Campaign staffers are making big bucks by betting on their own candidates in prediction markets, a new report by NPR revealed. This comes as lawmakers are trying to ensure insider trading rules will keep others from profiting off of their knowledge. In one instance detailed by NPR, a campaign stafferContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has extended its order temporarily allowing for the abortion drug mifepristone to be accessed through telehealth visits and by mail until Thursday. Justice Samuel Alito, who is in charge of fielding emergency appeals from Louisiana and the author of the 2022 decision that reverted abortion law backContinue Reading
The cruise ship hit with hantavirus docked at Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday, and dozens of passengers were able to disembark. Cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said the MV Hondius arrived at the port of Granadilla, Tenerife around 6:24 a.m. local time. Passengers are being flown back to the countries whereContinue Reading
Two activists on a Gaza aid flotilla who were detained after Israel intercepted their vessels have been released and deported. Spanish-Swedish citizen Saif Abukeshek, who is of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila were taken to Shikma Prison after Israeli forces seized 22 boats carrying around 175 activists nearContinue Reading
The Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury Departments are proposing a rule that aims to expand employers’ abilities to offer fertility benefits to workers. This rule would create a new category of limited excepted benefits, giving fertility benefits the same exemptions as vision and dental. Excepted benefits do notContinue Reading
The director-general of the World Health Organization arrived in Spain on Saturday to prepare for the disembarkation of passengers from a cruise ship amid a hantavirus outbreak. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that he is in direct communication with MV Hondius cruise captain Jan Dobrogowski and WHO expert Dr.Continue Reading
Virginia Democrats filed a joint motion asking the state Supreme Court for a stay on its ruling voiding a redistricting referendum. The ruling effectively tossed out a map voters approved last month that would give Democrats a four-seat advantage. In a copy of the motion obtained by The Hill, theContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration plans to release a proposal to use wastewater to get data on illegal drug use in real time, a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News shows. Wastewater has been used to track infectious diseases, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CentersContinue Reading
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey isn’t solely about a social media post he made about President Traitor 47. “This is not just about a single Instagram post,” Blanche said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “ThisContinue Reading
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, has been hospitalized and is in “critical but stable condition,” according to his spokesperson. “Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,” TedContinue Reading
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the government was able to determine that the suspect in the shooting outside of the White House correspondents’ dinner shot at a U.S. Secret Service agent. “First of all, there is video of the defendant shooting at the Secret ServiceContinue Reading
A company that makes mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, requested the Supreme Court block a federal court ruling keeping the abortion pill from being given by mail or telehealth. In an emergency appeal filed Saturday, Danco said the federal appeals court’s decision injects “immediate confusion and upheaval into highly time-sensitive medical decisions.”Continue Reading
World leaders are condemning Israel’s interception of a flotilla attempting to get humanitarian aid to Gaza, and calling for those still detained to be released. Israeli forces seized 22 boats carrying around 175 activists near Crete, Greece. Most of the activists were disembarked in Crete, while two were sent toContinue Reading