Sep 05 WATCH: Trump holds news briefing after signing executive order for ‘Department of War’ moniker By Chris Megerian, Seung Min Kim, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Trump said the switch was intended to signal to the world that the United States was a force to be reckoned with, and he complained that the Department of Defense’s name was “woke.”… Continue reading
Sep 05 Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature. Continue reading
Sep 05 Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states By Angela Hart, KFF Health News, Devi Shastri, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in… Continue reading
Sep 05 U.S. hiring stalls with just 22,000 jobs added in August By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, also worse than expected and the highest level since 2021. Continue reading
Sep 04 4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino 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. Continue reading
Sep 04 White House says Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for Pentagon By Konstantin Toropin, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military. Continue reading
Sep 04 Rubio says U.S. is designating 2 Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist groups By Matthew Lee, Regina Garcia Cano, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement Thursday while in Ecuador as part of a trip to Latin America overshadowed by an American military strike against a similarly designated gang, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:25 In tense hearing, RFK Jr. challenged on vaccine views and trust in health agencies By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Jonah Anderson Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled during a combative hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators pressed Kennedy on his views on vaccines and whether he was effectively limiting access and destroying trust in past data and public… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:23 Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams In a fiery Senate hearing, Robert Kennedy Jr. made a number of questionable or misleading claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans. Amna Nawaz discussed some of these claims with Dr. Richard Besser, the president and CEO of… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 7:06 News Wrap: D.C. suing Trump administration to end National Guard deployment In our news wrap Thursday, D.C. is suing the Trump administration to end its deployment of the National Guard in the city, President Trump’s nominee to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors said he would… Continue watching