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Month: May 2026

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Newly released documents reveal more than $300,000 in taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving lawmakers

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Taxpayers have paid more than $300,000 in confidential sexual harassment settlements on behalf of six former members of the House of Representatives or their offices, according to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace and documents reviewed by CNN. The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights was compelled to turn over the settlement

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White House border czar Tom Homan takes questions from reporters following a television interview with Newsmax outside the White House on April 14 in Washington

Defiant border czar brushes away MAGA critics, says ‘mass deportations are coming’

By Michael Williams, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — White House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday brushed off critics within President Donald Trump’s base who say the administration is not deporting enough people, while vowing to “flood the zone” with immigration officers in jurisdictions which pass legislation limiting cooperation with federal enforcement. Speaking at the Border

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Antidepressants are included in new federal efforts around prescribing and deprescribing of psychiatric drugs.

RFK Jr. launches plan to address ‘overuse’ of psychiatric medications

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to reduce “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications and support alternative treatment options and discontinuation of medications when needed. “Today, we take clear and decisive action to confront our nation’s mental health crisis by addressing the overuse of

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer reach settlement, two weeks ahead of trial start

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The high-profile legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s production company will no longer go to trial after the parties announced a settlement just two weeks before jury selection was slated to begin. Details of the settlement agreement were not immediately available. Lively filed a complaint alleging Baldoni

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