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Supreme Court TPS Decision Paves Way for Trump Administration to Send Migrants Back to Haiti, Syria and Beyond

Hopefully, this will speed up the process to remove millions of migrants who were previously shielded by “Temporary Protected Status.” {Ruling Here} In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the Supreme Court said the administration can strip temporary protected status (TPS) from migrants who arrived from Islamist Syria and the ‘sh!thole‘ nation of Haiti. Given the ridiculous […] The post Supreme Court TPS Decision Paves Way for Trump Administration to Send Migrants Back to Haiti, Syria and Beyond appeared first on The Last Refuge.

As Iran strikes a ship, Gulf nations say peace deal must go beyond the Strait and nuclear weapons

ATTACK IN THE STRAIT: A Singaporean-flagged cargo ship was hit by an Iranian drone Thursday as it was navigating a designated “safe route” through the Strait of Hormuz along the coast of Oman, promoted by the U.N. International Maritime Organization, as part of an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian […]

Socialist candidates promote system that has ‘chronically failed everywhere’: Guy Benson

Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson agreed with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani that “hard-left socialists and communists” are ready to be the face of the Democratic Party, after progressive candidates won their New York primaries Tuesday night. Benson said Thursday on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. that the socialist candidates who have won have expressed […]

Trump nominates Chris Klomp for deputy health secretary

President Trump nominated Chris Klomp for deputy health secretary on Thursday, cementing the influential aide's role as a de facto No. 2 to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Why it matters: Klomp has won praise from health industry leaders and other stakeholders since being elevated from Medicare director to chief counselor of the Department of Health and Human Services in February.His nomination adds to the backlog of Trump health appointments awaiting Senate action — including Erica Schwartz for Centers for Disease Control director and Nicole Saphier for surgeon general.Driving the news: "Chris is a Strong and Inspiring Leader and a Highly Successful Entrepreneur. Everywhere Chris goes, he earns TRUST," Trump said in announcing the nomination on Truth Social.Trump said Klomp has been "doing a FANTASTIC job leading Medicare, and overseeing day-to-day operations" and that his "experience building a BIG business gave him the TOUGHNESS to drive desperately needed major reforms," including on drug prices.Between the lines: Klomp has been filling key vacancies at HHS, which saw its workforce roiled by last year's DOGE cuts and Kennedy's sweeping overhaul.He led administration negotiations with large drugmakers on "most favored nation" pricing deals that peg U.S. prices to lower costs paid in other developed nations. Before joining the administration, Klomp worked for Bain & Company and its investment firm, Bain Capital, and was chief executive of Collective Medical, a health data firm that was sold in 2020.

Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty in $60 Million Medi-Cal, Medicare Kickback Scheme

Slotkin says Democratic Party needs 'new leadership': 'Old models are no longer working'

Sen Elissa Slotkin calls for new Democratic Party leadership, saying old models no longer work and the party must simplify its message to win back voters.

Half of Americans think the Trump White House is fibbing about president's health: poll

Americans were not buying the White House's claims about President Donald Trump's health, according to reports on Thursday.A shocking new Quinnipiac poll revealed a whopping 59 percent of Americans, about 6 in 10 voters, do not think the Trump administration has been transparent about the president's physical or mental health, The Daily Beast reported.The poll found that half of all voters now believe the commander-in-chief isn't physically fit for office. Another 51 percent said he is not mentally up to the job either. "The polling on Trump’s health largely breaks down along partisan lines," according to The Beast. "Eighty eight percent of Democrats and 62 percent of Independents do not believe the White House is being transparent. Seventy percent of Republicans believe the administration is being transparent, while 22 percent of GOP voters believe the White House is not."Trump, who had an hours-long scheduled visit to Walter Reed Medical Center in May involving 22 specialists, has been seen nodding off during public meetings and stays up late rage posting on his Truth Social platform. His hands have been slathered in makeup to reportedly hide bruising and photos show he has swollen ankles. The White House has defended Trump's health. His doctor, Sean Barbabella, has said Trump is in "excellent health."

Supreme Court protects pesticides from some health claims in key Roundup case

The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms stemming from their products. In a 7-2 ruling, the court held that some claims that pesticide companies failed to warn users of their products’ health risks are blocked under federal law. The case stemmed from the claim of cancer…