Turned on NBC. They talked about “President tipping a DoorDash driver $100”. This woman participated in GOP ads before playing other roles. There is no DoorDash deliveries to the Oval Office. Please exercise proper judgement when consuming news.

Donald Trump launches extraordinary attack on Pope Leo calling him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’

The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.

NEW: Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The for-profit chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.

Masked ICE agents briefly returned to the immigration courthouse in Seattle Tuesday and arrested a man who did not have a standing deportation order.

Pamela Dorn sued Prospect Medical in 2024 after her husband died while under its care. But because the now-bankrupt hospital chain never set aside money to self-insure malpractice claims, she may never have a chance to hold Prospect accountable. By @peterelkind.bsky.social

"With his bloodthirsty utterances, his fierce loyalty to Trump and his appalling inability to manage this huge moment in world history, Hegseth is every bit the disaster that anybody sensible could have seen coming," writes @sulliview.bsky.social.

NEW: Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show. W/ @kentucky.com www.propublica.org/article/kent...

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

Reports of a meeting between a Vatican representative and the Pentagon went viral, with allegations that the church had been warned to cease its criticism.

The reason conservatives are at each other’s throats, some MAGA influencers argue, is not because the president is dividing them, but because they’re being paid by foreign sources to bicker. The latest edition of False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3PZpMqX

NEW: Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated. Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)

The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of Trump’s second administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. 🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4e5vZLL

Nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz: • paid himself $5M as a “ghost employee” • diverted tens of millions owed to taxpayers & employees • failed to pay at least 3 multimillion-dollar judgments awarded to grieving families He also received a Trump pardon.

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Commentary: Ohio lawmakers continue to insist they are acting “to protect children” but instead of addressing the actual, documented leading cause of death for children in our state, gun violence, they are spending their time restricting drag performances. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/01/b...

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Kid Rock posted videos of two AH 64 Apache helicopters flying over his Tennessee home last weekend.

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars reut.rs/4rZIThC

AI Iran Propaganda Videos Flood Social Media Scoring Millions Of Views With No Social Media Bans

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.

City leaders say $58 million in cuts is just the start. Officials are still deciding where hundreds of millions more in Education Department savings will come from.

🚨 The Pentagon’s decision to sideline a leading AI firm over its refusal to support mass surveillance and autonomous weapons was orchestrated by a top official with a multimillion-dollar stake in one of its direct competitors, according to financial disclosures reviewed by The Lever.

The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial in New Mexico. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta — which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — prioritized profits over safety. https://to.pbs.org/4c4dLZH

Wait times at some of the country’s busiest airports were above four hours again on Tuesday, as airlines lose patience with Congress.

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The tower was evacuated due to a “burning smell” coming from an elevator.

Unlike information obtained from cellphone providers, this data can be accessed without a warrant — and used to track anyone.

ICE agents detained a Texas father trying to deliver milk to his infant daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit, disregarding his status as a DACA recipient. trib.al/BOeMew3

Trump’s DOJ has shown an unusual amount of consideration for Smirnov, a confessed criminal tied to Russian intelligence who betrayed the FBI and who perpetuated a fraud that roiled American politics.

‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’

3,800 workers at JBS's plant in Greeley, one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US, have officially gone on strike.

America needs a movement to curb billionaires' power | Steven Greenhouse

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

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Michael McDonald, former acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities: “Steve Davis was one of Elon Musk’s—for lack of a better word—lieutenants, who was placed in charge of the DOGE operation…My understanding is yes, at the time, that he was functionally running DOGE.”

🥇🇺🇦 Paralympics-2026: Ukrainian national team won 19 medals: 3 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze. Most of the medals were won by Ukrainians in biathlon - 16 awards. The team won three more medals in cross-country skiing.

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Activists don't let ICE goons get an inch in Vermont

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