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On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) responded to arguments that the claimed healthcare cut by Republicans was just a decrease of an increase by saying that “you’ve got to see the complete disconnect from families at home who are struggling to make it, and what they see from this Republican Party is they’re not in the equation at all, you take away healthcare, you take away food programs.” After Clark said that Republicans “cut a trillion dollars” from healthcare, Kernen cut in to say, “But Medicaid’s still — it’s still growing, and…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war. The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools, a market and schools, Ukrainian authorities said. At least 83 people were wounded in the attack. The Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads, struck the city of Bila Tserkva in the…

On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) responded to arguments that Democrats turned down the opportunity to make the Affordable Care Act subsidies run longer so they can’t blame Republicans by saying that “when you come in and you cut a trillion dollars, that is 100% their fault.” Clark said, “We have to see this from the American family’s perspective. This administration comes in, takes away a trillion dollars out of healthcare, takes away ACA tax credits, forces up premiums, whether you get your healthcare from ACA or Medicaid or not.” Co-host Joe…

Kiev’s backers refuse to acknowledge Kiev’s drone raid on Starobelsk that left at least 18 students dead and dozens more injured At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more wounded – most of them students – in a Ukrainian drone raid on a school dormitory in Starobelsk in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic on Friday. As of Saturday afternoon, search-and-rescue operations are still underway, with local officials reporting additional Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at derailing the efforts.President Vladimir Putin called the raid a “terrorist attack by the neo-Nazi regime,” adding that he ordered the military to prepare retaliation.Following the…

ABOARD THE RFA LYME BAY (AP) – Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies for not doing more to support the United States’ war effort in Iran, whose chokehold on the strait has crippled international shipping and sent energy prices soaring. In March, Trump told NATO allies to “go get your own oil” and secure the strait themselves. On the southern tip of the…

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Faulkner Focus,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) stated that the far left and far right are starting to align on policy ideas that, along with “outright bigotry and antisemitism,” “will fundamentally destroy the United States of America.” And argued that hostile nations are using free speech and social media “to destabilize the political foundations of our country.” Donalds said the far left and far right “are starting to share some policy ideas, even when you get past antisemitism. And I think it’s important for the American people to understand that the policy views,…

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Faulkner Focus,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said that “Harvard has continued to fail miserably” on antisemitism and “It’s almost like it’s their strategy. So, we’ll have to dig down and figure out what’s gone on there and where the money is coming from from out of the country.” But other schools like Penn, Vanderbilt, Emory, and schools in Florida did a good job. Gottheimer said, [relevant remarks begin around 4:25] “[W]hen you have antisemitism up — antisemitic incidents up 70% since October 7, since the attacks — the terrorist attacks on October 7,…

Iran has reportedly agreed in principle to surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of the emerging U.S.-brokered agreement President Donald Trump said Saturday, confirming the now “largely negotiated” agreement could be announced as early as Sunday. In a report published late Saturday evening, the New York Times cited two U.S. officials as saying Tehran committed in broad terms to surrendering the near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile — one of the central demands of the Trump administration’s campaign against the Iranian regime and a potentially significant breakthrough after Iranian officials had consistently sought to separate the uranium issue from the…

Actress and film producer Vivica A. Fox bizarrely stated that a “good politician” is someone who “makes a career” out of it, before declaring that reality TV stars have no business in politics. This Wednesday, Fox was approached in New York City by a TMZ reporter, who said, “L.A. is a lot like New York: homelessness, all kinds of stuff.” She replied, “Well, we see where we’re at when the stars get us, right?” Watch Below: “It’s why our economy is in trouble right now,” the Independence Day actress continued, taking a jab at President Donald Trump. Fox then swiped at former reality…

Moscow is taking action in response to “atrocities” perpetrated by Kiev in Lugansk, the former UN weapons inspector has said Footage of the Russian strike near Ukrainian capital, Kiev, indicates that an Oreshnik missile was likely deployed by Moscow, former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has said.On Sunday night, Ukrainian media outlets and Telegram channels claimed that Russia fired its state-of-the-art intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik system at an unspecified target in the town of Belaya Tserkov in Kiev Region. They published footage showing clusters of bright objects rapidly descending from the skies. The Defense Ministry in Moscow has not officially confirmed…