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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 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…

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…

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…

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...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…