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Trump's former COVID adviser: US equipped to handle response to Ebola outbreak

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Published on: May 25, 2026, 2:50 am

A former adviser to President Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic said Sunday that the U.S. is equipped to handle an Ebola outbreak. “The U.S. right now does not have a confirmed head of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)], it does not have a confirmed head of the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)],...

Secret Service director: Thoughts with bystander shot after gunfire exchanged near White House

By: The Hill

Published on: May 25, 2026, 1:19 am

Secret Service Director Sean Curran said Sunday that his thoughts were with the bystander shot amid an exchange of gunfire between officers and a gunman near the White House on Saturday. "I want to recognize the quick and decisive response demonstrated by our Secret Service police officers last night in confronting an armed gunman. Their...

Trump pitches Paxton to Texas voters: 'He will never let you down'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 11:05 pm

President Trump again promoted Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in a Sunday social media post, saying Paxton “WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!” “TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General, probably the best in the Country. He was also very loyal to your favorite President, ME, as the Dumocrats played...

WHO chief says hantavirus 'situation is stable for now'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 10:17 pm

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the hantavirus "situation is stable for now." Tedros provided an update stating that WHO has reported 12 cases of hantavirus and three deaths, with no other confirmed deaths since May 2. The outbreak is believed to have originated from South America after infected travelers...

Despite high gas prices, drivers aren't expected to hit the brakes on Memorial Day travel

By: The Hill

Published on: May 24, 2026, 10:00 pm

U.S. drivers are facing high gas prices over Memorial Day weekend but are not expected to hit the brakes en masse on their holiday travel plans. The national average gasoline price was about $4.55 per gallon as of Friday, driven up by the war with Iran. That’s more than $1.50 per gallon higher since the conflict began...

Lemon urges reporters covering Trump: ‘Have some dignity and a backbone’

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:50 pm

Independent journalist Don Lemon on Thursday called on news reporters covering President Trump to "have some dignity and a backbone," using former late-night host Stephen Colbert as an example. Lemon, on his podcast "The Don Lemon Show," said that "all of the late-night shows are going dark" to praise Colbert ahead of the final episode...

Rubio calls GOP criticisms of Iran-Trump emerging deal 'absurd'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:35 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shot back at Republican criticism of a possible deal with Iran as “absurd,” adding that “our preference is to address this through a diplomatic means.” “The idea that somehow this president — given everything he’s already proven he’s willing to do — is going to somehow agree to a deal...

Ebola response hobbled by US withdrawal from global health

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:00 pm

The Ebola outbreak spreading throughout Central Africa is the first major outbreak since the Trump administration demolished its global health programs and largely withdrew from the world stage last year.  Experts say the absence is palpable. While the U.S. is sending resources and teams of experts overseas, public health and infectious disease experts say President...

Trump says Iran deal will be 'good and proper' if one is made

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 8:01 pm

President Trump said Sunday that if his administration reaches a deal with Iran, it will be a “good and proper one,” as the two sides reportedly near an agreement to end hostilities.  “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which...

Donalds defends 'anti-weaponization' fund

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:36 pm

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday defended the Justice Department's controversial new “anti-weaponization" fund saying, “Everybody’s losing their minds.” “This is not new. It happened ... under the Obama administration after the IRS had been sued multiple times, and they settled with groups. This has occurred before. The acting attorney general is telling everybody it...

Van Hollen says DNC Chair Martin should have released 2024 autopsy sooner

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:28 pm

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin should have released the party's long-withheld autopsy report of the party's defeat in the 2024 presidential election sooner. Van Hollen told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream that the report was "incredibly shoddy and incomplete, I can understand why Ken...

Khanna on Massie's loss to Gallrein: 'Sadness, disappointment'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:15 pm

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his primary to Ed Gallrein earlier this week because he pushed the Trump administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein and opposed the war in Iran. “Sadness, disappointment,” Khanna told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s "Meet the Press" when she asked what...

Kalshi puts Paxton odds in Texas GOP primary at 95 percent

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:27 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has a greater than 95 percent chance of defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Lone Star State’s Senate GOP runoff, according to the prediction market Kalshi. As of Sunday afternoon, Paxton had a 95.6 percent chance of winning the runoff, which will be decided on Tuesday after...

Zeldin says EPA providing 'flexibility' by loosening rules for pollutants used in grocery refrigeration

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:11 pm

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin said Sunday that the Trump administration is providing “flexibility” to businesses by loosening restrictions on the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refrigeration. Under the new EPA rule unveiled on Wednesday, supermarkets can use hydrofluorocarbons that are up to 1,400 times as potent as carbon dioxide until 2032....

Iran says it is winning the negotiations with Trump on ending the war

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:07 pm

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Sunday interpreted history in suggesting Iran is winning the negotiations with President Trump to end the nearly three-month conflict. Baqaei, whose country has been battered by the war, posted on the social platform X an image depicting an Iranian archaeological site that shows the Roman emperor Marcus Julius...