{"id":2419386,"date":"2025-04-03T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-gives-faucis-wife-the-ax-from-nih\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:55:52","slug":"rfk-jr-gives-faucis-wife-the-ax-from-nih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-gives-faucis-wife-the-ax-from-nih\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Gives Fauci&#8217;s Wife the Ax from NIH"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-gives-faucis-wife-the-ax-from-nih%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has initiated significant reforms within the federal health bureaucracy to improve the nation&#8217;s health. Recently, he dismissed Christine Grady, head of the National Institutes of health Clinical Centers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-faucis-top-doctors-opposes-vaccine-mandates-will-debate-ethics-at-the-nih\/\" title=\"One of Fauci&#039;s Top Doctors Opposes ..., Will Debate Ethics at the ...\">bioethics department<\/a> and related to former coronavirus czar Anthony Fauci, along with three of Fauci&#8217;s associates. This is part of Kennedy&#8217;s broader strategy to eliminate 10,000 jobs, projected to save taxpayers approximately $1.8 billion annually. This restructuring includes staff cuts across various health organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy emphasized the need for change, citing that despite spending $1.9 trillion annually, health outcomes in America are declining, with increasing rates of sickness and addiction. He expressed that the focus must shift towards prevention rather than merely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderate-house-dems-threaten-to-derail-pelosis-3-5-trillion-budget-plan\/\" title=\"Moderate House Dems Threaten To Derail Pelosi\u2019s .5 Trillion Budget Plan\">addressing health care<\/a> once individuals are already sick. Kennedy assured that essential services like Medicare and Medicaid will not be affected by these job cuts. Critics, notably from the Democratic Party, have expressed concerns about the layoffs, while Kennedy maintains that the current system has proven ineffective. <\/p>\n<p>He has also voiced strong opinions against the previous administration&#8217;s pandemic response, criticizing the reliance on vaccine mandates and the management of health crises. Kennedy&#8217;s statements reflect his aim to overhaul the health system, advocating for a model that prioritizes direct involvement of medical professionals over bureaucratic administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun excising the cancer from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bloated federal health bureaucracy<\/a> in a bid to make America healthy again.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Kennedy fired Christine Grady &mdash; the wife of disgraced former coronavirus czar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-finds-shocking-168k-special-contract-anthony-fauci-terminates-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Fauci<\/a> &mdash; as head of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Centers&rsquo; bioethics department, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/02\/fauci-allies-covid-vaccine-officials-dismissed-nih-00265714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Grady was reassigned to a regional office with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/dcps\/regionaloffices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Health Service<\/a>, along with at least three of Fauci&rsquo;s longtime NIH colleagues, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/apr\/2\/christine-grady-anthony-faucis-wife-reassigned-nih-indian-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>. The Indian Health Service is a low-profile, federal health program serving American Indians and Alaska natives.<\/p>\n<p>The removals are part of Kennedy&rsquo;s sweeping plan to restructure HHS by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-set-take-axe-department-offices-shuttered-thousands-jobs-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eliminating 10,000 jobs<\/a>, which is expected to save taxpayers $1.8 billion a year.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/topics\/drug-discovery\/fda-nih-cdc-stagger-as-hhs-axe-falls-eliminating-10000-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">layoffs include<\/a> 1,200 jobs at the NIH, 3,500 positions at the Food and Drug Administration, and 2,400 positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RFK Jr slashes 10,000 jobs in a first step to gut &lsquo;Bureaucratic Sprawl&rsquo; at HHS.<\/p>\n<p>These days, healthcare is run by insurance companies and administrators&hellip;.not by doctors.<\/p>\n<p>We need more actual medical professionals in charge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qiY6Bpr0aA\">pic.twitter.com\/qiY6Bpr0aA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Americat &#127482;&#127480; (@catmurphy209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catmurphy209\/status\/1905626331066282271?\">March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an X post Tuesday, Kennedy said the dramatic overhaul was necessary because despite &ldquo;spending $1.9 trillion in annual costs, Americans are getting sicker every year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that &ldquo;in the past four years alone, the agency&rsquo;s budget has grown by 38% &mdash; yet outcomes continue to decline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-hits-top-food-ceos-ultimatum-junk-ingredients-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> said, while he sympathizes with those who have lost their jobs, &ldquo;the reality is clear: what we&rsquo;ve been doing isn&rsquo;t working. &hellip; We must shift course. HHS needs to be recalibrated to emphasize prevention, not just sick care. &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy underscored that these changes &ldquo;will not affect Medicare, Medicaid, or other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-to-allow-coronavirus-infected-healthcare-workers-to-return-to-work\/\" title=\"France to Allow Coronavirus-Infected ...care Workers to Return to Work\">essential health services<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a difficult moment for all of us at HHS. Our hearts go out to those who have lost their jobs. But the reality is clear: what we&rsquo;ve been doing isn&rsquo;t working. Despite spending $1.9 trillion in annual costs, Americans are getting sicker every year. In the past four years&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecKennedy\/status\/1907173828448420155?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, Democrats and their legacy media minions are crying crocodile tears over the government layoffs while ignoring the deteriorating collective health of Americans nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is right: Despite the billions spent supporting our bloated federal healthcare apparatus, Americans are sicker and more drug-addicted, and they suffer more mental health issues than other developed nations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,the U.S. coronavirus response was a tragic comedy of errors that resulted in mass hysteria, unconstitutional lockdowns, abusive business shutdowns, and tyrannical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-setting-stage-suspend-even-ban-covid-vax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccine mandates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not surprising that the NIH officials Kennedy removed &mdash; such as Fauci&rsquo;s wife &mdash; were rabid promoters of the botched coronavirus vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">During the pandemic Fauci&rsquo;s bioethicist wife, Christine Grady, offered nurses a choice: Get vaccinated, or lose your job.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, she was offered a choice: Transfer to an office in Alaska, or lose your job.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s fair is fair. Everyone deserves a choice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TG55yICr1I\">pic.twitter.com\/TG55yICr1I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The COVID-19 History Project (@ThisDayinCovid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisDayinCovid\/status\/1907463598999281766?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, Kennedy &mdash; a longtime vaccine skeptic &mdash; torched Fauci for pushing the experimental Covid vaccine, the unscientific mask mandates, and the arbitrary the 6-foot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-finally-admits-everyone-already-knew-6-feet-covid-rule-humiliating-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social distancing rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Dr. Fauci also forced Americans to wear masks&hellip;even when he knew they wouldn&rsquo;t work. He said the &lsquo;6 ft. distancing rule&rsquo; was based on absolutely nothing&hellip;&rdquo; -RFK Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4Tj4Y7qOv\">pic.twitter.com\/N4Tj4Y7qOv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr David Cartland BMedSci MBChB MRCGP (2014) (@CartlandDavid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CartlandDavid\/status\/1903857991666868327?\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING. Saying that &ldquo;masks are not enough,&rdquo; Dr. Fauci is urging that citizens put airtight plastic bags on their heads. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s science,&rdquo; said Fauci. &ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t breathe, you can&rsquo;t spread the virus.&rdquo; The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is funding mass production of the bags. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O9yjPOPcuY\">pic.twitter.com\/O9yjPOPcuY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Perloff (@jameseperloff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jameseperloff\/status\/1280308989121703939?\">July 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Now that the fog has cleared, it&rsquo;s obvious that the government response was an abject failure across the board.<\/p>\n<p>There will be other crises and pandemics in the future; we cannot repeat the same destructive mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Our leaders must navigate such events without stoking mass hysteria, trampling everyone&rsquo;s civil liberties, shutting down the country, and decimating the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, left-wing agitators are hyperventilating at the changes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-reveals-1-thing-admires-biden-doozy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> administration is making to streamline the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>But given these agencies&rsquo; abysmal track record at serving the public good, it stands to reason that a drastic overhaul is long overdue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kennedy Jr. has started to eliminate inefficiencies within the oversized federal health bureaucracy to improve America&#8217;s health. Recently, he dismissed Christine Grady, the spouse of former coronavirus czar Anthony Fauci, from her position as head of the bioethics department at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Centers. Grady has been reassigned to a regional office with the Indian Health Service, along with several other colleagues of Fauci&#8217;s from NIH. This move is part of Kennedy&#8217;s broader initiative to restructure HHS by cutting 10,000 jobs, which aims to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. The layoffs will affect 1,200 positions at NIH, 3,500 at the FDA, and 2,400 at the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy emphasized that this significant overhaul was necessary because despite spending $1.9 trillion annually on healthcare costs, Americans are becoming increasingly unhealthy each year. He pointed out that in just four years, HHS&#8217;s budget has risen by 38%, yet health outcomes continue to worsen. While acknowledging the impact on those losing their jobs during this transition period\u2014stating that current strategies are ineffective\u2014he stressed a need for a shift towards preventive care rather than merely treating illness.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy assured that these changes would not impact essential services like Medicare or Medicaid and expressed sympathy for those affected by job losses while reiterating his commitment to recalibrating HHS for better public health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have voiced concerns over these layoffs while overlooking declining national health trends; however, Kennedy argues that despite substantial funding for federal healthcare systems in place today\u2014Americans face rising rates of sickness and addiction compared to other developed nations.<\/p>\n<p>The response during COVID-19 highlighted failures in government strategy leading to widespread panic and restrictive measures; thus emphasizing a need for future leaders who can manage crises without infringing on civil liberties or harming economic stability through drastic actions like lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these issues within federal agencies&#8217; performance records regarding public welfare service delivery\u2014a comprehensive reform is deemed necessary now more than ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2419387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Grady-v-Kennedy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,4434,16583,5894,32458],"class_list":["post-2419386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-fauci","tag-nih","tag-politics","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Grady-v-Kennedy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419390,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419386\/revisions\/2419390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}