These are the words of a lunatic who does not belong in government, much less as our nation's top health official.

It is dangerous to allow him to oversee ALL federal health research and public health infrastructure. It is never too late to do the right thing. Fire RFK Jr.

It's typical that former vice presidents have Secret Service protection for 6 months after leaving office. In Harris' case, she had received an extension of her detail. Trump is ending the extension.

NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity.
 
Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground.
 
Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.

On Wednesday, as firefighters worked to contain a 9,000-acre blaze in western Washington's forests, federal officials escorted 44 of those firefighters off the premises, arresting two of them on charges of illegally entering the country.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but they come with restrictions. NPR wants to know your questions about the new guidance.

Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters said.

Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle provides high-level trauma care for AK, ID, WY, & MT.

Republican health care cuts are putting a major strain on them and every hospital.
 
A rural hospital fund doesn't help Harborview or the people in Republican states who count on them.

Donald Trump still thinks his cognitive test was an IQ test, and suggests ‘low-IQ’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should take one.
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Five years ago, I lost a friend and America lost a moral giant.

John Lewis was more than a civil rights icon. He was our North Star, showing us that courage, justice, and love demand action.

Let’s honor him not with silence, but with action.Stand up to injustice. Stir up good trouble.

I’ve been investigating Paramount’s deal with Trump. Here’s what we know:

- Trump sued CBS
- CBS called the lawsuit “meritless”
- Paramount (owner of CBS) still settled, handing $16 MILLION+ to Trump’s library
- Paramount has a billion-dollar deal that needs Trump’s approval

Where the dictionary truly makes sense.

op: beverlymahone (via IG)

BREAKING: The creator of the ICEBlock app — which tracks ICE agents in real time — dares Donald Trump to arrest him.

“Come after me. Demonize me all you want. I’m not backing down.”

Beautiful.

op: @cbsnews.com

Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after a falling out with Trump over the president's sweeping tax cuts law.

Republican Senators voting for Trump's bill:

Please explain to Vivi why it's okay to make cuts to the program that helps pay for her wheelchair, her therapists, and her aide.

Just look her and millions of other kids in the eye and say that you think cutting their care is okay.

WA whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop

I visited a food bank in Seattle today to hear from people who rely on SNAP & Medicaid.

I’ll be sharing their stories everywhere I can—but let me just say it’s just WRONG that Republicans want to cut health care & nutrition to give tax breaks to billionaires who don’t need them.

Keep speaking out.

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.

We will hold this administration accountable.

I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.

This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

The founding fathers did not live and die to see this moment. It’s time for all of us to stand up peacefully.

Checks and balances are just words on paper if the people in power aren’t willing to act. Instead of letting President Trump get away with defying the law, Republicans in Congress should be putting our country first.

Donald Trump was going to take money out of grandma's Social Security check for decades-old student loans.

We sounded the alarm. And he backed down—at least for now.

We’re keeping up the fight.

Donald Trump is lying.

Independent analysts say 14 MILLION PEOPLE will lose their health insurance under the "big, beautiful bill"—all to subsidize Jeff Bezos' next $500 million yacht.

Trump's nominee for IRS commissioner wants to replace income taxes with a national sales tax.

The wealthy would get a huge payday.

And here's how much more stuff would cost the rest of us: