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RFK Jr. won’t make us healthier — but can make us sicker

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named as secretary of Health and Human Services, Calley Means, a former Republican lobbyist, expressed a common misconception: "The public health expert class has given us a public health collapse. We are on the verge of, at best, a health crisis and, at worst, a ...

Chicago officials slam Trump over threat to target the city

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he's done in Washington, D.C., where he's ...

Almanac for Aug. 26, 2025

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2025. There are 127 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation. Also on ...

Public safety and the presidency

President Donald Trump argued last week that as a result of the federal enhancement of police work in Washington, D.C., the city has gone in four days from being the most dangerous in America to being the safest. He cited no evidence but relied apparently on his own observations and anecdotal ...

Trump adds Baltimore as target for possible military deployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland's governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead "send in the 'troops.'" Last week, Trump said he was ...

Almanac for Aug. 25, 2025

Today is Monday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2025. There are 128 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, establishing the National Park Service as an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior to maintain the country's ...