Oct 10 MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. Continue reading
Oct 10 Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism By Thomas Beaumont, Laura Ungar, Associated Press During a meeting with President Donald Trump and the Cabinet, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated the connection, even while noting there was no medical proof to substantiate the claim. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports By Josh Boak, Didi Tang, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea and threatened additional tariffs after China restricted exports of rare earths needed… Continue reading
Oct 10 Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn’t she been sworn in to Congress yet? By Matt Brown, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. Continue reading
Oct 10 ‘RIFs have begun.’ Vought announces start of mass firings during government shutdown By Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the ongoing government shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: 8 children displaced by war are reunited with their families through talks with Putin, Melania Trump says By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Russia taking Ukrainian children out of their country so that they can be raised as Russian. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump visits Walter Reed medical center for ‘semiannual physical’ By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House declined to explain why Trump was getting a yearly checkup at Walter Reed six months after his annual exam. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Bondi announces federal charges for man suspected of threatening podcaster Benny Johnson By Molly Finnegan Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges Friday against a suspect accused of sending a threatening letter to conservative commentator Benny Johnson. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Thune holds news briefing as Congress remains deadlocked over shutdown By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader John Thune is showing no sign of backing away from his current tactic of pressing Democrats to vote for a stopgap government funding bill. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: No House votes until Senate Democrats ‘turn the lights back on,’ Johnson says By Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson made clear he won’t be bringing House lawmakers back to Washington until the Senate passes a government funding bill. Continue reading