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Defying RFK Jr's new 'vaccine sceptic' leadership, states in the West and Northeast are joining forces to create their own health guidelines based on the recommendations of professional societies of pediatricians, gynecologists and family doctors.

Trump thinks he can pick up the phone and have people blown up at sea on his personal orders—and so far, no one’s stopped him from doing exactly that. The military has a responsibility to reject illegal orders, even if they come from the President.

The unprecedented likely control of CBS, CNN, HBO, Paramount, TikTok and Discovery by Trump-supporting billionaire Larry Ellison indicates that these important media outlets will, like Fox News, march toward a more Trump-friendly worldview.

Jimmy Kimmel: The Final Show? Colbert's Identical Twin Brings Back 'The Word': Shhhhhh! Mayor to Mayor: Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani. Charlie. Kash Patel, Jeffrey Epstein and King Donald in the UK.

Readers Comments: Charlie Kirk Killing Excuse for Authoritarianism, Fascism; Real Reason for the Attacks Against Us; Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures; Attack on Environmental Protections to Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution

The “third rail” over Palestine is losing its fatal power in Congress and the Democratic Party, and it’s time to shut it down permanently, as part of a long-term orientation towards blocking fascism while building the kind of new Left that we need

“For Trump, trafficking is a bludgeon that’s deployed to accomplish political ends. It’s not about survivors. It’s not about justice. There is no conscience or policy behind this – there is only political calculation.”

The man who's leading Israel into a deepening war in the Strip – amid slim chances of victory – is a failed, isolated and hounded leader who is determined to hold onto power by all means.

The University of California, in a move with strong echoes of McCarthyism, has turned over to the Trump administration dossiers on 160 faculty, students and staff under investigation for antisemitism.

The fire this time