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7 hours ago | 
nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar |Kate Santaliz |Frank Thorp V
May 14, 2025, 6:34 PM EDTSen. Bill Cassidy helped clinch Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services months ago after securing commitments from Kennedy to, among other things, avoid undercutting public faith in vaccinations. Now, the Louisiana Republican says the secretary has “lived up to” those promises — even as critics accuse Kennedy of trying to poison the well of faith in vaccines.
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10 hours ago | 
nbcnews.com | Owen Skornik Hayes |Corky Siemaszko |Kate Santaliz
May 14, 2025, 4:26 PM EDT WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Wednesday that the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport could be reduced and told lawmakers concerned about the deep staffing cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration: “We can do more with less.” Duffy also said he expects the agency to meet its goal of graduating 2,000 new air traffic controllers this year, but warned that the chronic shortage of controllers will take...
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21 hours ago | 
nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Katherine Doyle |Raquel Coronell Uribe |Kate Santaliz
Updated May 14, 2025, 4:40 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump met this morning with his Syrian counterpart and former-Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and urged him to recognize Israel's statehood. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was present while they met and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined remotely. The meeting took place on the second day of Trump's Middle East trip, which will see him head to Qatar later today.
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6 days ago | 
nbcnews.com | Julie Tsirkin |Kate Santaliz |Brennan Leach |Frank Thorp V
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate is expected to move forward with a vote Thursday on a bipartisan crypto regulation bill, but it’s unclear if enough Democrats will support it as negotiations between the two parties are ongoing. The Senate Banking Committee passed the GENIUS Act, which would create the first U.S. regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to currencies like the dollar, in April, with five Democrats backing the legislation.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Frank Thorp V |Kate Santaliz |Ryan Nobles
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Tuesday dismissed concerns a former top staffer raised about his mental health as he managed depression and recovered from a stroke he suffered during his 2022 Senate campaign.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Ryan J. Reilly |Frank Thorp V |Kate Santaliz
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he wouldn't support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, likely blocking the path to confirmation for the “Stop the Steal” organizer who had closely aligned himself with Jan. 6 defendants. “I’ve indicated to the White House I wouldn’t support his nomination,” Tillis said Tuesday after meeting with Martin on Monday night.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Brennan Leach |Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin |Frank Thorp V
WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. “This is my president that we’re talking about, but I am willing to say that this gives me pause,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, of Wyoming, who has been spearheading a legislative push on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Brennan Leach |Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin
5 hours agoTrump says he's yanking Harvard's tax-exempt statusThe president said revoking the university’s tax-exempt status is “what they deserve!” President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Frank Thorp V |Julie Tsirkin |Kate Santaliz
WASHINGTON — The leadership election to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin as the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber is a year and a half away, but Sen. Brian Schatz is already racking up endorsements. Since Durbin, 80, of Illinois, announced last week that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2026, Schatz, 52, of Hawaii, has been aggressively working behind the scenes to consolidate support for the post of Senate Democratic whip, having key allies speak to colleagues and securing at least eight endorsements.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnewyork.com | Rebecca Shabad |Frank Thorp V |Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin
A bipartisan measure that sought to undo the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on most countries earlier this month failed in the GOP-led Senate on Wednesday. The vote ended in a tie, 49-49, with three Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all Democrats present in support of the resolution, which would terminate the national emergency Trump declared to implement the global tariffs. Sens.
