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Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters.

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Nation Sep 12

What we know so far about the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

Authorities announced Friday that they had made an arrest in the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in the midst of rampant public speculation about the suspect’s identity.

Health Sep 09

WATCH: Kennedy says NIH is studying possible causes of U.S. gun violence

PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins asked the health secretary if there was any discussion of mental health and firearms, and looking at the health of children in relation to firearms, when working toward this new report.

Politics Sep 09

WATCH: Kennedy unveils ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report

The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a new 20-page report Tuesday, outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s big pitch to President Donald Trump on how to address what the administration describes as the underlying causes of an uptick…

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.

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