White House Press Secretary Denies Buyout Plan Is a Purge of Federal Government

At least one employee union head described the decision as such. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday morning that it is incorrect to describe a recent decision to offer buyouts to all federal employees as a purge. On Tuesday evening, a memo released by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Pam Bondi’s Nomination for Attorney General

Bondi took questions from the committee regarding weaponization of government, immigration, and other issues. A Senate panel voted on Jan. 29 to advance former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ), teeing up a vote before the full chamber. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12–10 with Democrats opposed. The

Watch Live: RFK Jr. confirmation hearing for Health Secretary underway in Senate

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder is pointing out some of Kennedy’s contradictions on vaccines. He has commented that “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective,” but also said “some of the live-virus vaccines are probably averting more problems than they’re causing.” RFK Jr. has repeated false claims linking vaccines to autism —

Rubio Issues New Waiver Allowing Humanitarian Aid Amid Funding Freeze

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum exempting some aid from the funding pause. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Jan. 28 issued a waiver for some humanitarian aid, exempting it from President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign assistance. Rubio said in a memorandum that life-saving aid is still going to be funded.