Childhood vaccine exemptions for personal or religious reasons hit new record
CDC data finds vaccination rates for schoolkids are declining as the Trump administration pushes for fewer shots. The number of parents in the U.S. choosing...
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out Republican senator Bill Cassidy...
How Trump’s order on vaccines is sowing confusion, doubt and fear
The order cannot effect change, and is only ‘undermining trust in vaccines’ as CDC guidance remains the same Donald Trump’s executive order on vaccines does...
U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
The U.S. budget deficit soared to its highest monthly level in more than five years amid a surge in Medicare costs and as interest on...
US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push
Four leading U.S. human rights groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, calling the effort unconstitutional. President...
Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines Donald Trump has signed...
Pentagon urges faster US weapons production amid stockpile concerns
The Pentagon has called on the United States defence industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted...
At Trump’s DOJ, watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar
In one courtroom after another, federal judges have accused U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department of an extraordinary spate of misconduct, including making false statements,...
Trump immigration crackdown ensnares families of US troops
An AP investigation found dozens of active-duty troops’ parents and spouses detained despite protections The Trump administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty US...