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RFK Jr. Is Asked: What if You're Wrong?
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Nov 29, 2025 11:30 AM CST

RFK Jr. Is Asked: What if You're Wrong?

'We would listen,' he tells the Atlantic in profile, but health secretary remains confident he's right

(Newser) - Michael Scherer's lengthy profile of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Atlantic gets to the heart of the matter early: Is the health secretary a "truth-telling crusader, or brain-wormed loon?" Those on both sides will find ammo to bolster their cases in the piece, which is different from...

After Boat Attack, 2 Survivors Were Blown Out of Water: WaPo

Source says DOD chief Hegseth gave order to 'kill everybody' in first boat strike in early September

(Newser) - A new report reveals that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly gave a chilling order during the Trump administration's first military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. "The order was to kill everybody," a source said to be familiar with the operation tells the Washington ...

After Fatal Ambush, US Pauses All Asylum Rulings

Trump administration also halts visas to those with Afghan passports in wake of National Guard attack

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which...

Medicare Announces Lower Prices for 15 Drugs

Negotiations were made possible by Biden-era law

(Newser) - The Trump administration has revealed new, lower prices for 15 widely used prescription drugs, the result of Medicare negotiations with pharmaceutical companies that are expected to save the government billions of dollars. The list covers medications for conditions such as cancer, diabetes, lung conditions, and depression, the New York Times...

US Has Marked World AIDS Day Since 1988. No More

State Department tells staff not to promote it

(Newser) - The Trump administration has told federal employees and grantees not to use government funds or public platforms to commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, as the US has done since 1988. The State Department directive, contained in an internal email and reported by the New York Times , advised staff...

Trump Wants to Reinterview All Refugees Admitted Under Biden

Plan is detailed in Nov. 21 memo

(Newser) - "These individuals have already passed the most exhaustive vetting processes in the world," says Shawn VanDiver—"multiple agencies, biometric checks, layered security reviews." It looks like they're going to have to do it again. A memo obtained by NBC News indicates the Trump administration intends...

Architect Balks at Trump's Ballroom Plans: Report

Plans for $300M expansion still lack public review or oversight

(Newser) - President Trump has found himself at odds with architect James McCrery II, his own pick to design a massive White House ballroom, sources tell the Washington Post . The central issue is size: Trump is pushing for a 90,000-square-foot addition—one that would eclipse the White House's current 55,...

ICE Detainee Has Family Connection to Press Secretary

Bruna Ferreira has a child with Karoline Leavitt's brother

(Newser) - One of the latest people arrested by federal immigration officers has family ties to the White House press secretary. As NBC News reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took Bruna Ferreira into custody this month in Massachusetts, labeling her a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" because her tourist visa...

Coming to National Parks: 'America-First' Pricing

Americans can still get an $80 annual pass, but foreigners will pay more

(Newser) - The Trump administration is planning to more than triple the cost of visiting US national parks—if you're not from the US. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the new "America-first" entrance fees are aimed at ensuring international visitors "contribute their fair share" to the upkeep of the...

US Envoy in Ukraine Talks Accused of Favoring Russia

Leaked transcript indicates Steve Witkoff coached Putin aide on how to pitch peace deal to Trump

(Newser) - President Trump's chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the US president on a peace plan aimed at bringing an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of...

Ukraine Reportedly Backs a Revised Peace Deal

Zelensky may be headed to the US soon, but there's no word yet from Russia

(Newser) - It looks like a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is genuinely close—at least on Ukraine's end. CBS News and the BBC report that Ukraine has agreed in principle to a US-brokered peace deal after lengthy talks. The development comes after the US and Ukraine "significantly changed"...

Nurses Outraged as Trump Bill Dumps Them From 'Pro' List

Nursing students, those in other jobs not deemed 'professional' face lower student-loan caps

(Newser) - A Trump administration proposal to exclude nursing from the list of professional degrees eligible for higher student loan limits is facing backlash from nursing advocates, who warn it could worsen the nation's nurse shortage by restricting access to education. The new policy, part of the GOP-backed law known as...

White House Working on Plan to Extend Health Care Subsidies

Though sources say some Republicans aren't happy about it

(Newser) - The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face spiking health care costs when the current tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year,...

Pentagon Investigates Mark Kelly Over Video to Troops

Former Navy pilot and astronaut could face court-martial

(Newser) - President Trump warned that Democratic lawmakers who posted a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders faced "serious trouble." Now, the Pentagon says it is investigating one of them, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, for possible breaches of military law, per the AP . The Pentagon statement...

US Calls Cartel a Terror Group; Venezuela Says It Doesn't Exist

US seeks 'new options' by labeling Cartel de los Soles it says Maduro runs as a terror organization

(Newser) - Venezuela is pushing back hard against a US plan to label the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, dismissing the move as a "ridiculous fabrication" ahead of a formal announcement expected Monday. The Trump administration alleges the group is run by high-ranking Venezuelan officials, with President...

Iranian Deportees: 'Nightmare' Flight Landed Us in Danger

Iranians tell NYT they face peril in their homeland after being returned from the US

(Newser) - In a rare move, the US government deported a planeload of Iranians back to their home country in September—an operation that took months of negotiation between the Trump administration and Tehran and resulted in the first chartered deportation flight of its kind. One of those sent back, 34-year-old Mehrdad...

Weary Ukrainians Recoil at 'Capitulation,' Amnesty

If this is the plan for peace, many say they'll have to keep fighting

(Newser) - After nearly four years under fire while fighting off Russia's invasion, exhausted Ukrainians say President Trump's peace plan only adds to their anguish. Many maintain that the Trump administration's proposal amounts to capitulation. In Bucha, site of a mass killing in 2022, residents expressed horror at the...

Leaders Open G20 Summit by Defying Absent US

Declaration passes calling for more help for poor nations

(Newser) - World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa on Saturday despite opposition from the US, which is boycotting the two-day talks in a diplomatic rift with the host country. A spokesperson...

Judge Rules Against Trump on Using National Guard in DC

Order to halt deployment is put on hold to allow administration to appeal

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, for now, ruling that the administration overstepped its legal authority by requesting National Guard assistance from other states. US District Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that the use of troops has caused the...

Coast Guard Downgrades Swastika to 'Potentially Divisive'

Noose, Confederate flag, swastika were formerly considered hate symbols

(Newser) - The Coast Guard is under fire for a new policy stripping the swastika, noose, and Confederate flag of their status as hate symbols. The policy, which goes into effect Dec. 15, will downgrade the swastika and the noose to "potentially divisive" symbols, reports the Washington Post . The policy published...

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