by Willow Tohi, Natural News: On March 7, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that banks can now engage in cryptocurrency-related activities, reversing its 2021 policy that imposed stricter oversight. This marks a significant step toward mainstream adoption of digital assets in traditional banking. The OCC’s new guidance allows banks […]

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NFL legend and Hall of Famer Brett Favre was left speechless at the stupidity of "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg. On Tuesday, Favre appeared on "The Will Cain Show" where he spoke to host Will Cain, who asked to get Favre's reaction to a clip of Goldberg defending men competing...

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Congressman Dave Weldon to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon was scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Thursday at 10 a.m. for his confirmation hearing. According to Axios, a source claimed that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Weldon wasn’t ready. JUST IN: Trump administration rescinds nomination of Dave Weldon to be CDC director We are disappointed with the decision to pull the nomination of Dave Weldon as CDC director, as he would be an ideal candidate for the protection of public health.https://t.co/4LHrkx2a20 — Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) March 13, 2025 Axios reports: Weldon is an internal medicine doctor who served in the House of Representatives from 1995 through 2009. While in Congress, he was one of the sponsors of a bill that would have banned mercury from vaccines. In a 2007 statement on a different bill he sponsored, Weldon wrote that “legitimate questions persist regarding the possible association between the mercury-based preservative, thimerosal, and the childhood epidemic of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism.” Thimerosal has been used as a preservative in vaccines, although it was taken out of childhood vaccines in 2001, per the CDC. Many studies have found no evidence of harm of thimerosal in low doses in vaccines. The outlet noted that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) called on the administration to choose a different nominee “who at bare minimum believes in basic science and will help lead CDC’s important work to monitor and prevent deadly outbreaks.” According to NBC News, the Trump administration pulled Weldon’s nomination because it became clear he wouldn’t have the necessary votes from the committee. WATCH: The White House just withdrew CDC director nominee Dave Weldon. There's something fishy going on…Weldon was a top tier pick. Here he is calling out the CDC for gatekeeping vaccine safety data pic.twitter.com/HL31ljfxu2 — Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) March 13, 2025 “Congratulations Dr. Dave Weldon on your nomination as Director of CDC. Dr. Weldon is a 40-year medical doctor, Congressman, and Army veteran. Dave’s leadership at CDC will bring the truth and transparency needed to restore the public’s confidence in this institution. Welcome aboard,” RFK Jr. previously said about Weldon’s nomination. Congratulations Dr. Dave Weldon on your nomination as Director of CDC. Dr. Weldon is a 40-year medical doctor, Congressman, and Army veteran. Dave's leadership at CDC will bring the truth and transparency needed to restore the public's confidence in this institution. Welcome… pic.twitter.com/hu8bHdSqKa — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 23, 2024 Per NBC News: Weldon was told last night that his nomination was being withdrawn, another Trump administration official said. The White House decided to pull Weldon’s nomination when it became clear that he would not have the votes to be favorably reported out of committee because of his past controversial comments about vaccines. The Senate committee chairman, Bill Cassidy, R-La., had been looking forward to the hearing, but Weldon didn’t have the votes from the panel to get the nomination onto the Senate floor, a source on Capitol Hill close to the chairman said. Cassidy, a doctor, had raised concerns about the anti-vaccine advocacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before his confirmation as health secretary last month. Weldon has held some vaccine views similar to those of Kennedy. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., met with Weldon last month, and signaled she would oppose his nomination, saying that she had little confidence he would stand up to Kennedy. She said that Weldon “spent years promoting the false conspiracy that vaccines cause autism, but he has also criticized the CDC’s essential role in vaccine safety research.”

Former presidential candidate and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat in 2026. Buttigieg also ruled out a potential run for Governor of Michigan. “Though an adopted and relatively new Michigander, it wasn’t long before I was approached about potentially running for office here. Next year will bring elections for the Governor’s office and for one of our state’s seats in the U.S. Senate,” Buttigieg wrote. “I care deeply about the outcome of both races, but I have decided against competing in either. My party has a deep and talented bench here in Michigan, and I am certain that we will nominate an outstanding candidate for each office,” he added. “I remain enthusiastic about helping candidates who share our values – and who understand that in this moment, leadership means not only opposing today’s cruel chaos, but also presenting a vision of a better alternative,” Buttigieg wrote on X. “While my own plans don’t include running for office in 2026, I remain intensely focused on consolidating, communicating, and supporting a vision for this alternative. The decisions made by elected leaders matter entirely because of how they shape our everyday lives – and the choices made in these years will decide the American people’s access to freedom, security, democracy, and prosperity for the rest of our lifetimes,” he continued. While my own plans don’t include running for office in 2026, I remain intensely focused on consolidating, communicating, and supporting a vision for this alternative. The decisions made by elected leaders matter entirely because of how they shape our everyday lives – and the… — Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 13, 2025 There is widespread speculation Buttigieg is preparing himself for a 2028 presidential run. BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is expected to seek the 2028 presidency and announce that he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, per POLITICO. pic.twitter.com/x8Xw1PNd5R — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) March 13, 2025 From POLITICO: Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce Thursday he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, according to a person briefed on his decision, clearing a path for a potential presidential campaign instead. His decision was framed by several allies and people in his inner circle as putting him in the strongest possible position to seek the presidency, and based on a belief it would be exceedingly difficult to run successive campaigns in 2026 and 2028. The former Transportation secretary acknowledged recently he had been “looking” at a Senate campaign, including meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the possibility. Democrats are scrambling to hold onto the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters in a crucial swing state. Republicans see it as a top pickup opportunity after coming close to flipping the state’s other Senate seat last cycle. Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020, moved to Traverse City, Michigan, with his young family, after four years of working in former President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. The workload of Cabinet-related travel — and the prospect of starting a campaign soon after — weighed in his calculus, people close to him said. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to pass on Michigan’s open US Senate seat, setting up a potential presidential bid in 2028https://t.co/voETCSyIdA — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 13, 2025 Exclusive: Pete Buttigieg won't run for Senate next year and has his eyes on a bigger prize: The White House. https://t.co/I18A1iQZJ9 — POLITICO (@politico) March 13, 2025 Per CNN: The decision has rattled some Michigan Democrats, who are increasingly anxious about holding onto a Senate seat in a state President Donald Trump won last November. Senate Democratic leaders and officials involved with their campaign arm, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, have been privately lobbying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to run for the seat, according to two people with direct knowledge of the conversations. If Whitmer runs, top Democrats believe, she would be their strongest contender to hold the seat for the party. But Whitmer — who is considering a 2028 run for president — is uninterested, according to one of those people. Other Michigan Democrats, including former Sen. Debbie Stabenow, are now encouraging freshman Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet to run behind the scenes, according to two people familiar with those discussions. The first-term Democrat won a tough battleground seat Trump also carried. And they believe her mid-Michigan district, which is home to the birthplace of General Motors, represents the kinds of working-class voters that their Senate candidate would need to win in 2026. She would not be the only House Democrat to consider a run. Behind the scenes, Rep. Haley Stevens is also preparing a possible bid if the party doesn’t rally behind another candidate, according to the two people familiar.