Emergency crews are on the scene after an explosion and fire at a nursing home outside Philadelphia, local and state officials said Tuesday. WPVI in Philadelphia reported that the explosion occurred at around 2:15 p.m. EST at Silver Lake Nursing Home, located roughly 20 miles
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Pill version of Wegovy could widen access The FDA just approved the first pill version of a blockbuster GLP-1 drug for weight loss, a move that could significantly widen access to the treatment, though
Vice President Vance on Monday joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” in a post that quickly drew backlash. Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in Iraq, participated in an exercise at Naval
Denmark's government has responded to President Trump's naming of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as the new special envoy to Greenland. It isn't happy. “President Trump's announcement about the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland - and in particular its statements about
Could you use some extra funds to offset all your holiday spending? Your state may have some money you're owed, just waiting to be claimed.
The Justice Department on Tuesday said a postcard depicting Jeffrey Epstein indicating President Trump loved “young” girls was a “fake,” saying the document had been flagged for the FBI at the time. The writer portends to be Epstein writing to Larry Nassar — the former sports
President Trump joked Tuesday about hosting the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration annually once he leaves the White House. Trump hosted the world-renowned event weeks ago. The telecast is set to air Tuesday night on CBS and Paramount+. “At the request of the Board, and
Democrats are vying to flip a seat in a deep-red state House district in South Carolina after the lawmaker who held it, Republican RJ May, resigned after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. Democrat J. Chuck Hightower is running against Republican John Lastinger
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled President Trump may not deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area for now amid his push for military troops to patrol the streets of Democratic-led cities, a major loss for the president at the high court. After more than two months of
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) has canceled his Paramount Plus subscription over CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss's decision to not air a "60 Minutes" story she said was not ready to be televised. Critics, including the correspondent who reported the story about conditions
The Trump administration in January will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default. The Department of Education said Tuesday that approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers will receive notices informing them of their status beginning the week of Jan.
For months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in employment for U.S.-born workers and a decrease in employment among foreign-born workers to claim that “all net job creation” in his second term has been for
The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to veterans and their dependents, including those who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. The ban followed a memo authored by Joshua Craddock, deputy
A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular. More than 4 in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D), challenging a state law that aims to limit the scope of federal immigration action and protect people against unconstitutional conduct by agents during
President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air traffic control system, which is complex and carries a history of planned upgrades and overhauls that stretches back decades. The post Sorting Out Competing
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named former BlackRock financier Mark Wiseman to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman also previously served as president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and chair of the board of the Alberta
It’s official: December was the deadliest month for immigrants in ICE custody since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. This year was already the deadliest for those in ICE custody since 2004. In December, that trend continued, with seven immigrants dying in ICE
An observational study found people who ate 50 grams or more of high-fat cheese enjoyed a lower risk of dementia compared with people eating less than 15 grams.
"He thought he knew more than everybody else," a former classmate of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente said.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was previously listed as a successor executor in convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s will, deepening his connection to the late millionaire. The Justice Department's release of thousands of documents linked to Epstein featured a
Derek Lisi has worked at Brown University as a custodian for more than a decade.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for a record-breaking holiday travel season, the agency noted Monday. TSA said in a press release that it is fully staffed and is ready to screen a projected 44.3 million travelers from Friday, Dec. 19, through
Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule "long required" babies to get "far more" vaccines than are given in "any other" country, and he directed health officials to better "align" practices with those
President Trump plans on ringing in the New Year by garnishing the wages of over 5 million student debtors currently in default on their loans, The Washington Post first reported. Starting January 7, the Department of Education plans to withhold a portion of the wages of around
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sued the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over Second Amendment violations. DOJ officials allege authorities unlawfully banned AR-15s and other firearms via D.C. code. “Washington, DC’s ban on some of
Plus: Pulled CBS ‘60 Minutes’ episode revealed, and the U.S. economy accelerates in third quarter.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday called on the Justice Department to release more details about 10 possible co-conspirators associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Schumer, who is pushing the Senate to sue the Justice Department for not
The Trump administration is recalling a number of ambassadors to the U.S., a union representing foreign service officials and the State Department confirmed on Tuesday. The Associated Press reported Monday that nearly 30 career diplomats in ambassadorial and other senior
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Gallup's Economic Confidence Index dipped to a negative 33 rating in December, the lowest level recorded in President Trump’s second term, according to new data. The index — which reflects Americans’ views of current economic conditions and their future outlook — dropped 3
It took a while, but Americans have finally figured out the grand scam that has become today’s higher education.
A CBS News segment focused on stories of Venezuelan men detained in a notorious El Salvador prison after being deported by the Trump administration has sparked controversy among viewers after it was blocked from airing in the United States but was showcased in Canada and
No, JD Vance will not be our first “Chad” president. The vice president shared a series of photographs to X Monday showing himself valiantly running physical training drills with Navy Seals at Base Coronado, in California. Vance was photographed running down the beach, carrying
As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a survey released Monday shows a “small but significant drop” in the proportion of the public that would recommend someone in their household get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. According to the poll from
More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults have donated to charity in 2025, according to a new poll, with most Americans who plan to give doing so before the end of the year. The Associated Press-NORC survey, released Monday, found 46 percent of respondents have already made charitable
The Justice Department is now downplaying the Epstein files they took so long to release by claiming that they’re full of “untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump.” “The Department of Justice has officially released nearly 30,000 more pages of documents
President Trump on Tuesday touted the latest data showing a robust expansion of the U.S. economy, crediting tariffs for the unexpected growth. “The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Also, NO INFLATION &
Betty Reid Soskin, the beloved National Park ranger that long held the title as the eldest in the ranks, has died, her family confirmed.
Elise Stefanik didn’t just drop out of New York’s governor’s race. She walked away from the entire political bet she’s been making for years. On paper, her exit came wrapped in familiar language. Family. Timing. Strategy. In a post on X, Stefanik pointed to a potentially
House Democrats are demanding more details about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dealings with the Salvadoran government as the country agreed to imprison more than 200 men in its most notorious detention facility. A Tuesday letter from the top Democrats on the House Foreign
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) announced Tuesday she’s running for the Wyoming Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R), who said last week she is retiring after her current term. “In the House, as I did in my private law practice, I have fought every day for the
Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The former two-term senator, 53, wrote in a lengthy social media post that he received the diagnosis last week. “This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have
President Trump said it’s a “terrible thing” that photos of former President Clinton and other high-profile people were published when the Department of Justice (DOJ) released files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don't like the pictures of Bill
A bunch of masked male Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in tactical gear broke into the women’s bathroom of Cato nutrition bar factory in New York, even forcing a stall open while a woman in there used the toilet. They can be heard telling her to pull her pants up.
President Trump on Tuesday condemned a New York Times report outlining his proximity to Jeffrey Epstein amid the disgraced financier's illegal activities tied to an underground sex trafficking ring. “The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations,
The government found a photograph of Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell on Steve Bannon’s phone. So, why did they redact it? Buried in the latest trove of documents released by the Department of Justice Monday, one email appeared to be from a federal investigator who said
European leaders have refused to accept the new geopolitical reality, stumbling forward and hoping Russia will just give up, despite there being zero indication that will happen.
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . There’s a lot of commentary that Democrats are declining with the “working class.” Those analyses are usually grounded in declining Democratic support among voters
