The Trump administration is poised to freeze approximately $10 billion in funding for several programs supporting child care, social services grants and cash assistance in several Democratic-led states. Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 14-month low in December, with new orders contracting further and input costs grinding higher as the sector continued to bear the imprint of President Donald Trump's import tariffs. The Institute for Supply Management survey on Monday suggested a recovery was unlikely in the near-term, but economists were hopeful of a turnaround this year as Trump's tax cuts took effect.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans will defy the polls and historical trends by going on to win an "epic midterm victory" later this year.
Donald Trump launched an attack against former US presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden as he attended a Republican event. The US president bizarrely claimed that the election in which he was defeated by Mr Biden "was rigged", and said "nobody is worse" than Mr Obama. He also accused "the fake news" of calling him a dictator after saying "they should cancel the election". Read more
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immunization schedule by Kennedy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC announced Monday it would be reducing the number of recommended vaccines for children from 17 to 11, putting the U.S. in line with that of other developed countries like Denmark, a nation which anti-vaccine skeptics and critics often cite as a model to be emulated. Cassidy, a physician and longtime proponent of vaccinations, said this move will "make America sicker." "As a doctor who treated patients for decades, my top priority is protecting children and families. Multiple children have died or were hospitalized from measles, and South Carolina continues to face a growing outbreak. Two children have died in my state from whooping cough.
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a rice farmer who served in political office in California for more than two decades, died suddenly, House GOP leaders said Tuesday. He was 65.
The delayed pace at which the Trump administration is releasing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein means it could be several years before it meets Congress's mandate for full transparency.
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has a back-up plan to flee the country should his security forces fail to suppress protests or desert, according to an intelligence report shared with The Times. Read more
The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of approximately 2,000 DHS, ICE, and HSI agents to the Twin Cities area as it escalates its federal crackdown amid a widening fraud scandal in Minnesota.
When a wild beast gets a taste for human blood, it can signal a dangerous escalation in predatory behavior. It often leads to increased aggression, relentless hunting, and a loss of fear as powerful instincts come to the forefront making them more daring and less deterred.
They fully become a bloodthirsty predator focused on recurring violence. They take what they want by force. Read more
Seattle has erupted into chaos under its new ultra-woke mayor as a police order allows drug users to avoid prosecution in the city plagued by crime and homelessness. Democratic socialist Katie Wilson, 43, was sworn in as the city's 58th mayor on Friday. Effective immediately, all charges related to drug possession and/or drug use will be diverted from prosecution to the LEAD program,' Barnes wrote in the New Year's Day message reviewed by the Daily Mail. 'All instances of drug use or possession will be referred to Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) - a program designed to redirect low-level offenders in King County from the criminal justice system into supportive social services.' Barnes wrote that if drug offenders refuse to comply with LEAD, prosecutors can then intervene. www.dailymail.co.uk
4th Generation Californian is leaving over proposed billionaire tax
Israeli media reported that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are fast-tracking preparations for what it has described as a potential "surprise war" across three fronts: Iran, Lebanon, and the occupied West Bank.
Lily Phillips is back in the spotlight, and this time, the reaction is split right down the middle. Known for breaking a shocking world record last year, she has now gone viral again for a very different reason. Lily was recently baptized and publicly identified as a Christian.
Motorcycle safety tech has come a long way. From rider aids like traction control, cornering ABS, radar-based cruise control, and blind-spot detection to wearable tech on helmets and gloves. But just when I thought I'd seen it all, along comes ViberAlert, a product that poses a simple, yet deeply unsettling question: What if your motorcycle seat could vibrate to keep you safe?
This week on "Straight to the Point," a personal message. In 2025, our team bet big on independent journalism. We believe that you were tired of talking points TV, you were tired of the stale predictable formats on Sunday, and that you were open to something new. A recent Gallup poll reinforced our reporting. It found less than 30 percent of Americans are confident the media covers the news fully, accurately, and fairly. I experienced this myself as a CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent assigned to the Hunter Biden probe. After I left, I wanted to be transparent about the blocks I faced at CBS News
