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CDC Scientists Push Back on Vaccine Presentations Casting Doubt on Immunization Safety

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Atlanta

CDC Scientists Push Back on Vaccine Presentations Casting Doubt on Immunization Safety

75% Center coverage: 12 sources

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform this group’s votes were in an unusual position: answering questions and countering statements that cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of approved vaccines. In Wednesday’s meeting, the agency experts answered polite but atypica…See the Story

Head Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal

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Head Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal

67% Center coverage: 127 sources

The Trump administration is considering support for the end of a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. A draft budget request document reviewed by The Hill calls for the elimination of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by not providing it any funding at all.See the Story

Democratic negotiators say Trump has targeted at least $430 billion in funding

Democratic Party · United States

Democratic negotiators say Trump has targeted at least $430 billion in funding

57% Center coverage: 42 sources

The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid — in what top Democrats say is an “unprecedented and dangerous” assault on programs used by countless Americans.See the Story

RFK Jr. testifies before House, Senate committees amid layoffs, overhaul at HHS

50% Center coverage: 141 sources

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before two congressional committees on Wednesday to discuss, among many topics, the Trump administration's proposed budget and its impact on HHS.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United States See the Story

Illinois Leaders React After U.S. Military Strike on Iran

68% Center coverage: 22 sources

Illinois leaders issued statements late Saturday night following news of the U.S. military's strike on three sites in Iran, as President Donald Trump and his administration joined Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe.Patty Murray See the Story

Federal agents raid Vermont farm, detain 8 workers

42% Center coverage: 12 sources

A migrant advocacy group calls it one of the largest-ever single immigration enforcement actions against farmworkers in Vermont.Migrant Workers · Vermont See the Story

Puzzled senators question Trump’s FBI chief on nonexistent spending plan

62% Left coverage: 37 sources

WASHINGTON — The case of the missing Federal Bureau of Investigation budget request was on full display Thursday, when senators repeatedly asked the law enforcement agency’s director what resources he needed Congress to provide in the upcoming fiscal year.Patty Murray · United States See the Story

Democrats demand DOE justify ‘arbitrary’ caps on federal research grants

60% Right coverage: 5 sources

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, demanding answers about new “arbitrary” caps on federal research grants.Patty Murray · Washington See the Story

Susan Collins Again Chooses Optics over Substance

58% Left coverage: 19 sources

Sen. Susan Collins “presses RFK Jr. during contentious hearing.” How many times have we seen this headline? In this case, it reminds me of someone asking an arsonist to explain why he kept starting fires after hiring him to be the chief of the fire department. As I recall, the senator explained that her vote […]Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Washington See the Story

DOGE Attempt at GAO Is ‘Intrusion’ Into Legislative Branch, Dems Say

50% Right coverage: 12 sources

As the White House angles to exert control over the Library of Congress, Democrats defended the independence of another legislative branch agency on Friday. A spokesman for the Government Accountability Office confirmed that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency attempted to assign a team there but was rebuffed. “I can confirm that GAO has been contacted by DOGE staffers seeking to assign a team to GAO,” the spokesman …Patty Murray · United States See the Story

Collins, Dems spar over whether VA needs key fixes or full overhaul

46% Left coverage: 11 sources

Both Republicans and Democrats agree that the Department of Veterans Affairs is not perfect. On Tuesday, the two sides fought over just how not perfect it is. In testimony before a Senate oversight committee, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins portrayed his department as a bureaucracy in severe disarray when he took over three months ago. But he insisted reforms from the new administration since then have set operations on the right track. …Veterans See the Story

Patty Murray walks into buzzsaw, gets wrecked by Kash Patel

75% Right coverage: 8 sources

In what was supposed to be a high-profile grilling of the newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) ended up getting humiliated by her own arrogance and stunning lack of self-awareness. Murray, like so many of her Democrat colleagues, tried to manufacture a scandal where there isn’t one. Her strategy? Gaslight America into believing Patel is politicizing the FBI, when in reality, he’s the guy cleaning up the to…Patty Murray · Washington See the Story

Several Washington state leaders release statements regarding downtown Spokane ICE protests

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

Michael Baumgartner and Patty Murray were some of the Washington lawmakers who released statements following Wednesday night's ICE protests.Patty Murray · Spokane See the Story

MUST WATCH: VA Secretary Collins Destroys Lying Democratic Senator During Hearing

100% Right coverage: 2 sources

Need a little afternoon pick-me-up? Look no further than this clip of United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins absolutely destroying Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) at a Senate hearing this morning, and for good reason. Advertisement Collins testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, and when it was Murray’s turn to talk, she... The post MUST WATCH: VA Secretary Collins Destroys Lying Democratic Senator During …Patty Murray · Washington See the Story

Lawmakers Question Administration’s Push to Pay Political Appointees More

80% Left coverage: 5 sources

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration’s recent push to pay political appointees more money. In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee called OPM’s recent encouragement on the issue an “egregious abuse” of taxpayer dollars. OPM recently recommended that agencies pay their political appointees the maximum salary possible, nearly $200,000. Based on current federal sal…Patty Murray · United States See the Story

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