By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A top Democratic leader weighing Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director accused him Tuesday of directing a purge of career officials and later perjuring himself in Senate testimony by saying he had no knowledge of any plans for dismissals. In a publicly released letter, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) […]
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Sen. Durbin accuses FBI nominee Kash Patel of directing bureau firings
By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A top Democratic leader weighing Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director accused him Tuesday of directing a purge of career officials and later perjuring himself in Senate testimony by saying he had no knowledge of any plans for dismissals. In a publicly released letter, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) […]
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Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
By Susan Svrluga · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal district judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from makingdrastic cuts to biomedical research funding in 22 states that banded together to sue. Judge Angel Kelley, in federal district court in Massachusetts, ordered the National Institutes of Health not to implement a funding […]
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Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
By Susan Svrluga · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal district judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from makingdrastic cuts to biomedical research funding in 22 states that banded together to sue. Judge Angel Kelley, in federal district court in Massachusetts, ordered the National Institutes of Health not to implement a funding […]
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County Commission considering cutting funds for Topgolf
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Albuquerque’s most famous Trout is frustrated about the conditions at Tingley Beach
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To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers
By Mariana Alfaro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports of what they see as unlawful activities in their respective agencies in response to Elon Musk and his group’s […]
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To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers
By Mariana Alfaro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports of what they see as unlawful activities in their respective agencies in response to Elon Musk and his group’s […]
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Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy allegedly told him his insurance no longer covered the medication, so he would have to pay the full cost. […]
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Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy allegedly told him his insurance no longer covered the medication, so he would have to pay the full cost. […]