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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.

“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

This country has gone zero (previously 3612) days without a measles death.

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.

RFK Jr.’s mix of ignorance and being unmoored from reality makes him not just wrong, but a real danger to public health.

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I’m demanding answers, alongside members of the Illinois federal delegation, from the Trump administration for ignoring court orders to release almost $1.88 billion in federal funding for our state.

If they can't hold their end of the deal, Illinoisans deserve to know.

French Resistance Steps in After AP Banned From Trump-Macron Presser The Paris Press Corps today ensured that an AP reporter could enter and ask a question.

The AP was banned from the event but the French press corps conspired to get a US AP reporter inside and insisted she be allowed to ask her question.

Budzinski: "We saw just yesterday another round of layoffs at the VA -- 1,400 more people. When we're trying to address veterans suicide rates, when you're cutting jobs for folks that are actually answering those suicide hotlines, how is that in the service of our veterans?"

From Ukraine to Maine, defenders of democracy are standing up and speaking out. And the people are responding. My write-up on the state of the resistance: https://buff.ly/3ETGLVZ

Trump’s attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unity After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.

"No shells? We’ll take up rifles.
No rifles? We’ll grab shovels.”

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Monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development briefly displayed a fake, AI-generated video depicting President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk.

Lester Holt stepping down as anchor of NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ NBC anchor Holt, who has helmed ’Nightly News’ since 2015, will end his run sometime this summer.

Lester Holt will leave his post as anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News” program this summer but remain at the network and expand his role hosting “Dateline,” he told colleagues in an announcement Monday.

DHS’ Kristi Noem says her pro-Trump ad campaign was Trump’s idea According to the Homeland Security secretary, her department is airing pro-Trump television ads at his direction.

Noem said the president told her, “I want the first ad, I want you to thank me..."

Noem then claimed, “I said, ‘Yes, sir, I will thank you..."

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Fake video of Trump kissing Musk's feet blasts in HUD building: "LONG LIVE THE REAL KING" It's unclear who was responsible for the videos at HUD.

Screens at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) building in D.C. on Monday showed a fake video showing President Trump rubbing and kissing Elon Musk's feet, accompanied by the words: "Long Live the Real King."

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After ‘Possible Smoke’ in Plane, F.A.A. Says Flight 876 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after the crew reported seeing haze in the flight deck.

A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport on Monday after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft. Passengers evacuated by slide once the plane safely landed, the airline and federal officials said.

Trump repeals Biden directive linking U.S. arms to human rights Rescission of the order, imposed by President Joe Biden as he struggled with the civilian toll caused by Israel’s war in Gaza, comes as Trump puts his mark on U.S. foreign policy.

The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era regulation that sought to ensure American allies don’t use U.S.-made weapons in violation of international humanitarian law, officials said Monday.

This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it’s this. The US Attorney for DC is not president Trump’s lawyer and its job is not to protect his leadership nor prosecute people who refuse to put American first.

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A list of press releases on the bird flu from the CDC. They occured every week or so, until Jan 17 2025.

I was critical of the CDC's response to the bird flu under the Biden administration. But even then, despite problems, the CDC regularly briefed the public on the situation.

No briefings since Jan 20. Press releases have halted, too.

JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY: Is there an administrator of DOGE at the present time?

GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I don’t know the answer to that

Never in my most pessimistic moments did I expect the response to modern biotechnology saving countless lives in a pandemic to be a powerful elite captured by a conspiracy theory and dismantling our defenses against the next one out of some misguided notion of revenge

New Doge/Musk Email Goes Seriously Sideways We’ve got a fascinating story unfolding with the new Musk email I...

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He nails it.

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.

The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.

“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary...

"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."

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Money talks

Illustration of a toddler crawling.

#Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children globally.

In 2023, an estimated 107 500 people died from measles, mostly children under age 5.

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