Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the department’s fiscal 2027 budget request. Kennedy has faced questioning over leadership changes, updates to the childhood vaccine schedule and other initiatives under the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda in a series of……
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said the Trump administration’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz have had a grave impact on energy markets. “The administration has a big problem right now because they have created an energy apocalypse in the Strait of Hormuz, which is impacting everything,” Markey said, referencing rising fuel costs across the globe….
A 14-year-old boy was among those shot dead, according to the mayor of al-Mughayyir. Source link
It’s nearly May, which means a new round of Social Security benefits will soon be disbursed. Source link
Sir Olly Robbins has defended his decision to approve the peer’s security clearance for the role. Source link
England and Real Madrid footballer Jude Bellingham has bought a 1% stake in cricket team Birmingham Phoenix. The deal for The Hundred franchise, set to be confirmed on Wednesday, is worth around £800,000. The eight franchises were put up for sale last year and American investment group Knighthead Capital Management, who own Bellingham’s former club…
Liam Pullen dropped off the World Snooker Tour at the end of last season, only to regain his tour card weeks later at Q School. The 20-year-old from York is ranked 86th in the world and had to battle through four qualifying rounds to make his Crucible debut. Before the tournament started, he spoke of…
Tajik Mohammad pleaded guilty to piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the Channel in bad weather. Source link
📦 Plus: How Trump boxed himself in with Jerome Powell {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Hey, there’s a meteor shower happening today! Here’s how and when you can see it. In today’s issue: Today’s last-ditch Iran talks Trump invoked wartime power to boost energy production Trump’s Fed nominee in the hot seat How Trump boxed himself……
Mulligan and Oscar Isaac play a couple who get into a dramatic row with a pair of younger employees. Source link