Day: September 1, 2025

Breitbart   President Donald Trump on Monday called on drug companies, including Pfizer, to disclose evidence regarding the effectiveness of coronavirus treatments. “It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree! With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW.” Trump said Pfizer and other companies have shown him “extraordinary” data that he believes has not been made available to the public: I have been shown information from Pfizer, and others, that is extraordinary, but they never seem to show those results to the public. Why not??? They go off to the next “hunt” and let everyone rip themselves apart, including Bobby Kennedy Jr. and CDC, trying to figure out the success or failure of the Drug Companies Covid work. They show me GREAT numbers and results, but they don’t seem to be showing them to many others. I want them to show them NOW, to CDC and the public, and clear up this MESS, one way or the other!!! READ THE FULL STORY     …

CBS News   As millions of Americans gather Monday to celebrate Labor Day, federal data shows how President Trump’s immigration policies are reshaping the U.S. workforce. The number of immigrant workers in the U.S. has declined by 1.2 million from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data, analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That figure includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents.  The labor market shakeup comes as the flow of immigrants into the U.S. has slowed significantly under Mr. Trump, who campaigned on a promise to deport millions of immigrants working illegally. He has said he is focusing deportation efforts on “dangerous criminals,” but most people detained by ICE have no criminal convictions. At the same time, the number of illegal border crossings has plunged under his policies.  READ THE FULL STORY                 

Reuters   Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found. While many were created by users with a Meta tool for building chatbots, Reuters discovered that a Meta employee had produced at least three, including two Taylor Swift “parody” bots. Reuters also found that Meta had allowed users to create publicly available chatbots of child celebrities, including Walker Scobell, a 16-year-old film star. Asked for a picture of the teen actor at the beach, the bot produced a lifelike shirtless image. READ THE FULL STORY                             

The Hill   President Trump announced Monday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as his personal lawyer during high-profile legal battles over the 2020 election results, would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. “As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor,” Trump posted on Truth Social.   The president said more details on the timing of the award would come later. The honor is typically bestowed on individuals during ceremonies held at the White House. READ THE FULL STORY             

Axios   Rural states in the American South and West had some of the nation’s highest violent crime and homicide rates in 2024, driven by violence in small communities, according to an Axios analysis of FBI data. A state-by-state comparison paints a complex picture of U.S. crime trends as President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Democrat-controlled cities in blue states over concerns about violent crime. The president has already dispatched the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and is threatening to send troops to Chicago, Oakland, Calif., and Baltimore. READ THE FULL STORY