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A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America this year, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride in most states. More than two dozen have already been enacted or adopted.

They are part of an organized, politically savvy effort that normalizes ideas fueled by the anti-vaccine movement that Kennedy has helped lead for years. His Make America Healthy Again agenda masks anti-science ideas while promoting goals such as making food more natural or reducing chemicals. Meanwhile, vaccination rates continue to fall, allowing the infectious diseases measles and whooping cough to make comebacks as Kennedy has sought to broadly remake federal policies on public health matters including fluoride and vaccines.

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More scenes of chaos and community anger erupted Tuesday night in downtown New York City as federal agents under the orders of President Donald Trump targeted a popular area for street vendors, many of them immigrants struggling to get by, and shoppers looking for more affordable bags, clothing, and other accessories than what’s available in retail stores.

Illegal street vending is a well-known practice in the Canal Street area of Chinatown. Still, the arrival of masked agents and military-style vehicles on Tuesday devolved into another episode of violence in Trump’s America, with frightened vendors running for their lives and passersby expressing outrage over the violence being used against the unlicensed retailers.

According to local WABC 7:

NewsCopter 7 showed arrests taking place between Lafayette and Center streets in Chinatown, an area typically busy with merchants selling T-shirts, handbags, perfumes, and designer knockoffs, as New Yorkers faced off against federal agents.

The scene grew chaotic as vendors packed up their tables and attempted to flee, with several people seen running and falling as authorities from multiple agencies, including Homeland Security, ICE, DEA and the FBI, pursued them.

As agents tried to detain individuals, crowds of New Yorkers gathered, shouting and pushing in an attempt to intervene. Some bystanders were heard cursing at officers, one officer was seen pointing his taser at the angry crowd, and several arrests were made.

Footage from Canal Street posted online showed agents tackling vendors and the angry response from the crowds witnessing the heavy-handed raid:

“Trump’s Nazi ICE Gestapo has come to Canal Street in New York City to kidnap residents—and New Yorkers are having none of it,” said social justice activist Bill Madded in a social media post, pointing to the footage.

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani also condemned the raid.

“Federal agents from ICE and HSI—some in military fatigues and masks—descended on Chinatown today in an aggressive and reckless raid on immigrant street vendors,” Mamdani said in a statement. “Once again, the Trump administration chooses authoritarian theatrics that create fear, not safety. It must stop.”

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TULSA, Okla. — An ongoing issue picked up more traction here in Oklahoma.

While 2 News was listening to your stories at the fair, several Muscogee (Creek) Nation members came up to the listening booth to talk about a dilemma the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is facing. It all has to do with sacred grounds in Alabama.

Raelynn Butler is the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Secretary of Culture and Humanities.

She said Hickory Ground in Alabama was protected as a historical site.

Some of it was then bought around 1980 by the Poarch Creek Indians, a tribe that was federally-recognized in 1984.

She said the Poarch Creek Indians started construction in the early 2000s and have since built a casino, but found several graves on the site after hiring Auburn University excavators.

According to the Federal Register, Auburn University did complete an inventory detailing findings in the excavation to abide by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

They reported finding multiple human remains and being able to identify five of the bodies, along with funerary objects including items like beads, ceramics and fabrics.

Now, people like RaeLynn Butler are fighting to make sure those remains are given back to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

“We're in a time that we know and recognize that that's wrong and that there are laws against that," said Butler. "Everyone deserves respect."

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is defending the purchase of two luxury private jets for herself and other DHS officials, costing more than $170 million in public funds. The U.S. Coast Guard’s acquisition of two Gulfstream G700 jets comes as the federal government shutdown is in its 21st day, hampering federal nutrition assistance and other public aid for millions of people nationwide. In a statement, Democratic Congressmember Bennie Thompson slammed the multimillion-dollar purchase as “blatantly immoral” and “probably illegal.”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased weapons spending by 700% since Trump's January 2025 inauguration, with $71.5 million spent on "small arms, ordnance and ordnance accessories" through October 18, 2025[^1]. The purchases include chemical weapons, guided missile warheads, explosive components, and a $9.1 million order of semi-automatic and automatic rifles from Geissele Automatics[^1].

This arms buildup coincides with increased ICE violence, including shooting a pastor with pepper balls, accidentally shooting a U.S. Marshal during an arrest, and firing chemical agents at journalists[^1]. For comparison, ICE spent just $5.7 million on weapons through October 2019, and averaged $8.4 million annually during Trump's first term[^1].

[^1]: Mother Jones - ICE's spending on weaponry has soared more than 700 percent this year

"Once again, the Trump administration chooses authoritarian theatrics that create fear, not safety," said NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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Making such a purchase amid a government shutdown is “completely vile,” one Democrat said.

A new analysis warns that the merger of two of America's largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, could have "disastrous consequences," lowering employees' wages and increasing shipping prices across the country.

Grounds, including governor’s office, searched after authorities found what appeared to be a homemade object

Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers

The State and Ms Grijalva therefore request that this Court enter a declaratory judgment that (1) Ms Grijalva shall be deemed a Member of the House of Representatives once she has taken the oath prescribed by law, see 5 USC § 3331, and (2) if Speaker Johnson has not administered the oath, the oath may be administered to Ms Grijalva by any person authorized by law to administer oaths.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286094/gov.uscourts.dcd.286094.1.0.pdf

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