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Good morning! 👋🏾 I’m Jane, Daily Briefing author. Starbucks workers are walking out over new dress code. Here’s why. Quick look at Thursday’s news: RFK grilled over vaccines, job cuts Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to top health agencies as committee members in the House and Senate pummeled … Read more
Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO, May 14 (Reuters) – Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East. Most of the victims, including women and children, … Read more
A wave of legislation targeting diversity, equity and inclusion is rolling through Republican-led statehouses as lawmakers borrow a page from the Trump administration’s anti-DEI playbook. Big U.S. companies taper or abandon diversity pledges Some of the biggest companies in the U.S. from Walmart to Meta Platforms have rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, … Read more
Ben & Jerry’s cofounder forcibly removed from Senate hearing Capitol Police was directed to physically remove protesters from a Senate hearing, including Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest appearance on Capitol Hill was marked by the usual drama – from a famous protestor being thrown out of a committee room … Read more
President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn’t as impressive as some of the planes of the leaders of Qater, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. ‘It’s much smaller,’ he says. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn’t up to snuff. When he lands and looks over at the planes of … Read more
What we know now about school choice programs Do school choice programs provide a true choice for everybody? Here’s what we know now. President Donald Trump’s longstanding vision to expand school choice by pumping private and religious schools with federal dollars is one step closer to becoming a reality. House Republicans signaled that they back … Read more
HHS planning studies on autism spectrum disorder, RFK Jr. says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency plans to study possible environmental links to autism spectrum disorder. It was a long day for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. No topic was off limits as Congressional committee members lobbed questions … Read more
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder among protestors removed from Kennedy hearing
Trump’s controversial immigration policy is a new interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause. SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship arguments. Here’s what we know. The Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship arguments in May. Here’s what we know about its impact. WASHINGTON − In what could be its biggest blockbuster case of the year, the … Read more
