Social issues
DHS takes family of Colorado fire attack suspect into ICE custody, Noem says
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem testifies before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Federal agents on Tuesday took into custody the family of Mohamed Soliman, the man accused of […]
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Inmate forged Trump death threats to get star witness deported: Prosecutors
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington, U.S. Manuel Balce Ceneta | Via Reuters Threatening letters about President Donald Trump that led to the highly-touted arrest by federal authorities of an undocumented immigrant last month were actually written by a jailed Wisconsin […]
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Trump slams GOP Sen. Rand Paul for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’ due to $5 trillion debt ceiling hike
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Sen. Rand Paul after the Kentucky Republican criticized the massive Trump-backed budget bill over its provision to raise the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars. Paul, a staunch libertarian, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is “just not open to supporting $5 trillion … in debt ceiling increase” […]
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Boulder fire attack suspect Soliman charged with federal hate crime
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, man accused of attacking a rally supporting Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado. Obtained by NBC News Federal prosecutors on Monday charged the suspect in a fire attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, with a charge of hate crime. A criminal complaint filed against the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, said there is probable […]
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Supreme Court rules Trump can revoke protected status for 500,000 immigrants pending appeal
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and stranded in Honduras disembark from a Conviasa Airlines plane upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on March 24, 2025. Juan Barreto | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump can terminate the protected status of around 500,000 […]
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Healthy Returns: RFK Jr.’s Covid vaccine recommendation change could threaten health, access
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. A wave of outrage is sweeping the scientific and medical world after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop recommending routine Covid-19 […]
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Justice Department investigates California over trans athletes after Trump threatens funding
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a press conference, as she unveils actions against the state of Maine, which is locked in a dispute with the Trump administration over transgender policy, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters The Justice Department on Wednesday said that it was […]
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Trump tax bill clears the House in a victory for Republicans, advances to the Senate
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives came together early Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill out of the chamber on a narrow vote. Every Democrat on the floor voted no, as did Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who […]
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Kennedy paints dire picture of children’s health in new report
The White House on Thursday released its long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, painting a dire picture of American children’s health. The lengthy federal assessment’s goal is to identify the root causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. “Our kids are the sickest kids in the world,” Health and […]
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Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Only half of health insurer Cigna‘s clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth has reached a deal with […]
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