A Biden-appointed federal judge on Tuesday stepped in to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to dramatically reorganize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued to stop the reforms.  HHS announced in March it would be laying off around 20,000 full-time agency employees, while also reducing the number of regional offices across the country and consolidating several HHS divisions. A fact sheet...

Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday, while also taking shots at President Donald Trump and his administration for shuttering the agency plagued by accusations of fraud and abuse.  “Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy,” Obama said in a video that was shown to departing USAID...

MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton has called on Andrew Cuomo to drop out of the New York City mayoral race, urging the former governor to consider what would be in the best interest of New York City residents. “I think Andrew Cuomo should look at what is best for the city and let them have a one-on-one race,” Sharpton said on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ on Wednesday. SCANDAL-PLAGUED FORMER...