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A coalition of 26 states and the District of Columbia has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., challenging the abrupt termination of $11 billion in public health funding that states say is critical to protecting residents and maintaining essential health services. Read More.

Pope Francis says, 'a preference for the poor is not optional,' but Wisconsin Supreme Court says that's not Catholic Read More.

A senior Iranian military commander has warned that American forces in the Middle East would face retaliation if the U.S. launches military action against Iran. Read More.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom torched his own political party and said Democrats have to speak to Republicans — and reject cancel culture — if they want to win. Read More.

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.” Read More.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) was meant to send a strong message on immigration and crime—but it’s her luxury watch that has taken attention on its own. Read More.

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that HHS will reduce its total number of employees from 82,000 to 62,000 — a cut of 20,000 positions. About half of those reductions come from buyouts and early retirements, while the other 10,000 will be layoffs, according to Washington Post.  Read More.

The US could default on its $36 trillion debt as early as July and no later than October without congressional action, according to a study released Monday. Read More.

President Donald Trump suggested China could get a "little reduction in tariffs" if it helps approve a sale of TikTok in compliance with a U.S. law forcing its Beijing-based owner ByteDance to either divest the app to an American buyer or shut the platform down in the U.S.  Read More.

A federal appeals court Tuesday temporarily reinstated President Trump’s suspension of new refugee admissions nationwide. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed to partially lift a judge’s block until it fully resolves the Trump administration’s appeal, but the panel ruled that Department of Homeland Security officials still must permit people into the country that were conditionally accepted into the refugee program before Trump’s suspension. Read More.

A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to return last weekend after it was found that one of the pilots had taken off without their passport. Read More.

DONALD Trump's secret Houthi attack plans have been leaked after a journalist was mistakenly added to a private government group chat. Read More.

President Donald Trump has named Susan Monarez as his nominee for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate "a dedicated public servant." Read More.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown. Read More.

Donald Trump's plans have drawn to other failed defence concepts, such as Reagan's much maligned 'Star Wars' system, and would potentially cost billion if actually built Read More.