Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not deny that he’s considering removing COVID-19 vaccines from the childhood vaccination schedule. 
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A judge blocked President Donald Trump’s directive requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not deny that he’s considering removing COVID-19 vaccines from the childhood vaccination schedule.
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President Donald Trump has told Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt strikes on Ukraine after Kyiv was pounded with missiles and drone attacks on April 24.
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The president issued a memo ordering an investigation into alleged illegal election contributions arising from a Congressional inquiry into ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform.
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🍵 Health: RFK added fire to the health debate over seed oils. Here’s what we know.
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A judge blocked President Donald Trump’s directive requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the Election Assistance Commission to stop taking action to require a passport or other proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Trump ordered the commission in March to require “documentary proof of United States citizenship” in its national mail voter registration form. The commission had recently advised states that it is considering how to amend the federal form, which enables people to register to vote.
Groups and Democrats challenging the section of Trump’s order pertaining to proof of citizenship “are substantially likely to prevail” in their case, Kollar-Kotelly ruled.
“Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States—not the President—with the authority to regulate federal elections,” she wrote. “Consistent with that allocation of power, Congress is currently debating legislation that would effect many of the changes the President purports to order. And no statutory delegation of authority to the Executive Branch permits the President to short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order.”
Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, told The Epoch Times in an email: “President Trump will keep fighting for election integrity, despite Democrat objections that reveal their disdain for commonsense safeguards like verifying citizenship. Free and fair elections are the bedrock of our Constitutional Republic, and we’re confident in securing an ultimate victory in the courtroom.” (More)
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to fast-track offshore deep-sea mineral mining, a new industry potentially worth tens of trillions of dollars.
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A federal judge has blocked a push by President Donald Trump to federally defund cities that have adopted so-called sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants.
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Hours before the White House deadline for states to certify that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have ended in public schools, a federal court halted the Trump administration’s requirement, siding with the National Education Association teachers’ union.
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Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic who broke the “SignalGate” story after being improperly added to a group chat with senior government officials, will interview President Donald Trump.
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The Department of Transportation warned states that they could lose federal funding if they do not comply with its policies on illegal immigration and discrimination.
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Two alleged intelligence community leakers have been referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution, according to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he doesn’t expect that Republicans will pursue a tax increase for the wealthiest American earners, squelching long-circulating speculation that top marginal tax rates might be allowed to increase under the GOP budget proposal.
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A former U.S. Army intelligence officer who had top secret security clearance was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to collect and sell national defense information to an individual he believed was affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. Korbein Schultz, 25, was “fully aware of the grave national security implications” when he used his position and access to restricted databases to download and transmit at least 92 sensitive U.S. military documents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said.
Schultz, of Wills Point, Texas, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to multiple charges, including conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information, unlawfully exporting controlled information to China, and accepting bribes in exchange for sensitive, non-public U.S. government information.
“This defendant swore an oath to defend the United States—instead, he betrayed it for a payout and put America’s military and service members at risk,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said. “The Justice Department remains vigilant against China’s efforts to target our military and will ensure that those who leak military secrets spend years behind bars.” (More) More U.S. News |
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Authorities have charged a man with arson for allegedly sparking a large fire currently burning in the New Jersey Pine Barrens area that sparked air quality alerts for New York City and nearby areas.
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The Department of the Interior will implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of energy resources and critical minerals in the United States. The new procedures will reduce approval times—which typically take months or even years—to no more than 28 days, according to the department.
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Dairy companies have vowed to remove artificial dyes from products sold to schools under a new voluntary pledge.
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President Donald Trump has told Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt strikes on Ukraine after Kyiv was pounded with missiles and drone attacks on April 24.
Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social: “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the Peace Deal DONE!” Hours later, a reporter asked Trump whether he thought Putin would acquiesce.
“Yeah, I do,” Trump said as he greeted Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store outside the White House. The Ukrainian government stated that at least nine people were killed and more than 70 injured in the largest attack on the capital since July 2024.
The Kyiv City Military Administration stated on its Telegram channel that a number of drones and ballistic missiles had hit the city. Rescue operations are ongoing on April 24 in an effort to find more bodies under the debris, and it is feared that the death toll could rise.
The strikes took place while the U.S. government was seeking to broker a truce in Ukraine.
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When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared it was time to “make frying oil tallow again,” he reignited a sizzling debate simmering in nutrition circles for years. The new head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has expressed concerns about seed oils, ubiquitous ingredients in processed foods, from coffee creamers to deep fryers.
“Seed oils are one of the most unhealthy ingredients that we have in foods,” Kennedy said on “Fox and Friends” in August 2024. “They’re very, very cheap, but they are associated with all kinds of very serious illnesses, including body-wide inflammation, which affects all of our health. It’s one of the worst things you could eat, and it’s almost impossible to avoid.” What Kennedy contends goes against long-standing recommendations from nutritionists and medical associations. Seed oils, usually sold under the labels of vegetable, corn, canola, and sunflower seed oil, are recommended by the American Heart Association for their cardiovascular benefits. What does research on seed oils show, and what do health experts think? The central debate about seed oil revolves around one nutrient—seed oils high in linoleic acid, a type of omega-6 fatty acid.
Your body needs linoleic acid for brain and heart function, but having too much of it may be problematic.
Around 1 to 2 percent of dietary calories from linoleic acid is sufficient to prevent deficiencies, which is more than sufficiently met in the American diet. Most cooking oils on the market are seed oils, and most processed foods, making up 70 percent of the average American diet, are processed using seed oils. (More)
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