The health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has appointed two new obstetrician-gynecologists to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee. Both are physicians who have publicly disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. Kennedy announced on Tuesday that the two doctors will join […]
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Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship
Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has apologised for several of his old tweets that have resurfaced, as calls grow for him to be deported from the UK days after he arrived following his release from an Egyptian jail. The Conservative and Reform UK leaders say the home secretary should consider whether Fattah, a dual […]
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found herself in the hot seat on Capitol Hill on Thursday, defending herself from Democrats who sharply questioned the Trump administration’s hardline immigration actions. In one notable exchange, Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., asked Noem if DHS had deported any military veterans — and she said the department has not. Magaziner […]
Video Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: ‘We’ve only just begun’ striking alleged drug boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: ‘We’ve only just begun’ striking alleged drug boats During Tuesday’s Trump cabinet meeting, Hegseth said that “we’ve only just begun” striking alleged drug boats, adding that narco-terrorists will be put “at the bottom of the ocean.” December 2, 2025 Source link
ICE arrests woman with family connection to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
U.S. immigration authorities have detained a woman who is the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, according to a source familiar with the arrest. A DHS spokesperson identified the woman as Bruna Caroline Ferreira. A reporter with ABC New Hampshire station WMUR spoke with Leavitt’s brother, Michael Leavitt, who also confirmed the […]
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondentand Anna Lamche PA Justice Secretary David Lammy at his swearing in ceremony as Lord Chancellor Justice Secretary David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing rape, murder, manslaughter or other cases passing a public interest test. An […]