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CDC nominee Erica Schwartz pressed on whether she will resist RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda

During confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s pick tells Senate health committee she would ‘never betray the science’

The Guardian - US

CDC nominee walks tightrope on vaccines, service under RFK Jr.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday attempted to demonstrate that she can restore trust in the agency, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing. The issue of vaccines took center stage during the hearing for Erica Schwartz, who sought…

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Trump’s CDC nominee vows to ‘never betray the science’ in Senate hearing

Dr Erica Schwartz asserted will employ ‘radical transparency’ to restore public trust in the agency.

The Independent UK

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Trump team wanted to suspend Constitutional right in order to deport more immigrants, memo reveals

White House aides privately warned against ‘insane’ idea pushed by Stephen Miller to suspend habeas corpus

The Independent UK

As RFK’s lifestyle seeps into policy, some fret over long-term effect

When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the department in February 2025, he pledged to remove special interests from HHS and chart a new path focused on “gold-standard science.” He made his core policy interests clear in November 2024, even before he was President…

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Vote Studies 2025: Republicans power Trump to record success

In 2025, President Donald Trump compiled a record of party support that stands apart from his predecessors and even from his own first term.

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Lawmakers try to halt ICE plans for new detention centers

Members of Congress from at least 10 states have written letters or taken other actions to try to halt immigration detention facilities.

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Exclusive: Sen. Maggie Hassan presses AI toy company on child data privacy

Senate scrutiny is growing after an AI toy company was accused of exposing children's chat data.

Axios

Demand Justice Targets Democrats Over Judicial Nominees

The progressive advocacy group thinks voting for any Trump judicial nominees is inexcusable.

Reason

Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal - Roll Call

Senators are open to a bipartisan agreement that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies before year’s end.

Roll Call

Forty-two days: how the US shutdown unfolded in key moments

Week by week, key moments from the 43-day shutdown that disrupted flights, food benefits and federal work

The Guardian - US

Senate Democrats who defected in shutdown vote: ‘This was the only deal’

Seven Democrats and an independent face fury over support to advance funding bill amid 40-day shutdown

The Guardian - US

Democrats rage after 8 cross the aisle and join Republicans in vote to end shutdown: ‘Senseless surrender’

‘What on Earth does the base have to do to convince Dems they need to fight?’ a Democratic activist groused after the Sunday night vote

The Independent UK

Who are the eight Democrats who voted to reopen the government?

The decision by the eight Democrats has split their party’s position, with some divisions even being opened between senators from the same states

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Elon Musk's Starlink Is Reportedly Being Probed For Alleged Role In Myanmar Scam Centers: 'It Is Abhorrent'

A bipartisan committee in the U.S. Congress has reportedly begun a probe into Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellite business for its alleged involvement in providing internet access to scam centers in Myanmar.

Axios

The seven Democratic senators whose votes could be key to ending the government shutdown

These are the senators we're watching closely for signs of movement.

Al Jazeera

Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines

Robert F Kennedy Jr disputed claims by US senators on health policies, COVID-19 vaccines, and antidepressants.

Benzinga

Senator Urges Elon Musk To Halt Starlink Access For Southeast Asian Financial Scammers: 'SpaceX Has A Responsibility...'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is facing pressure from a U.S. senator to prevent the use of Starlink satellite internet service by criminal organizations in Southeast Asia.

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Anthony D’Esposito looks to go from cop to congressman to inspector general - Roll Call

A familiar face returned to the Hill on Wednesday, as ex-Rep. Anthony D’Esposito faced a Senate panel as nominee for Labor inspector general.

The Conversation

Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration

The principle of habeas corpus, a legal phrase, is a simple one: Translated from the Latin as “produce the body,” it provides that a judge may compel prosecutors to supply evidence to determine whether someone has been legally detained or arrested.

Salon

Noem can't define habeas corpus

The head of DHS argued that the legal principle gives carte blanche to deport migrants

Reason

What Kristi Noem Gets Wrong About Habeas Corpus

The legal principle safeguards civil liberties, protecting even unpopular people from the government.

The Independent UK

Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem stuns committee with botched definition of fundamental right the White House is threatening to suspend

Habeas corpus allows people to challenge unlawful detention – something the Homeland Security secretary appeared not to know

Latin Times

Kristi Noem Ridiculed for Claiming Habeas Corpus Gives Trump Right 'To Remove People From This Country': 'She Has No Clue'

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem fumbled when asked to define habeas corpus in a Senate hearing, sparking a wave of exasperation and mockery online.

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