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Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House  Politico Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism  AP News “Daunting” and “frightening”: Federal judges warn of rise in threats and harassment  CBS News In emotional event, Rhode Island judge, peers make rare public comments about increasing threats to judiciary  The Boston Globe Judges overseeing Trump cases speak out …

Some air traffic controllers wanted to close a helicopter route near Washington’s airport. It was abandoned as ‘too political.’  Politico Families of DC plane crash victims break down in hearing as new video is released  ABC News NTSB hearing live updates: Army crew had trouble hearing air controllers before D.C. plane crash  The Washington Post Final Conversation Revealed Between Black Hawk Pilot and …

FDA’s Prasad Exits Following Political Backlash Over Sarepta  Bloomberg.com Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug  statnews.com FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months  AP News FDA’s top vaccine official leaves post after less than four months  The Guardian U.S. FDA’s chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency  CNBC Source link

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. If Hegseth were to follow through on the discussions, it would amount to a major leadership shake-up at the department that oversees the American military and millions of …

Apple’s new spam text filtering feature could end up being a multimillion-dollar headache for political campaigns. iOS 26 includes a new feature that allows users to filter text messages from unrecognized numbers into an “Unknown Senders” folder without sending a notification. Users can then go to that filter and hit “Mark as Known” or delete the message. In a memo …

iOS 26 adds a new opt-in filtering system to the Messages app that tucks away messages from “Unknown Senders” into a separate tab. Punchbowl News (via Daring Fireball and Political Wire) reports that Republicans in Washington, D.C. are already freaking out about the fundraising implications of this new feature, warning that it “could cost them $25 million in fundraising revenue.” …

Jay Leno, who previously helmed The Tonight Show, criticized late-night hosts whose political jokes only appeal to “half their audience.”  During a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Leno said it’s important to use humor that gets the “whole audience.” He added that hosts risk losing viewers if they are seen “cozying up to one side or the …

Jay Leno believes the late-night television landscape could use more nonpartisan humor. The former The Tonight Show host had a nonpartisan approach to his humor and has some thoughts about the politicization of late-night television, he said in an interview The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. “I got hate letters saying, ‘You and your Republican friends,’ and another saying, ‘I hope …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Jay Leno is happy standing in the middle of the aisle as far as political humor goes. During a recent conversation with David Trulio for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the former late-night host spoke about some of the risks that can come with mixing politics and comedy. “I like to think that people come to …

Jay Leno took aim at late-night hosts whose political humor appeals to only “half their audience” by making jokes targeting only one side of the ideological spectrum. The 75-year-old former Tonight Show host made the comments during a recent interview with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. While the interview was taped at least two weeks ago — likely before CBS …