Hegseth: Flu Vaccine Optional

Hegseth: Flu Vaccine Optional

  Annual influenza vaccines are no longer mandatory, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a video posted today on social media. “The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance, at all times, is just overly broad and not rational,” the secretary said. “Our new policy […]

Trump Invokes Wartime Law to Fulfill ‘Wish List for Oil, Gas, and Coal Industries’

Trump Invokes Wartime Law to Fulfill ‘Wish List for Oil, Gas, and Coal Industries’

  “Trump is abusing emergency authorities and wasting taxpayer resources through unprecedented abuse of the Defense Production Act to promote his politically favored fossil fuel projects.” US President Donald Trump on Monday invoked wartime authority in an effort to boost domestic fossil fuel production—with the help of taxpayer funding—as his administration faces growing political backlash over gas price spikes, […]

Senators Launch Probe Into Hegseth’s Gutting of Programs to Mitigate US Killing of Civilians

Senators Launch Probe Into Hegseth’s Gutting of Programs to Mitigate US Killing of Civilians

  “The high human toll of this war reflects the administration’s broader disregard for the strategic, legal, and moral imperative to minimize civilian harm.” A group of Democratic senators has opened an investigation into Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assault on federal programs and personnel tasked with mitigating civilian harm in US wars, cuts that helped pave the […]

Trump Claims His Own Energy Secretary Is ‘Totally Wrong’ About When Gas Will Go Back Below $3

Trump Claims His Own Energy Secretary Is ‘Totally Wrong’ About When Gas Will Go Back Below $3

  US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN on Sunday that gas prices might not drop below $3 until next year. US President Donald Trump on Monday said his own energy secretary, former fracking executive Chris Wright, was incorrect when he said gasgas prices may not get below $3 per gallon until next year. In a Sunday interview with CNN’s Jake […]