The two-term House Republican moved to rebut abuse allegations Friday in a Florida courtroom. read more
Rep. John Gillette escalates rhetoric despite colleagues' calls for civility after recent political violence read more
The Trump administration's significant budget cuts to the National Weather Service have pushed the agency "to its limits," according to a new report from the Washington Post, leaving many experts to fear that the agency may very well be unable to perform its most basic functions. read more
"I am not asking for special treatment. I am asking to be treated as a person -- with attention, dignity, and the care any human deserves when in distress. What I have experienced looks less like institutional safety and more like a system that has allowed indifference to calcify into policy. Procedures matter only when they protect people; otherwise they become instruments of neglect. Since arriving in the SHU, I've been stripped of almost everything that helped me weather this chapter. Phone calls with loved ones have been cut off. Emails to family have been blocked. Visits -- rare, sacred windows when a person can feel human again -- have been taken away, twice a month and on holidays, as if punishment were protection. I sometimes feel the life leaving my body, a slow leaking of hope." -- former Republican Congressman George Santos
Hospitals and healthcare clinics across the US have been announcing layoffs, service cuts, and closures in the weeks since Republicans passed a budget law that's estimated to slash spending on Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. Monday reporting by CNN highlighted that Augusta Medical Group is closing three of its rural clinics in Virginia. The company said in a statement earlier this month that the closures were "part of Augusta Health's ongoing response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the resulting realities for healthcare delivery." read more
US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump's all-caps America
www.theguardian.com