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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - ICE Dir. Todd Lyons spars with Rep. Underwood on increasing rate of deaths under ICE custody

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials testify before the House Appropriations Committee as the partial government shutdown stretches into its ninth week. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Il) focuses her line of questioning on the deaths that have taken place under ICE custody and presses Acting Director of Immigration and Enforcement agency Todd Lyons to provide specific numbers and details on how the department is handling these situations. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials testify before the House Appropriations Committee as the partial government shutdown stretches into its ninth week. This comes during Trump's crackdown on immigration and also as the administration faces heat over tactics its federal agents use while…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - RFK Jr. grilled on vaccine info pullback, 'reparenting' Black children on ADHD meds, Kid Rock promo

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made no mention of vaccinations in his opening statement before the House Ways & Means Committee on Thursday. But Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) asked Kennedy directly if he thought vaccination against measles might have saved the life of a child who recently died of the disease during an outbreak in Texas. “It’s possible, certainly,” Kennedy responded. Later in her questioning, Sanchez chastised Kennedy for appearing in a video with rap musician Kid Rock to promote milk drinking. Sanchez contrasted that messaging choice with the suspension under Kennedy of an HHS campaign to encourage vaccination.