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Staggering Autopen Trail Exposes Chaos in Biden’s Final Days… Now Pardons Face Unprecedented Review
The U.S. Department of Justice is being asked to review every single executive action taken by the Biden administration following a months-long inquiry by top investigators in the U.S. House of Representatives. A lengthy report released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee — led by Republican Chairman James Comer — describes the deeply ‘flawed process’, akin to a ‘presidential pardon game of telephone’ used in the Biden White House.
Among the most controversial measures taken via autopen by the former president were the pardons of Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and members of Congress who served on the January 6th committee. Biden also pardoned members of his family – James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden — on his last full day in office.
The House Committee, led by Comer, is effectively asking the Department of Justice to invalidate Biden’s actions, including some of his most controversial pardons — a move that would be without precedent.
Kennedy Directs CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms, Bloomberg News Reports
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The move is part of a broader push by the Trump administration to scrutinize offshore wind development, which Trump himself has repeatedly criticized.
In late summer, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), headed by Kennedy, instructed CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, to prepare research about wind farms’ impact on fishing businesses, the report said. Kennedy has met NIOSH director John Howard about the issue and listed particular experts for Howard’s team to contact, Bloomberg reported.
The report added that the office of the U.S. Surgeon General has also been involved in the initiative, which the HHS, prior to the ongoing government shutdown, aimed to have completed within a couple of months. The HHS did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Some Americans Prepare for Halt in SNAP Benefits: ‘I’m Going to Have Hungry Kids’
About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that “the well has run dry.”
SNAP, sometimes called the food stamp program, is a federal safety net program with eligibility based on income, household size and household expenses. About 260,000 retailers, including supermarket chains, discount grocery stores and farmers’ markets, are authorized to accept SNAP benefits and receive reimbursements for doing so.
Congressional Republicans and the USDA have blamed the freeze on Senate Democrats’ unwillingness to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government. Meanwhile, Democrats have held fast to their demands that negotiations be made over Affordable Care Act subsidies before the government is reopened.
Trump Administration Delays Release of New Dietary Guidelines Amid Shutdown
The Trump administration is delaying the release of new national dietary guidelines after the government shutdown disrupted efforts to finalize the overhaul by the end of October, officials said.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture are now tentatively targeting December for publishing the highly anticipated nutrition advice, which is expected to make major changes to the government recommendations for a healthy diet.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has touted the revamp as an opportunity to transform people’s eating habits and bring federal food policy in line with the core tenets of his Make America Healthy Again movement. The guidelines, which are updated every five years, also carry far-reaching implications for school meals and an array of federal nutrition programs.
Radiation Fears Bring MAHA and MAGA Movements Into Conflict
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s U.S. Health Secretary, has long cited the forms of radiation emitted by cellphones, power lines and home appliances as a probable cause of “many of today’s chronic diseases,” including brain cancer. His Make America Healthy Again campaign has called on federal agencies to assess whether safety rules on these everyday radiations should be tightened.
Mr. Kennedy may preside over the nation’s public health policies, but other parts of the Trump administration want to loosen federal restrictions on another type of radiation that is notorious for its powers to sicken and kill.
President Trump has backed both agendas. He supports Mr. Kennedy while also backing moves to ease regulations on the nuclear industry, which the administration seeks to revive after decades of decline. It wants power reactors big and small to electrify his MAGA vision of spurring American industry to greater success.
