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Politics Sep 04

4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was at the center of a maelstrom Thursday as senators, including those who voted to confirm him, raised pressing questions over his public health agenda.

Politics Sep 04

WATCH: Sen. Barrasso presses RFK Jr. on whether policy decisions are based on science or politics

As one of the handful of doctors on the Senate Committee on Finance, Barrasso said vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives globally over the last 50 years.

Politics Sep 04

WATCH: Sen. Cassidy asks RFK Jr. how he can support Nobel for Trump COVID program but not back the vaccines

Cassidy said it surprised him that Kennedy would think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when the health secretary has attempted to restrict access to the vaccines and cancelled funding for mRNA vaccine research that was critical to the initiative's…

Politics Sep 04

WATCH: RFK Jr. says fired CDC director lying about being asked to back non-scientific vaccine policy

In her column in The Wall Street Jounral, Monarez lambasted Kennedy and his "deliberate effort to weaken America's public-health system and vaccine protections."…

Nation Aug 22

Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida’s execution record

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades.

Nation Jul 30

The U.S. is executing more people this year, and Florida is leading the way

Florida leads the nation in executions this year, setting new modern-day records.

Politics Jul 01

3 in 4 Americans worry Iran will retaliate for U.S. strikes

Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults said they were concerned or very concerned that Iran would lash out against the United States for the June attacks on three of its nuclear sites.

Politics Jul 01

What Americans think about Trump’s deportations right now

As President Donald Trump seeks to keep his campaign promise of mass deportations, a majority of Americans say actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have “gone too far,” according to a new poll.

Politics Jun 24

WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. questioned about vaccine policy, transparency in House hearing on funding request

Democratic lawmakers repeatedly grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy in a House hearing Tuesday about his actions in the Trump administration so far, including what they described as a lack of transparency around major decisions.

Politics Jun 12

WATCH: Sen. Padilla forcibly removed after interrupting Homeland Security news conference in LA

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed by law enforcement officials after interrupting a news conference in Los Angeles led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who vowed that the Trump immigration crackdown in the city was “not going away.”…

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