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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an event as President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16

Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals. The new proposal and the legal fight it has provoked is the latest front in the battle over transgender rights and

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Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands is seen here in November 2023.

Botched Epstein redactions trace back to Virgin Islands’ 2020 civil racketeering case against estate

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A botched redaction in the Epstein files revealed that government attorneys once accused his lawyers of paying over $400,000 to “young female models and actresses” to cover up his criminal activities Social media users on Reddit and TikTok noticed in recent days that the redacted allegations could be uncovered by simply copying the

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Documents released from Jeffrey Epstein

Exclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer over the “next several days” to help redact the Epstein files, in the latest Trump administration push toward releasing the hundreds of thousands of photos, internal memos and other evidence around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Newly-released and heavily-redacted documents from Jeffrey Epstein are seen on December 19.

What to know so far about the Justice Department’s release of Epstein files — and what questions remain

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s release of thousands of documents and pictures related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein on Friday was highly anticipated and provided a glimpse into the life of the late sex offender and his associations with some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. But

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The US Capitol Building stands at the east end of the National Mall which is lined by various buildings of the Smithsonian Institution on December 08

White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has signaled to the Smithsonian Institution that the White House could withhold federal funding from the museum organization if it does not comply with the administration’s unprecedented, sweeping review. In a Thursday letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, White House officials said funds are

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A pharmacy tech pulls medication from a shelf inside a pharmacy in Provo

Trump announces ‘Most Favored Nation’ deals with nine drug companies and plans to meet with insurers next

By Tami Luhby, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In his latest effort to lower drug costs, President Donald Trump unveiled Friday “Most Favored Nation” pricing deals with nine more pharmaceutical companies. The president also announced he would call a meeting next week or early January with health insurers to push them to lower

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A person holds an American flag as they participate in a ceremony to become an American citizen during a US Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at the Miami Field Office in 2018.

Why the US is targeting the diversity visa lottery and what it means for applicants

By Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to pause a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, though it’s unclear whether it’s been suspended entirely. The move comes after the suspect in the Brown University shooting was identified as a green-card holder

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury leaves the House Democrats' caucus meeting in the US Capitol on November 12.

Frustrations mount among survivors about House Democrats’ selective releases of Epstein files and photos

By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — A number of Jeffrey Epstein survivors voiced their concern in a private meeting with female Democratic lawmakers earlier this week about the intermittent disclosure of Epstein-related documents and photos by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, sharing that the selective publication of materials was distressing, four sources

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