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Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood polio battle

By BRUCE SCHREINER
Updated 6:03 PM CST, February 13, 2025

President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio — after the Kentucky Republican opposed vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation Thursday as the nation’s top health official.

Trump attacked McConnell’s mental acuity and said he had “no idea” if the senator had polio. The Oval Office barrage exposed the icy relationship between the Republican president and the former Senate GOP leader. They worked in tandem on tax cuts and judicial appointments during Trump’s first term, but their relationship soured after McConnell blamed Trump for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and the president made personal comments about McConnell and his family.

McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to the president’s attack Thursday. Earlier, the senator referred to himself as a survivor of childhood polio and talked about the life-saving impact of vaccines, in explaining his opposition to Kennedy’s confirmation as Trump’s health secretary.

“I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles,” McConnell said in the statement.

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3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at SF City Hall, demand records

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.

According to the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, the men, who were dressed in "DOGE" shirts and hats with the pro-Trump slogan Make America Great Again, arrived at City Hall around noon. The men entered several offices and demanded employees turn over digital information "related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud."

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DOGE scores big court win, allowed access data on 3 federal agencies

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge in Washington on Friday handed Elon Musk's government efficiency team a win by declining a request to temporarily block it from accessing sensitive data from at least three federal agencies.

Unions and nonprofits attempted to stop Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote in an opinion that the government was likely correct in categorizing DOGE as an agency, thereby...
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Mother and child die from injuries after Munich car attack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 37-year-old woman and two-year-old child are the first fatalities from last week's attack.
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Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance.
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French customs seize dinosaur teeth found in lorry

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The teeth belonging to creatures from roughly 70 million years ago were discoveredin a lorry.
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The children of Gaza surviving in a warzone

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A BBC film follows children over nine months including one boy, 11, who volunteered at al-Aqsa hospital.
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Senior UN peacekeeper injured in convoy attack in Lebanon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an "immediate" investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.
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Frightened looks and military vehicles in French hamlet where British couple died

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Locals who knew Andrew and Dawn Searle describe their shock - this is a difficult moment for a rural community in the glare of a criminal investigation.
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Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has sparked concerns within the intelligence community after it posted information about an agency to its website.
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Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

  • News source: Summer Ballentine | The Associated Press and
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Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.

Friday's ruling came after a Kansas City judge ruled last year that abortions were now legal in the state but kept certain regulations on the books while a lawsuit by abortion-rights advocates played out.

That meant abortion facilities still had to be licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Planned Parenthood argued that the licensing...
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Sikh communities fear immigration raids as Trump ends sanctuary for temples

  • News source: Kimmy Yam | NBC News
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After the Trump administration said it would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in houses of worship, hundreds of members of a Sikh temple in New York have stopped attending services regularly. Another gurdwara, or temple, in West Sacramento, California, has been fielding a half dozen calls daily from members fearful of immigration raids. And others are concerned that community members will begin to forgo essential services often offered in these sacred spaces.

Gurdwara Sahib West Sacramento is among the dozens of religious groups...
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Air Force One: AP reporter, photographer barred after ‘Gulf of Mexico' dispute

  • News source: David Bauder | The Associated Press
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The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion. It represented a significant escalation by the White House in a four-day dispute with the AP over access to the presidency.

The administration has blocked the AP from covering a handful of events at the White House this week, including a news conference with India's leader and several...
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OpenAI rejects Musk's takeover offer, says it was ‘not a bid at all'

  • News source: Ari Levy and Kate Rooney | CNBC
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OpenAI has officially rejected Elon Musk's proposal to buy the artificial intelligence startup's nonprofit parent for $97.4 billion.

In a short letter to Musk's lawyer Friday, OpenAI's attorney, William Savitt, said the OpenAI board had reviewed the proposal and determined that the billionaire's "much-publicized 'bid' is in fact not a bid at all."

The "proposal, even as first presented, is not in the best interest of OAI's mission and is rejected," Savitt wrote to Marc Toberoff, who represents Musk. "The decision of the OAI board on this matter is...
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DOGE lays off 3,600 probationary HHS employees – but retains 4,000

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Government Efficiency terminated employment for 3,600 probationary Health and Human Services employees on Friday — but went through a careful process to exclude those who were serving in specialized or critical roles.

More than half of the agency’s probationary employees were retained.

The cuts are estimated to save about $600 million in taxpayer dollars annually.

DOGE SAYS IT DUG UP ANOTHER $1.9 BILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY ‘MISPLACED’ BY BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

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Watch: Crowds gather to welcome freed Palestinians prisoners

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostages
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