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Tillis shouts at Vought, tired of picking up ‘DOGE s— because people did it wrong’
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Thursday lambasted Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought over, in his view, the shuttered Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) lack of accomplishments. During a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Tillis asked Vought to name “one DOGE initiative” he could tout as an “exquisite…
US military unleashes strikes on Iran for sixth consecutive day
The U.S. military began conducting another wave of airstrikes against Iran on Thursday, marking the sixth consecutive day Washington has launched attacks aimed at degrading Tehran’s military capabilities. The strikes, which began at 2 p.m. EDT, according to the U.S. Central Command, kicked off less than an hour after the White House said Iranian officials were…
FDA approves first daily pill to drastically lower cholesterol levels
Federal regulators approved a first-of-its-kind cholesterol medication from Merck that rivals the effectiveness of powerful drugs already on the market. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greenlighted the once-daily pill called Lipfendra, which reduces “bad” or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults by inhibiting the production of PCSK9 proteins. Lipfendra is the first drug that…
Leavitt previews Trump’s primetime speech: Election ‘adjustments’ coming
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a vague preview of President Trump’s speech set for Thursday night, saying he will show that elections aren’t as secure as people think. “I think all Americans — Democrat, Republican — should agree that we are the greatest country in the history of the world. We should have…
House GOP pulls military benefits bill that has divided veterans groups
House Republican leadership on Thursday canceled a vote on a massive military benefits package that would pay for expanded compensation for veterans by cutting some future disability claims, a controversial measure that has divided veterans’ groups. GOP leaders ran into a roadblock on a Democratic-led procedural vote to send the bill back to committee, with…
Richard Gere: Trump ‘a rogue personality who’s destroyed so much’
Actor Richard Gere on Thursday slammed President Trump as a “rogue personality” who has “destroyed so much” as some air frustrations with his second administration. “He’s a rogue personality who’s destroyed so much. He’s hurt so many people, and he has caused so many deaths. But it will be over,” Gere said in a recent…
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