Massachusetts state House lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday loosening restrictions on late-term abortion access. The bill, H.5595, passed 119-33 and will go to the state Senate, state House Speaker Ronald Mariano (D) said in a statement. If it passes the Senate, it would allow abortion after 24 weeks, if approved by a doctor. currently,……
Panel Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday that Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee next Wednesday after being subpoenaed. Paul has hit out at Fauci, the nation’s former top infectious disease doctor, for allegedly covering up America’s involvement in risky viral research… Source link
Cultural artefacts looted from Indonesia’s Papua region and illegally taken to the US have been returned to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian officials confirmed to reporters. The artifacts were handed over on Wednesday during a meeting with FBI Director Kash Patel at Subianto’s residence in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Indonesian Culture Minister… Source link
Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) a “clown” for raising the idea of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crimes charges. “You’re a mayor, buddy,” Fetterman said of Mamdani in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “You’re the mayor. You can fix… Source link
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that the nation’s highest court has a conservative majority but that it is not a “rubber stamp” for President Trump despite several rulings in his favor in major cases. Speaking at a judicial conference hosted by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Kagan said the court has……
A federal judicial panel on Thursday allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits majority-black districts in Memphis, rejecting an effort to block the plan before the state’s primary elections in August. A three-judge panel declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the new map, clearing the way for the new map… Source…
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sought to reassure Americans on Thursday that the nation’s food supply remains safe despite the Cyclospora outbreak and the spread of New World screwworm. “The food supply remains and will continue to be the best, safest, cheapest in the world,” Rollins said Thursday. Source link
The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story. Trump has threatened a major operation in Iran. President Trump tells Axios he is close to a decision whether to launch a “massive strike” on Iran as the US expands its targets and deploys heavy…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Committee on Compounded Drugs on Thursday broke with agency scientists and voted in favor of adding peptides to the list of substances that can be made by pharmacies, despite concerns raised over the lack of demonstrated benefits. FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) heard public comments and viewed presentations…
