Peter Hasson Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has continued bickering with President Donald Trump, even as she remains historically unpopular. Clinton fired back at Trump on Thursday after he accused her of colluding with Russia during the 2016 election. “Seriously, you asked Russia to hack me on national television,” Clinton wrote on Twitter, referencing Trump’s…
Will Racke President Donald Trump’s top candidate to replace Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is a former administration aide who has a close friendship with his daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. Dina Powell, currently a senior executive at Goldman Sachs after a year-long stint as…
Nick Givas Cajun Navy member Jason Gunderson walked CNN through some of the devastation from Hurricane Michael in Callaway, Florida, and said the area looked like a “third world country war zone,” on “New Day” Thursday. “The only way I can explain it through my eyeballs is a third world country war zone,” Gunderson said. “It’s…
Evie Fordham President Donald Trump signed a law that ends insurance companies’ pharmacist gag clauses in an effort to lower drug prices Wednesday. “If there’s anything bipartisan it’s lowering drug prices,” Trump said while signing the Patient Right To Know Drug Prices Act, according to CBS News. Insurers and pharmacy benefit managers use the gag clauses to…
Grace Carr The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) announced Tuesday that it no longer opposes physician-assisted suicide, marking a departure from the ethical code of America’s most revered medical society. AAFB’s adoption of “engaged neutrality” regarding physician-assisted suicide signals a marked splinter from the American Medical Association (AMA). AAFP president Michael Munger announced the change. “Through our ongoing…
Neetu Chandak A Minnesota teacher resigned after posting a tweet on Saturday asking who would “take one for the team” and kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Pictures of the tweet coming from the name @lookitsSammm are circulating across social media. The unnamed teacher resigned voluntarily from Intermediate School District 917 in Rosemount, Minnesota, according to a press…
Evie Fordham Former Democratic New York congressman Anthony Weiner may get out of federal prison three months early after being sentenced to 21 months for sexting a minor. Weiner, 54, behaved like a “model inmate” at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons as cited by the New York…
Molly Prince Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts used Columbus Day to honor the country’s indigenous people rather than celebrate the anniversary of explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. “Today we celebrate Native American communities, [and] the pride [and] resilience of people reclaiming their history [and] traditions,” Warren tweeted on Monday. “We honor the contributions…
Evie Fordham Twenty people were killed when a limousine full of birthday party guests sped through an intersection and ended up smashing into a car and people in a parking lot in Scoharie, New York, Saturday. Here is what we know so far about the horrific crash, which federal officials say was the deadliest transportation accident…
Evie Fordham The crowdfunding page to support a potential challenger for Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins got so much traffic that it crashed Friday afternoon when she announced her intention to vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The site raised over $1 million after Collins revealed her intention to vote yes on Kavanaugh…