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Nicole Shanahan (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr) President Trump has withdrawn his controversial Surgeon General nominee Dr. Janette Nesheiwat — after widespread outrage from conservative grassroots — and instead selected Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer whose résumé and associations are now under intense fire. Dr. Nesheiwat, whose record includes cheerleading COVID-19 lockdowns, mask mandates, child vaccinations, and boosters, was seen by many in the MAGA base as a disastrous pick. Dr. Nesheiwat has since adjusted her stance as more data became available. She criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its handling of the vaccine’s rollout and mandates,…
Topline Shares of Google parent Alphabet tumbled Wednesday after its key partner Apple indicated Google’s days of search engine dominance on Apple devices may be numbered, causing Google stock to limp toward one of its largest losses ever, the latest test for the company as generative artificial intelligence reshapes users’ search habits. Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 in its search engine arrangement. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts Eddy Cue, the senior vice president of Apple’s services unit overseeing the App Store and Apple devices’ default Safari browser, testified as part of the federal government’s ongoing antitrust…
The Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has had a number of shows canceled in Germany after displaying “Fuck Israel” sign during its Coachella performance last month. As Breitbart News reported in April, Kneecap sparked intense controversy and allegations of antisemitism when it projected a “Fuck Israel, Free Palestine” sign during a performance at the Coachella music festival. The group also accused Israel of genocide while citing their Irish heritage. “Not long ago, the Irish were persecuted by the British, but we were never bombed from the f-ing sky with nowhere to go. Palestinians have nowhere to go. This is their fucking…
Canadian news outlets and politicians quarreled over the style and substance of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Some were optimistic that Carney seemed to get along well with Trump, possibly signaling a reset in U.S.-Canadian relations, while others were disappointed that Carney delivered something far less than the pugnacious cage-fighter performance he promised during last month’s election campaign. Most observers agreed Carney’s meeting with Trump was more genial than expected given that Trump’s tariffs and comments about annexing Canada purportedly enraged the electorate enough to revive the moribund Liberal Party,…
Bernie Sanders / Fox News Senator Bernie Sanders is making no excuses for his use of private jets. Lastm onth, it was reported that he had spent over $200,000 on private jets to travel to events during his anti-Trump “FIght Oligarchy” tour. In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, Sanders defended his use of these aircraft, saying he can’t be expected to wait in line at airpots. Here is a transcript of the exchange: BAIER: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), she said you shouldn’t be using oligarch, it’s over people’s head. You’ve gotten criticized from other people, the Free…
Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates Again—Despite Trump’s Demands—As It Warns Of Higher Unemployment Risk
Topline The Federal Reserve said Wednesday afternoon it won’t move interest rates, matching expectations from economists and investors for the central bank, despite repeated, loud requests from the Oval Office to slash rates. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will talk to reporters Wednesday as Trump deems him a “major loser” and a … More “total stiff.”Getty Images Key Facts The Fed’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee released its decision to hold rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5% at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday following its two-day monetary policy meeting. “The risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen,” the committee said…
The GOP student loan plan being proposed has income-driven repayment income tiers that could cause … MoreGetty Images How A Small Raise Could Spike Your Student Loan Payments Imagine getting a $1 raise only to see your student loan payments jump by more than $1,000 a year. That’s the cliff effect buried inside the GOP’s proposed student loan overhaul, the Repayment Assistance Plan. For millions of future borrowers, even a modest salary bump could lead to a dramatically higher monthly payment. In some scenarios, that raise could actually leave you worse off financially. ForbesRepayment Assistance Plan Explained: Huge Update For…
Former President Joe Biden told the far-left BBC waiting to drop out of the 2024 presidential race until just a few months before Election Day made no difference to the outcome. “I don’t think it would’ve mattered,” Biden answered when asked if he’d waited too long to withdraw. “We left at a time when [trails off] we had a good candidate. She was fully funded. And what happened was, I had become—what we had set out to do, no one told me to do, we’d become so successful, our agenda was hard to say ‘I wanna stop now.’” He rambled…
President Donald Trump once again took aim at Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday, apparently unhappy with the central bank’s decision Wednesday to hold its interest rate benchmark steady. “‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and “eggs”) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. — THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF “TOO LATE!” ENJOY!” Trump posted on Truth Social. The Fed said on Wednesday that it was leaving the target range for the federal funds…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien who was deported to his native El Salvador by the Trump administration, is being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after a convicted human smuggler told Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents that he hired Abrego Garcia to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States, a new report reveals. As Breitbart News has chronicled, House and Senate Democrats are demanding that President Donald Trump fly Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. from El Salvador after he was deported alongside other suspected gang members under a deal with President Nayib Bukele. Abrego Garcia has…