Politics · Important news for 17 August 2026
Jared Kushner Meets with Hamas Representatives Ahead of Netanyahu Talks
Trump Orders Scale-Back of US Military Drills With South Korea
NATO forces counter suspected Russian drone incursions over Romania and Latvia
Migration crisis in Ceuta strains European Union freedom of movement
Federal appeals court reinstates Texas mail-in voting ID requirements
Flock Safety adjusts privacy policies amid mass surveillance backlash
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy denounces Trump's claims about MMR vaccine
Senator Bill Cassidy criticized President Trump's executive order altering childhood vaccine schedules and MMR vaccine claims as 'crazy, stupid,' linking the policies to declining poll numbers.
- Sen. Bill Cassidy called President Trump's vaccine executive order 'crazy, stupid'.
- Cassidy stated the policy is driving down the president's poll numbers.
- Senator Bill Cassidy called Trump's MMR vaccine claims crazy and stupid.
- Cassidy is a medical doctor who previously voted to confirm RFK Jr.
Attorney General Todd Blanche scheduled for Sunday news show appearances
Experts analyze authorities' miscalculations in Berlin CSD Islamist attack
Attorney General Todd Blanche defends DOJ executive privilege opinion
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