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CDC Expands COVID Vaccine Access for Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its independent vaccine advisory panel have quietly moved to expand access to COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, effectively reversing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s earlier decision.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:33:59 EDTHegseth Announces Task Force to Improve Troop Living Conditions
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a "barracks task force" this week, aimed at addressing living conditions for U.S. service members.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:41:26 EDTPro-Palestinian Protest Looms Over Italy-Israel Match
Italy is struggling to qualify automatically for next year's World Cup finals and the pressure on the team is exacerbated by the tension surrounding next Tuesday's qualifier with Israel in Udine. Italy was the scene of some of Europe's biggest pro-Palestinian protests last ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:26:06 EDTEU Ambassador to US: Trump, von der Leyen in Sync
Relations between Washington and Brussels are moving in the "right direction" under the leadership of President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Union Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupsiene said.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:06:31 EDTFederal Workers Seek Loans as Shutdown Saps Morale
Now into its second week, the U.S. government shutdown has started impacting federal workers, prompting some to take out new loans to help make ends meet. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, while others ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:13:49 EDTJack Ciattarelli: Trump Presidency Earns an A
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor in New Jersey, said Wednesday he would give President Donald Trump's second term an A.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:06:26 EDTMask Mandates Return to Calif. Wine Country
A California wine country county has issued strengthening vaccine guidance this week and has ordered masks to be worn inside health care facilities due to an increased risk of COVID-19 as flu season begins.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:19:48 EDTSenate Rejects Bid by Dems to Halt Trump Cartel Strikes
Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., are pushing for the Senate to vote on a war powers resolution blocking President Donald Trump's escalated U.S. military strikes on drug traffickers in international waters.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:08:35 EDTSupreme Court Questions Colorado Gender Therapy Ban
The Supreme Court signaled skepticism Tuesday over Colorado's ban on counseling practices that aim to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, raising sharp questions about whether the law censors protected speech, Breitbart reported.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:03:23 EDTWhite House Weighs Use of Insurrection Act Powers
The Trump administration is exploring the mechanics of invoking the Insurrection Act, including how and when the 19th-century law might be used, NBC News reported Wednesday.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:55:43 EDTOregon National Guard Deployment on Hold Despite Overturned Order
A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a judge's order that had blocked President Donald Trump from calling Oregon National Guard troops into federal service, though he remains barred from deploying them in the state for the time being.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:02:08 EDTLawler Confronts Jeffries on Shutdown, ACA Debate
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday and challenged the chamber's top Democrat to sign onto a short-term extension of the Obamacare subsidies.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:52:15 EDTWHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Shows Signs of Containment
An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with no new cases reported since the U.N. health agency's last update on Oct. 1.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:45:36 EDTTrump: Bill to Pay Military 'Probably Will Happen'
President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday a standalone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown "probably will happen," even though House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he wouldn't call for such a vote.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:28:38 EDTTrump Says Israel, Hamas Signed Off on Gaza Deal, Phase 1
Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the U.S.-proposed Gaza deal, allowing for the release of all Israeli hostages, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday."I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:02:52 EDTVance to Visit Indiana Amid Stalled Redistricting Push
Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Indiana on Friday to meet with state leaders amid a push by the White House for Indiana and other Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:20:24 EDTWatergate Attorney: Halligan Could Lose License Over Comey
A former Watergate attorney is warning that the Department of Justice's prosecuting attorney in their case against James Comey is "playing a pretty dangerous game" in going after the former FBI director.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:55:36 EDTFlorida's Publix Stores Now Allowing Open Carry
Publix, one of Florida's largest grocery chains, now allows customers to openly carry guns in its stores following a recent state court ruling.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:47:51 EDT4 Officers Injured, 13 Arrested During Boston Pro-Palestinian Protest
Four officers were hospitalized after clashing with pro-Palestinian protesters in Boston on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:28:36 EDTJudiciary Dems Escalate Homan Bribery Investigation
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are taking another tack in their investigation of bribery allegations against border czar Tom Homan after being ignored by the Department of Justice and FBI.
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