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Vaccines, funding, and HIV: takeaways from NIH director Jay Bhattacharya’s testimony

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National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya attempted to reassure members of Congress on both sides of the aisle on Tuesday that his biomedical research agency is on the right track. Bhattacharya, who is also the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified for more than two hours during a hearing with the […]

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Restrictive Medication Abortion and HPV Vaccine Laws Take Effect in 3 States

In Hawaii, provisions strengthening the state’s existing shield laws also take effect July 1.

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Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Urges Transgender ‘Refugees’ to Come to Her City for Taxpayer Funded Surgeries

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Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Urges Transgender ‘Refugees’ to Come to Her City for Taxpayer Funded Surgeries

Katie Wilson, the Democratic Socialist (communist) mayor of Seattle, wants transgender 'refugees' to come to her city, where taxpayers will be forced to fund their surgeries. The post Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Urges Transgender ‘Refugees’ to Come to Her City for Taxpayer Funded Surgeries appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Small Towns Struggling to Celebrate July 4 After DOGE Axed Their Funds

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Small Towns Struggling to Celebrate July 4 After DOGE Axed Their Funds

Small towns hoping to put on celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary have had to cancel or scale back their plans after the Trump administration cut their funding.NOTUS reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency slashed funding for humanities nonprofit councils in states and territories across the country, many of which planned to use those federal funds on history projects for the upcoming semiquincentennial. These official nonprofits were created by Congress to help make history and literature accessible to the American public.Humanities councils in Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, and Washington state all had to axe or scale back their anniversary plans, their leaders told NOTUS, and it had a ripple effect down to local historical organizations.Musk’s DOGE initiative left these state organizations with just enough money to stay afloat last year. President Trump shifted millions from DOGE cuts toward his “triumphal arch” and “Garden of American Heroes,” preventing further funds from going toward local 250th anniversary projects.Congress tried to remedy the shortfall by restoring funding for the state humanities councils to their normal levels for the 2026 fiscal year. But the Trump administration has refused to disburse that money, giving the councils less than half of what was appropriated, and told them not to expect any more.That’s having a real impact in towns across America.“It means that we are not able to do things that are extra, things that are bigger projects. A lot of humanities organizations would have had some incredible projects that none of us have been able to complete,” said Jessica Cyders, the executive director of the Southeast Ohio History Center. Her organization could have been a candidate for a 250th anniversary grant from Ohio Humanities, which distributes federal grants to the state’s local historical societies and community groups.“There’s not really a lot of cultural infrastructure in West Virginia. Where most of the cultural work is done is in regional centers, community centers, small museums, county historical associations. So the people who really got hurt were those small organizations across the state,” Eric Waggoner, the head of the West Virginia Humanities Council, told NOTUS. They had planned to send their 250th anniversary funding to West Virginia University, local libraries, and small museums.“I’m sad to say we had to scrap it,” Waggoner said. “Since we’re the only organization that does this kind of grant-making in West Virginia, without us, there’s really not much.”“This is a pretty significant national event,” Cyders said. “Look, I’m probably not going to be alive for the 300th anniversary.”Trump also took funding from America 250, the federal bipartisan organization that was supposed to be planning the semiquincentennial celebrations, and redirected it toward his own pet Freedom 250 projects. The president seems to have ruined what could have been amazing celebrations for the entire country with his ego, and who knows what could have been going on at the National Mall instead of a tacky “Great American State Fair.”

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JUST IN: Ex CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Administration Over Russiagate Probe – Lawsuit Assigned to Anti-Trump Judge Jia Cobb

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JUST IN: Ex CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Administration Over Russiagate Probe – Lawsuit Assigned to Anti-Trump Judge Jia Cobb

Former CIA Director John Brennan filed a lawsuit against President Trump, the Justice Department, and senior administration officials on Wednesday over the Justice Department's criminal investigation into him. The post JUST IN: Ex CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Administration Over Russiagate Probe – Lawsuit Assigned to Anti-Trump Judge Jia Cobb appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan sues DOJ, Trump officials over criminal probes

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Former CIA Director John Brennan sues DOJ, Trump officials over criminal probes

Brennan is seeking a court order to force the preservation of records in the investigations targeting him. His attorneys say he's being "vindictively singled out for investigation."

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Ex-CIA Director Brennan Alleges ‘Vindictive’ DOJ Criminal Probe

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Ex-CIA Director Brennan Alleges ‘Vindictive’ DOJ Criminal Probe

Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration, asking a federal judge to ensure government records are preserved in case he’s criminally indicted so he can seek to prove the charges are “vindictive.”

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Trump Says 'Funds Run My Money,' And He Was Rich Before

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Trump Says 'Funds Run My Money,' And He Was Rich Before

“We have funds that run my money,” President Donald Trump tells reporters when asked about his financial disclosures that show he made $1.4 billion in 2025 on crypto and memecoin-related businesses. He spoke at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday morning. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Funds Run My Money, I Don’t Get Involved Says Trump (Q&A)

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Funds Run My Money, I Don’t Get Involved Says Trump (Q&A)

President Donald Trump reported earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure. “I’ve made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money, and I don’t talk to them,” he said when he spoke to reporters before boarding AF1 (Source: Bloomberg)

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Vaccines, funding, and HIV: takeaways from NIH director Jay Bhattacharya’s testimony

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