CDC director says it’s ‘frustrating’ when health decisions are ‘political’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shared how “frustrating” it is when health decisions are politically driven. “It’s frustrating when people make decisions based on health through a political lens.” Walensky told Fox News’ Dr. Marc Siegel. “We’ve done everything we can, and I continue to put my head down to steer the ship to govern. What I think with science is the fundamental science that leads the way. Our policies are driven by science and they, of course , must be interpreted in the context…
Read More »Trump is largely absent from New York’s congressional races
At first, it looked like former President Donald Trump would have a role in New York’s 2022 Republican contests for Congress almost as soon as he left the White House. In June 2021, one of Trump’s first political targets after the presidency was Rep. John Katko, who was the first House Republican to announce that he would vote to impeach Trump after the January 6 Capitol riot. Not long after that vote, the Onondaga County Conservative Party announced that it would not endorse Katko in 2022. That party’s chairman, Bernie Ment, received a letter from Trump that read, “Big move:…
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Trump thinks the Mar-a-Lago quest will help him in 2024. Some allies aren’t so sure.
The day after federal agents searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump told a group of conservative lawmakers that “being president was hell,” according to three people at the meeting. But to some he seemed ready to have the job again. “He shouldn’t have been deterred,” said Rep. Randy Weber of Texas, one of a dozen Republican House members who met with Trump on Aug. 9. He described Trump’s mood immediately after the search as “very upset. , but measured.” Everything that has transpired since that meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, and since federal agents seized a trove of top secret…
Read More »Soft-on-crime policies have put the lives of all Americans at risk: Fox News Political Analyst Gianno Caldwell
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell claimed Democrats’ white-collar policies on crime “have put all of our lives at risk” on “Your World” Friday. CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ‘FAILS’ CITIZENS WITH SOFT STANCE ON CRIME, TOP RESPONDENT SAYS CALDWELL: The soft-on-crime policies and sentiments that have encouraged criminals have spread like a plague. When I look at the 2021 numbers in Chicago as an example, the homicides were almost three times greater than… Los Angeles… which is a very large city and more than five times the size of New York. Wow! 90%…
Read More »How Cartoonists Satirize Trump World Since FBI Search Mar-a-Lago
Comment on this story comment For Mike Luckovich, August is often a difficult time to find rich satirical fodder. But not this year. “At least for the cartoonists,” says Atlanta Journal-Constitution political artist, Donald Trump’s scrutinized actions and the “continued cult” of his MAGA supporters have been a “nice breather.” Since last week’s FBI search of the former president’s Florida home, many visual commentators have found the typical dog days of summer to be a lively time to create comedy. However, any humor is weighed down by the weight of the Palm Beach news, Luckovich says. On Aug. 8, agents…
Read More »Lawmakers are demanding that social media companies address threats to law enforcement
WASHINGTON — Leaders of two House panels sent letters to eight social media companies Friday demanding they take “immediate action” to address threats on their platforms to federal law enforcement officials after an increase of right-wing calls for violence after FBI search. from former President Donald J. Trump’s home in Florida. In the letters, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney, D-New York, and chair of the House Oversight Committee, and Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, and chairman of its Homeland Security Subcommittee, also expressed concern about the “statements reckless” of Mr. trump and some Republican members of Congress. The statements have “coincided with…
Read More »Are you interested in fixing our broken political system? | News, Sports, Employment
One of the main reasons why American politics has turned upside down in recent years is that a growing number of Americans do not believe that their leaders represent their interests. This simple sentiment underlies almost every recent problem in American politics. However, for some reason, almost no one has been involved in the process of finding out how this happened and how to fix it. It’s hard to trust elected representatives if you think they’re there to line their pockets. Voters also distrust politicians who appear to prioritize foreign interests or special interests over their own well-being. These are…
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American political violence is on the rise, but talk of a civil war is overkill, isn’t it? | US news
Dr. Garen Wintemute used to laugh off warnings of a civil war coming to America as “crazy talk.” Then the emergency doctor in California saw the gun sales numbers. Wintemute, who founded a center to research gun violence after years of treating gunshot wounds, had long noted that the rush to buy guns came in waves, often around a presidential election. . It always fell back. “Then in January 2020, the arms sales started. Just an unprecedented increase in purchases and that increase continued,” he said. “We were aware that, unlike the previous waves, this one did not end. People…
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