Former MLB manager Buck Showalter recalls security screening experience at US airport amid Iran tensions

President Donald Trump has said the Iran nuclear program sites targeted by American B-2 stealth bombers were “obliterated.” The tense situation in Iran unfolded the same day former MLB manager Buck Showalter was traveling through New York City. Showalter, named the majors’ Manager of the Year four times during his lengthy managerial career, recalled his…

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JD Vance poised to clinch victory for Trump’s landmark bill as GOP finalizes strategy

Vice President JD Vance could deliver the tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful, bill” should it fail to receive enough support from Republican lawmakers.  Republicans are scrambling to reform and pass the measure ahead of Trump’s July 4 deadline after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s determination Thursday that several Medicaid…

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Pentagon unveils $961B budget request: Fund for Golden Dome, missiles and drones, fewer F-35 jets

The Pentagon unveiled details of its $961 billion budget request on Thursday, a budget roadmap that may deprioritize new F-35 fighter jets in favor of next-generation aircraft and drones.  The budget would reach that figure through $848.3 billion in its discretionary defense budget and an additional $113 billion through reconciliation, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” the…

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Parent groups, religious liberty experts hail SCOTUS upholding parents rights in LGBTQ books case

The Supreme Court‘s decision on Friday supporting Maryland parents who fought to withdraw their children from LGBTQ storybook lessons in elementary school classrooms was hailed as a victory for parents’ rights and religious liberty. “Today’s victory sent a resounding message to activist school board members and educators nationwide: parental rights are not optional, and our…

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CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines

A vaccine ingredient is in the spotlight this week, as a preservative called thimerosal was included on the agenda for a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). “Presentation regarding thimerosal in vaccines” was listed as an agenda item for Thursday, June 26, followed by “Proposed recommendations regarding thimerosal-containing influenza vaccine.” Thimerosal…

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