Trump Nominates White House Aide Heidi Overton to Lead FDA
President Trump nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House health aide, to lead the FDA. Sen. Bill Cassidy has already voiced reservations, previewing a difficult confirmation fight.
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President Trump nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House health aide, to lead the FDA. Sen. Bill Cassidy has already voiced reservations, previewing a difficult confirmation fight.
State Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, won Florida's Democratic Senate primary over Alexander Vindman, a result that reshapes the party's fall strategy in a state Republicans have dominated.
Israeli airstrikes on the Abu Duhur airbase in northwest Syria drew rare public criticism from the Trump administration and condemnation from Turkey and Syria, opening a new front in the region's post-Assad power struggle.
A six-week jury trial in Oakland pits 29 states against Meta over claims the company hooked children on its platforms and hid the harm. Meta disputes the numbers and the science.
President Trump paused a 50% tariff hike on Canadian imports for three days after a late-night agreement with Ottawa, and suggested the Keystone XL pipeline could be revived as part of a wider trade framework.
The Supreme Court declined for a second time to hear President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll civil case, making the 2023 jury verdict and $5 million judgment final.
President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with US efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices rose as the US-Iran negotiating window lapsed.
Jared Kushner met Hamas's new leader in Egypt on Sunday before traveling to Israel for talks with Netanyahu, part of a push to advance a U.S.-backed Gaza plan that Israel has rejected.
Asian shares advanced and the dollar weakened as markets pared back expectations of near-term Federal Reserve rate risks, according to Reuters. The move reflects a shifting read on inflation and the timing of any policy easing.
Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC he would not pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of President Trump, sparking a debate over post-Watergate norms.
Nvidia is reducing the credit guarantee it plans to provide for OpenAI's Ohio data center to less than $120 billion, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, The Information, and Reuters.
Newly released Department of Homeland Security records show federal agents infiltrated anti-ICE organizing in Minnesota and New York, prompting a debate over whether the effort was legitimate counter-conspiracy work or political surveillance.