President Donald Trump touted the effects of his immigration and economic policies on the American worker on Tuesday. Trump spoke at a rally at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania, the first stop on a tour touting his administration’s record on the economy as Washington prepares for the fight over midterm elections. At one point, the president highlighted net new job creation numbers and a nexus of his economic and immigration policies. “Before I entered office, 100% of all new net jobs were going to migrant workers,” said Trump. “Migrant workers and illegal aliens got 100%. But since I took office, 100% of all net job creation has gone to American citizens. How about that?”  “Now think of it, 100% went to American citizens. Before, 100% went to people that came into the country illegally–again, many of them from prisons, many of them gang members, drug members, Tren de Aragua,” he continued. “More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.” .@POTUS: Before I took office, 100% of all net new jobs were going to migrants and illegals. Since I took office, 100% of ALL net job creation is going to AMERICAN CITIZENS — and now, more Americans are working than any time in the history of our country. pic.twitter.com/7zBoCrPCAE — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 10, 2025 Later on in the speech, the president credited the growth of new jobs for Americans to his policies that have led to “reverse migration,” or more people leaving the United States than coming in, for the first time in decades in the country. “For the first time in 50 years, we now have reverse migration, which means more jobs, better wages, and higher income for American citizens, not for illegal aliens,” said Trump. The president kicked off a rally tour over the economy this week as Republicans seek to rebound from last month’s electoral results in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Democrats celebrated victories across a number of local and state positions after running on a message of “affordability.” Democrats also tended to ignore their GOP opponents and run campaigns targeting Trump. The president has been critical of Republicans over their messaging on the economy. Trump has suggested that Democratic messaging on affordability has been effective because Republicans have not done enough to sell GOP actions on the economy, such as attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, cutting regulations, and unleashing American energy.

A Biden-era health official who identifies as transgender is outraged that the current Department of Health and Human Services has changed his nameplate to showcase his birth name, Richard Levine, instead of his trans-identifying name, Rachel Levine. On Tuesday, HHS took to X to unapologetically confirm the change, which apparently took place during the Democrat-backed government shutdown. The portrait plaque is displayed in the HHS offices. Can confirm! https://t.co/PdErnBJVqh pic.twitter.com/yuZGMfK6xw — HHS (@HHSGov) December 9, 2025 Levine was upset about the change, calling it “petty” and an act of “bigotry.” “I’m not going to comment on this type of petty action,” Levine told NPR. However, he did respond through a spokesperson. “During the federal shutdown, the current leadership of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health changed Admiral Levine’s photo to remove her current legal name and use a prior name,” Adrian Shanker said, calling the change “bigotry against her.” The current HHS argued that the change better reflects their mission to express “gold standard science” at all times. “Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold standard science,” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said. “We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.” During his tenure, Levine claimed the title of the “first female four-star officer” in a video boasting about “diversity” at HHS. He was also widely criticized for his support of so-called transgender “care” for minors, which opponents highlight is often irreversible and damaging to children. Additionally, Levine seemed to advocate for the censorship of opposing views on the issue. “There is substantial misinformation about gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals,” Levine said back in May 2022 during a presentation before the Federation of State Medical Boards in New Orleans. “We need to get our voices in the public eye, and we know how effective our medical community can be talking to communities, whether it’s at town halls, schools, conversations with others, and we need to use our clinicians’ voice to collectively advocate for our tech companies to create a healthier, cleaner information environment,” Levine added. Related: Top Biden Official Pushed Big Tech To Censor ‘Misinformation’ On Trans ‘Care’ For Minors, Video Shows

WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration is facing heavy fire from the pro-life community amid reports that he slow-walked a review of abortion drugs promised by Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The backlash followed a Bloomberg report on Monday stating that the FDA had delayed its review of the impacts of abortion drugs, specifically mifepristone — a review promised by both Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Commissioner Marty Makary. Two people familiar with the matter reportedly told Bloomberg that Makary requested that the review be put off until after the midterm elections. HHS Press Secretary Emily Hilliard told The Daily Wire on Tuesday afternoon that the FDA’s comprehensive scientific reviews “take the time necessary to get the science right,” adding, “That is what Dr. Makary is ensuring as part of the Department’s commitment to gold-standard science and evidence-based reviews.” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon similarly rejected the idea that Makary was acting ideologically, telling Bloomberg the “assertions that the FDA is slow-walking this review for political purposes are baseless.” The White House similarly backed Makary, telling The Daily Wire in a Tuesday afternoon statement that Makary is working hard to “ensure that Americans have the best possible, Gold Standard Science study of mifepristone.” A White House official also pushed back on the claim that the study is being “slow walked,” saying that comprehensive and exhaustive reviews take time. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office on October 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “The White House maintains the utmost confidence in Commissioner Makary, whose leadership at the FDA has delivered and continues to deliver one landmark victory for the American people after another, from cracking down on artificial ingredients in our food supply to conducting the first safety review of baby formula in decades,” Deputy White House Press Secretary Kush Desai said. “Uninformed attacks against Commissioner Makary from individuals outside the Administration will not change these facts.” But a number of high-profile pro-life leaders view the matter differently. They insist Kennedy and Makary promised a timely review of the abortion drugs, and, in their view, wasted time means more babies killed through abortion drugs, and more women harmed by their adverse effects. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, one of the top pro-life groups in the United States, came out swinging on Tuesday morning with a statement condemning Makary, saying he should be “fired immediately” and accusing him of “undermining” the Trump/Vance pro-life agenda. “The FDA is doing nothing while every single day abortion drugs take the lives of children, put women and girls at serious risk, empower abusers and trample state pro-life laws,” said the organization’s president, Marjorie Dannenfelser. “The FDA needs a new commissioner who will immediately reinstate in-person dispensing as it existed under President Trump’s first term and immediately conduct a comprehensive study.” “Commissioner Makary is severely undermining President Trump and Vice President Vance’s pro-life credentials and their position that states should have the right to enact and enforce pro-life protections,” she added. “Makary must go.” Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who has been particularly vocal throughout the second Trump administration about the need to examine abortion drugs, also slammed Makary on Tuesday, saying that the Bloomberg report suggests the FDA “lied” to him and other members of Congress. “FDA needs to stop dithering & reinstate the mifepristone safety guardrails,” Hawley said. “Nothing less is acceptable.” NEW report saying FDA lied to me and other members of Congress & is not actively reviewing the chemical abortion drug at all. FDA needs to stop dithering & reinstate the mifepristone safety guardrails. Nothing less is acceptable https://t.co/33LVP5U1aL — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2025 A pro-life leader who has engaged in conversations with the White House on the topic shared with The Daily Wire that the Tuesday report shattered the confidence of pro-life organizations advocating for the review, confirming inklings of delays that they had already heard. “I don’t think Senator Hawley is alone in his concerns,” the leader shared. Lila Rose, a well-known pro-life activist who heads the pro-life organization Live Action, warned in a post on X: “If Dr Makary will not act as head of the FDA to protect children and mothers he should be fired. Under his watch abortion pills kill preborn children and endanger women and the study he promised is nowhere to be found. End mail order abortion. Ban the abortion pill now!” SBA Pro-Life America cites peer-reviewed research that found three-quarters of emergency room visits within 30 days after a woman took abortion drugs were coded as severe or as critical. They also point to studies that found more than one in ten women experience at least one severe adverse event when taking the abortion drugs, and point out that complications can include hemorrhaging, infections, sepsis, and, in some cases, death. The Daily Wire reported in late November that 175 Republican lawmakers called on HHS to take “immediate action” to reinstate safety requirements on abortion drugs, highlighting the growing body of evidence showing that the drugs are causing severe and underreported harm to women, asking RFK Jr. and Makary to “at a minimum, reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.” Until 2023, the FDA required abortion drugs to be administered to women under a doctor’s supervision. Under Joe Biden’s administration, that and other safety standards were removed, which the Biden White House justified by citing the coronavirus pandemic. “The need for urgent investigation and review of this drug comes in the wake of the Biden-Harris administration’s egregious action to remove critical safeguards that once applied to abortion drugs, and the FDA’s approval of a new abortion drug generic in September 2025,” wrote the lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). “Under your leadership, HHS and FDA can reverse this wrong,” they conclude. “We urge you to immediately reinstate the REMS requiring in-person dispensing of mifepristone and to expedite the promised review by the FDA into the dangers of abortion drugs.”

Chicago could lose federal funding after a 26-year-old woman was set on fire on the city’s train system in what the Trump administration described as a “preventable attack.” Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro sent letters on Monday to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Democratic Governor JB Pritzker, directing them to immediately enhance safety on public transportation. Molinaro said that officials had failed to take the necessary steps to keep the public safe. “Creating a safe, reliable transit system is the responsibility of leaders at every level. CTA, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois have failed to meet this obligation,” Molinaro wrote. “If CTA does not promptly increase its law enforcement presence, FTA will act, including by withholding federal funds.” The letter comes after Bethany MaGee was doused in gasoline and set ablaze in an unprovoked attack on a Chicago train last month. Lawrence Reed, the man charged in the attack, had previously been arrested more than 70 times and had 15 criminal convictions. The letter said that officials needed to “implement immediate, measurable, corrective actions to reduce assaults on transit workers and passengers and to address unsafe conditions contributing to elevated violent crime rates.” “The horrific attack on Bethany MaGee onboard a CTA train has shaken not only Chicago but also every community that depends on public transportation. As FTA Administrator, I call on you as an elected leader and on Chicago transit officials to take decisive action on safety issues that lead to such tragedies.” “I will not accept the brutal assault of an innocent 26-year-old woman as an inevitable cost of providing public transportation,” Molinaro added. “The attack on Ms. MaGee was preventable. Transit leaders and elected officials who fail to enforce basic laws and permit disorder to erode the integrity of their systems are making deliberate choices that endanger riders.” According to Molinaro, violent crime on Chicago’s public transportation system is four times the national average, and assaults on passengers have surged 150% in the last five years. Molinaro directed Chicago officials to update the city’s public transportation agency safety plans and adopt appropriate measures to address violent crime. Pritzker and other Democratic officials have long downplayed crime rates in the Windy City, claiming high crime is part of being a big city.

Ousted MSNBC host Joy Reid finally asked the same question Republicans have been asking for months: Why did Democrats have so little curiosity about the contents of the Epstein Files when President Joe Biden was still in the White House and could have done something about it? Reid, speaking with popular “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne tha God, tore into former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served throughout the Biden administration, for exactly that. WATCH: ?NEW: Joy Reid *TORCHES* Merrick Garland for failing to catch J6 Pipe Bomber & release Epstein Files? “Merrick Garland was there for 4 years! What were you doing!? The Epstein files. Merrick, what were you doing!? For 4 years!? You had the same evidence, the same files! Why… pic.twitter.com/00rcNrlFJA — Jason Cohen ?? (@JasonJournoDC) December 9, 2025 Reid began with a brief assessment of the January 6 pipe bomb case, noting that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department had wrapped that up rather neatly and pointedly asking what Garland had been up to that he couldn’t get the job done. “I don’t understand why he escapes the smoke. Even the Epstein files thing. I’m like, wait a minute. You’re telling me nine months into this administration, the podcast guys are claiming they caught the — now, I don’t know if this young man is the person that put the pipe bombs … but I know they said we solved the case in nine months,” Reid said. “Merrick Garland was there for four years. What were you doing?” she complained. “The Epstein files. Merrick, what were you doing? For four years? You had the same evidence, the same files. Why didn’t you release them? Merrick Garland did, to me, nothing for four years. He might as well not have been there.” With regard to the Epstein Files, the Justice Department is currently working to comply with the recently passed legislation mandating the release of all relevant documents that do not contain classified materials.