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Thursday, July 02, 2026

The Tesla driver who claimed his car was in self-driving mode when it crashed into a home and killed a woman has been charged with manslaughter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. read more


In 2020, when wealthy Tommy Tuberville was running for the US Senate, he said he would "donate every dime" he made in Washington to Alabama veterans. Six years later, as he runs to be governor of the Cotton State, the Republican Senator won't say whether he has kept that promise. read more


Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is being accused of breaking the law after failing to properly report a six-figure purchase of stock in a crypto company that has received millions of dollars in government contracts through the Justice Department. read more


Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) has just filed legislation to ban certain pregnant foreigners from entering America after SCOTUS upheld birthright citizenship ... read more


President Donald Trump's plan to "fill the digital potholes" and use AI to quickly redesign every government website isn't going very well. read more


Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden's Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST) reported that Russia is likely to remain a security threat long after President Vladimir Putin (73) leaves office, describing Moscow's confrontation with the West as "deep, structural, and enduring." read more


Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor ... read more


President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking the first ride on the newly retrofitted Air Force One 747, which was donated by the Qatari royal family. read more


American workers' share of the economic pie has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1947 ... read more


In JD Vance's house, "In This House" signs are viewed as "hideous." read more


Mt. Olive Pickles, a North Carolina institution founded in 1926, pulled out of the sparsely attended Washington, D.C. fair celebrating America's 250th birthday after a Confederate flag was displayed in their state's pavilion. read more


A majority of Americans say President Donald Trump has not paid attention to the issues that matter most to them, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov released Tuesday ... read more


Since 1798, the US once operated a system of public health hospitals in major port cities to provide free medical care for merchant seamen. In part, their role was to check the spread of disease from other countries. At one time, there were 28 hospitals in the system. Over the years, military dependents, USCG personnel, Native Americans, and medically indigent citizens were added to the patient load. After World War II, however, efforts began in Washington to disband the system because merchant seamen were being highly paid and some officials felt it inequitable to provide free medical care not available to others. An estimated two to three million people were treated at no cost to the patients in these facilities. In 1981 POTUS Ronald Reagan (R) closed the last merchant seaman hospital, which was located in Louisiana.

The Endless GOP War on American Healthcare
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Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Washington has a new pastime: Roasting the Great American State Fair. read more


Two people wearing black climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's transmitter, and by the time they climbed back down, they were seemingly engaged. read more


The RNA technology used widely during the pandemic is already being adapted to fight the flu, RSV -- and even for personalized cancer vaccines. read more


 

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