RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed
The Food and Drug Administration in recent months has approved a small number of drugs quite quickly under a new expedited review program. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
New Yorkers face tariff hit, but not $4,200 a household
After the Supreme Court struck down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in February, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., cosponsored legislation seeking to directly compensate Americans for the tariffs’ costs. Refunds…
Can a ‘forever’ bar on auditing Trump be reversed?
An already controversial settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over leaked tax files would permanently halt existing tax audits of Trump and several associates. The Justice Department announced the move…
U.S. policy on Cuba: Comparing Trump’s and Obama’s approach
A photo of a sunglasses-clad President Barack Obama casually chatting up then-Cuban President Raúl Castro at a 2016 baseball game resurfaced on social media after the U.S. indicted Castro on…
Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam
A TV ad attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting “Muslim mass immigration” misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that “Cornyn has…
As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are…
No evidence mosque shooting suspects were trans couple
After a shooting at a San Diego mosque on May 18, social media users began to speculate that the suspects were transgender. One X account, @amuse, which has more than…
$1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund lacks legal precedent
The Trump administration said it is settling a presidential lawsuit over leaked tax data by establishing a $1.776 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of judicial…
