Author: Zachery Schmidt
Pro-Life Doctors Urge Incoming Trump Admin to Put Abortion Pills Under the Microscope
The American Association of Pro-Life OB-GYNS (AAPLOG) Action sent a letter Friday to GOP officials urging them to question President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees about their stance on late-term abortion and to investigate the safety of the abortion pill.
AAPLOG’s letter asks Republicans consider the importance of pro-life causes during the confirmation hearings of Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The organization called for the administration to revisit the safety of the abortion pill, which has already faced several legal challenges due to claims that numerous precautions were ignored in order to rush its approval.
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CDC: First Severe Bird Flu Case in America Shows Mutation
The CDC conducted a genetic analysis of an H5N1 bird flu sample from a person in Louisiana that shows the disease could be more transmittable to humans.
The person became infected with the “D1.1 genotype virus,” which closely resembles the virus “detected in wild birds and poultry in the United States and in recent human cases in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State,” according to the CDC.
Read MoreMost Americans Favor the FBI Investigating Liz Cheney for January 6 Committee Actions: Poll
Fifty-seven percent of American likely voters want the FBI to investigate former Representative Liz Cheney for her role in the committee that investigated the January 6 riot, according to Rasmussen Reports.
House Republicans released a report on December 17 accusing Cheney of witness tampering.
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Arguments About Law Banning TikTok
The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear arguments about whether federal law can ban Tiktok, according to The Associated Press.
The justices will hear arguments on January 10, right before Tiktok’s January 19 sale deadline.
Read MoreFlorida Obtains Additional Arrest Warrant for Second-Would-Be Trump Assassin
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday secured an arrest warrant for attempted felony murder against Ryan Routh, according to a press release.
Routh, who allegedly attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump while he played golf at Mar-a-Lago, is accused of causing a traffic accident that “gravely injured a six-year-old girl” after fleeing Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course.
Read MoreTrump Sues Pollster, Des Moines Register After Releasing Outlier Poll
President-elect Donald Trump sued The Des Moines Register and its former pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday for election interference, according to Fox News.
Selzer released a poll on November 1 showing Kamala Harris beating Trump in Iowa by 3 points. This poll was considered an outlier as another poll released the same day by Emerson showed Trump winning the state by 10 points.
Read MoreDHS Updates Rules for H-1B Visa Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced changes on Tuesday to the H-1B program that will enhance the abilities of American companies to fill job vacancies.
The government says the new rule will “modernize” the H-1B program by simplifying the approvals process, giving employers more flexibility in retaining workers, and enhancing program oversight, according to the DHS press release.
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