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President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to “support maximal parental choice over …

President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft in Turkey last month after U.S. intelligence officials identified a credible Iranian threat against him, using an airport catering truck to move him from the plane journalists believed was carrying him to a smaller military aircraft, according to people familiar with the operation and …

President Donald Trump has restarted his effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, reopening an unprecedented clash over the independence of the nation’s central bank just weeks after the Supreme Court blocked his initial attempt. The White House notified Cook this week that Trump is considering firing her over …

Families sending children back to school this fall are confronting more than the usual scramble for pencils, notebooks and lunch boxes. They’re facing a sharply higher bill — while some immigrant families are also preparing for the possibility that a parent could be detained. A new analysis from the Century …

Project 68, a media and civic engagement organization, announced Monday the launch of a fellowship program designed to develop a new generation of Black storytellers, journalists, creators and civic leaders, beginning with a partnership at Howard University. The pilot program, known as P68 Impact Hub x Howard University, will create …

Across the United States, police departments and other organizations are rapidly building networks of cameras that can record where vehicles travel, when they pass and what they look like. The technology, known as automated license plate recognition, is marketed as a powerful crime-fighting tool. But its rapid expansion is also …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she is freezing her eggs as she weighs her personal and political future, including a possible campaign for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028. Ocasio-Cortez, 36, said on Instagram that the decision was intended to give her greater control over her reproductive choices as she …

Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to his bones and other parts of his body and is causing significant pain, his son Hunter Biden said in a new interview. Hunter Biden became emotional while discussing his father’s health during a wide-ranging interview Friday with BBC News, describing the …

The U.S. Senate adjourned for its summer recess early Saturday after approving a stopgap spending bill but declining to advance legislation that would require photo ID for voting.  In a rare overnight session that began on Friday, senators trudged through a slew of measures, confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of …

The Senate overwhelmingly approved sweeping new sanctions on Russia on Friday, sending a long-delayed bipartisan measure to the House that would give President Donald Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and natural gas. The 86-11 vote marked a major breakthrough for …

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee lost his bid for renomination Tuesday, becoming one of the highest-profile congressional incumbents to fall in the 2026 primary season despite receiving President Donald Trump’s endorsement. NBC News projected that former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Ogles in the Republican primary, handing the …

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders in his second attempt to deny citizenship to babies born to noncitizens, following the Supreme Court’s defeat this summer of an earlier order to redefine birthright citizenship. Trump said the Supreme Court ruling was “an unfortunate decision” so “we’re making adjustments” …

The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, marking the first monthly decline in employment in months and signaling renewed weakness in the labor market as employers pulled back on hiring. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 jobs, far below economists’ expectations …

A Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former top U.S. public health official refused to answer questions during a hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating a yearslong political battle over the federal government’s response to the outbreak. …

President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate for a critical battleground U.S. House seat in Michigan suffered a stunning primary defeat Tuesday night, losing to a little-known Republican who had suspended his own campaign weeks earlier and endorsed another candidate. Business owner Thomas Smith unexpectedly defeated Navy veteran Amir Hassan in the …