RFK Jr Announces New Rules To Limit Gender-Affirming Care For Kids
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved Thursday to block Medicare or Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and certain surgeries to patients under 18.
Young People Are More Likely To Hold Anti-Jewish Views, Regardless Of Politics
“American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan phenomenon, as it is often framed in popular discourse, but a generational one,” writes Yair Rosenberg in an article in The Atlantic, published Monday.
Moderate Republicans Join Democrats To Force Vote On Healthcare Subsidies
Four moderate House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday in a procedural effort to force a floor vote on a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. The move was in direct defiance of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP leadership.
‘An Alcoholic’s Personality’: Trump Chief’s Unfiltered Takes On President, Policies
President Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles spoke extensively — across 11 interviews from Jan. 11 to Nov. 5 — with author and reporter Chris Whipple, offering rare insight into internal debates and her reservations about several Trump policies.
Nick Reiner To Be Charged With Murder Of His Mom and Dad
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of actor-director Rob Reiner and producer-photographer Michele Singer Reiner, will be charged Tuesday with the Sunday murder of his parents.
Director Rob Reiner & Wife Michele Stabbed To Death; Their Son Is The Murder Suspect
Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead Sunday afternoon in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home in what authorities are investigating as an apparent double homicide.
Deadly Antisemitic Massacre at Hanukkah Celebration in Australia Kills 16 People
The Australian government said it will move to tighten its national firearms laws a day after a deadly attack on a Jewish celebration in Sydney, which killed at least 16 people and left more than 40 injured. It is the worst mass shooting in the country in three decades.
Manhunt Continues After Deadly Brown University Mass Shooting
A manhunt for the suspect in Saturday’s Brown University shooting, who killed two students and injured nine others, is continuing into a third day.
House Dems Release New Epstein Estate Photos Showing Trump, Clinton, And Others
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released two batches of never-before-seen photos from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate on Friday, including images featuring President Trump and former President Clinton.
Inside The New Academic Divide On College Campuses
A new Atlantic report finds that disability accommodations — such as extra test time and distraction-free rooms — are increasingly concentrated among students at elite universities and from wealthier families.
AI Is Reshaping The World Faster Than Laws Can Keep Up
TIME magazine announced Thursday that its 2025 “Person of the Year” is “the architects of AI — the executives and researchers who helped usher in a new era of business, culture, and community shaped by artificial intelligence.
New Trump Admin Social Media Rules Could Make It Harder To Visit, Work In The U.S.
The Trump administration’s newest rules will require foreign visitors and workers to have their social media accounts reviewed before entering the U.S.
Top Intel Democrat Calls For Boat-Strike Video To Be Released As Lawmakers Threaten Hegseth’s Budget
Congress is using its annual defense policy bill to pressure the Pentagon into releasing unedited video and orders from the Caribbean boat strikes that have killed at least 87 people since September.
Australian Kids & Teens Lose Social Media As World-First Ban Takes Effect
Over a million Australian kids and teenagers under age 16 can no longer access 10 popular social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, Snapchat, Kick, Twitch, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube.
Job Layoffs Top 1 Million In 2025 As Trump Faces Growing Economic Backlash
More than a million people were laid off from their jobs in 2025, according to new data — the highest number since the peak of the pandemic in 2020.
The Controversy Behind The Diddy Documentary
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his entourage are reportedly livid over a new, critical Netflix docu-series about him, produced by long-time rival Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson
RFK Jr.-Appointed Vaccine Panel Says Not All Babies Need Hepatitis B Vaccine At Birth
A panel of federal vaccine advisors, handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborn babies be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. (including HBO Max) In Massive $82.7 Billion Deal
Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and television studio, along with HBO and the Max streaming service, in a deal valued at $82.7 billion. The takeover would be one of the largest entertainment mergers in history and could reshape the entire streaming landscape.
Lawmakers Split Over Legality Of Second Strike On Alleged Drug Boat Survivors
Lawmakers are divided over the legality of a follow-up strike on two survivors of an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean this September.
California Considers New Tax Targeting Billionaires
California lawmakers are considering a dramatic new proposal: a one-time 5% tax on billionaires to help cover the state’s budget shortfall and replace lost federal healthcare funding.