapolis Shooting

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses reporters during a briefing on June 11, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times The White House said on Thursday that officials arrested a juvenile in Washington who was allegedly threatening violence against a school after the mass shooting in Minneapolis a day earlier. “There was an arrest of a

Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures

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Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to “indefinitely postpone” its vaccine advisory committee meeting next month amid a slew of departures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If the meeting

South Carolina turns to Supreme Court in transgender student’s bathroom case

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Washington — South Carolina officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to fully enforce a measure that makes some education funding contingent upon school districts complying with a rule prohibiting transgender students from using restrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The state’s request for emergency relief from the high court stems from a