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Major League Baseball ends lifetime bans for Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

Tue 13 May 2025 16.11 EDT Last modified on Tue 13 May 2025 16.18 EDT Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson and other deceased players have been removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list. The decision clears the path for the sport’s all-time hits leader and the storied Chicago White Sox star to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Manfred ruled that MLB’s punishment of banned individuals ends upon their death. “Obviously, ...

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Chief Supreme Court Justice Gives Biggest Sign Yet of Trump Disapproval

Updated May 13 2025 1:07PM EDT Published May 13 2025 10:17AM EDT Chief Justice John Roberts warned a group of graduating laws students Monday that the rule of law is “endangered.” Without naming any names, the conservative justice also said during an event with students at Georgetown University that recent attacks against Supreme Court justices have gone too far. “The notion that rule of law governs is the basic proposition,” Roberts said, according to Politico. “We need to stop and refle ...

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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove fluoride supplements used to protect kids' teeth

May 13, 2025, 11:49 AM WASHINGTON -- U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort against a mainstay of dental care. The Food and Drug Administration said it will conduct a scientific review of the products by late October with the aim of removing them from the market. It was not immediately clear whether the agency planned to fo ...

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'No cuts to Medicaid!' Disabled protesters shut down GOP House hearing

May 13, 2025 2:49PM ET Protesters opposing Republican cuts to Medicaid spending briefly shut down a House hearing on Tuesday. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) kicked off the hearing by praising the GOP budget bill, saying it "unleashes American energy dominance, advances innovation, and protects access to care for our most vulnerable." "I have no doubt that we'll have some robust discussions today about these proposals," the chairman noted as ...

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Bombshell Report Alleges Stephen Miller Is Running the Show at DOJ While Pam Bondi Is Playing the Part 'Like an Actor'

May 13th, 2025, 1:03 pm A bombshell report from The New York Times suggests that despite her title, Attorney General Pam Bondi is hardly running the show at the Department of Justice. According to the Times, Bondi “sees her role as that of a surrogate, a faithful executor and high-volume messenger, compelled to cede ground to empowered players in the West Wing.” “The decisions are being made at the White House, and then they’re being pushed down to the Department of Justice, which is very, ...

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Capitol agenda: Make-or-break markup day

(Politico) House Republicans are gearing up for their most consequential megabill markups Tuesday with massive, unresolved policy fights that could unravel President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” At least one blue-state Republican is threatening to torpedo the GOP’s tax package over Chair Jason Smith’s proposal to triple the cap on the state and local tax deduction to $30,000 and limit it to people who make $400,000 or less.

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GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime, Following Project 2025 Playbook

(Gizmodo) Last year, the rightwing think-tank the Heritage Foundation launched Project 2025, which laid out much of the policy blueprint for the current Trump administration. One of the project’s espoused goals was to permanently criminalize all pornography. Now, a Republican senator with kind words for Trump has introduced a bill that would do just that. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), which would effectively criminalize all pornography nationwide by legally redefining what it means to be obscene.

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Donald Trump Salutes Saudi Arabian Generals During Riyadh Visit

(Newsweek) President Donald Trump saluted Saudi Arabian generals as they lined up to greet him during his visit to Riyadh, the first stop in his four-day tour of the Middle East. There has been a discussion in recent years about the proper etiquette for presidents saluting the military, particularly those from other nations. A returned salute by Trump to a North Korean general during his first term sparked criticism, with some saying he should not have shown respect to a hostile nation.

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Senate GOP weighs safety, legal concerns over Trump Qatar jet gift

(The Hill) Senate Republicans on Monday indicated they have multiple concerns with President Trump potentially being gifted a new luxury jet from Qatar, ranging from safety to legal and ethical worries. Trump on Monday defended his potential acceptance of a new Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar to serve as a replacement for the current pair of Air Force One aircraft, saying that it would be “stupid” not to do so.

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New York Post Shreds Major Team Trump Claim About His Motives

(Huff Post) The typically Donald Trump-promoting New York Post joined the chorus of criticism over the president’s Qatari jet controversy as it urged him to “think twice” before accepting a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 from the emirate’s ruling family. The New York Post’s conservative editorial board warned of potential conflicts of interest, stated that Qatar is “famous for seeking to buy influence,” cautioned how the “gift” will be “far from free,” and said “the optics are beyond awful, especially as Congress mulls hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts.”

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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove fluoride supplements used to protect kids' teeth

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