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March 9, 2023

Biden's budget mentions fentanyl twice, 'queer' 7 times

President Biden's political priorities are on display with his new 2024 budget that mentions "equity" 63 times while only mentioning the deadly synthetic opioid "fentanyl" twice.

March 9, 2023

Lower respiratory infections when young could be linked to earlier adult deaths: study

Young children who contract lower respiratory tract infections, such as bronchitis or pneumonia, are twice as likely to die prematurely from those conditions as adults, a study finds.

March 9, 2023

House Judiciary Republicans react after fiery Twitter Files hearings: Democrats ‘embarrassed themselves’

Several House Judiciary Committee Republicans sounded off on Democrats demanding that testifying journalists reveal their sources during a select subcommittee hearing.

March 9, 2023

Expansion of Medicaid benefits for new moms gaining support in some Republican states

The expansion of Medicaid for new moms has gained support in many GOP states that previously have not supported Medicaid. They claim coverage is central to their anti-abortion agenda

March 9, 2023

Sens. Rounds, Johnson take on ATF, introduce bill to expand full-time travelers’ gun ownership rights

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican, reintroduced a bill to expand full-time travelers' gun rights amid the ATF's restrictions on physical addresses while buying guns.

March 9, 2023

Cholera outbreak in Malawi kills over 1,600, poor people hit the hardest

Malawi has been hit with a deadly cholera outbreak that has killed over 1,600 people in the country. Poor people in the country have been hit the hardest by the disease.

March 9, 2023

Opioid drugs cause more than half of young children’s poisoning deaths: new study

More than half of all poisoning deaths among children 5 years and younger involve opioid drugs, per a study that reviewed child fatalities across 40 states.

March 9, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 days after return from 'personal trip'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. The diagnosis comes days after his return from a heavily criticized trip to Baja California.

March 9, 2023

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall during private DC dinner

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after he fell while attending a private dinner Wednesday night. McConnell is 81.

March 8, 2023

Kevin McCarthy and Hakeem Jeffries demand answers on 'significant' data breach affecting members and staff

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sent a joint letter Wednesday demanding answers about the “significant data breach" of DC Health Link.