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Friday’s Mini-Report, 1.16.26

Today’s edition of quick hits.

RFK Jr: A ‘good mother’ knows not to trust experts on matters of public health

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. still doesn’t understand why his “do your own research” mantra is both dangerous and ridiculous.

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Why Billy Long’s ‘joke’ about Iceland becoming an American state was not well received

“These words of Billy Long … may have been said in half-hearted terms, but they are insulting to Iceland and Icelanders,” a local petition read.

2d ago

Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart

The president seems to prefer a model where others do the heavily lifting and then generously turn over their honors.

2d ago

The White House wants the left to stop sounding so much like Trump

Karoline Leavitt was appalled that people would equate federal agents with the Gestapo, seemingly unaware that Trump has done the same thing.

2d ago

Why Trump’s pitiful new health care ‘plan’ is even worse than it appears

The White House’s health care gambit isn’t just a sham, it also diverts the process from an actually helpful solution.

2d ago

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 1.15.26

Today’s edition of quick hits.

2d ago

GOP senator gives the Fed’s Powell bad advice

As Jerome Powell faces a baseless criminal probe, Sen. Kevin Cramer encouraged him to reach an agreement that sounds an awful lot like extortion.

3d ago

The ‘manufacturing renaissance’ exists only in Trump’s imagination

It’d be great if the president’s claims about the domestic manufacturing sector were true. They’re not.

3d ago

RFK Jr. is stumped about developments in his own department (again)

Either the health secretary avoided a subject he didn’t want to talk about or he’s still ignorant about what’s happening at the agency he ostensibly leads.