• Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against Cornyn

    Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against Cornyn

    Feb 16, 2026 09:35 PM EST

    ... pain reliever, accusing them of deceptively marketing it specifically to expecting women, asserting unproven claims that early exposure to its active ingredient increased risks of autism. Most notably, Paxton led numerous legal challenges against the previous Joe Biden administration over immigration and border policies, often succeeding and burnishing his credentials ...

  • A timeline of Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota

    A timeline of Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota

    Feb 13, 2026 08:28 PM EST

    ... capitalized on the fraud cases to target the Somalia diaspora in Minnesota. Eighty-two of the 92 defendants in the child nutrition, housing services and autism program schemes are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota. Dec. 30: More federal immigration officers surge to Minnesota ...

  • How the ICE operation in Minnesota is affecting medical care and mental health

    How the ICE operation in Minnesota is affecting medical care and mental health

    Feb 09, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    ... that came in late as well so that, by the time you get there, the kid is really struggling to breathe, 15-year-old with autism who came in with abdominal pain. And it turned out that his mother had been detained about a week earlier. So he had about ...

  • Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise

    Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise

    Feb 08, 2026 09:05 PM EST

    ... too far from established science. During a Senate hearing Tuesday, Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, said no single vaccine causes autism, but he did not rule out the possibility that research may find some combination of vaccines could have negative health side effects. But Kennedy ...

  • A parent’s guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for

    A parent’s guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for

    Feb 01, 2026 07:59 PM EST

    ... can produce a very mild version of the illness," said Schaffner. The MMR vaccine has long been a target of claims linking the vaccine to autism. Decades of epidemiological research have not demonstrated a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. The claim traces back to a 1998 paper by ...

  • How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts

    How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts

    Jan 30, 2026 11:25 PM EST

    ... Mother of Nicholas Sills: Quite frankly, Nicholas, he's a wonderful kid.He really is. But he needs some support in just about everything he does. Judy Woodruff: As a young boy, Nicholas was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and then autism. He's been coming to Bright Center since 2019.

  • In a tumultuous year, U.S. health policy transforms under RFK Jr.

    In a tumultuous year, U.S. health policy transforms under RFK Jr.

    Jan 02, 2026 08:05 PM EST

    ... and note that scientists have thoroughly explored the issue in rigorous research spanning decades, all pointing to the same conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism. Kennedy has promised a wide-ranging effort to study environmental factors that potentially contribute to autism and in an Oval Office event with Trump ...

  • Judge denies release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

    Judge denies release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

    Jan 02, 2026 07:57 PM EST

    ... asked for him to be released on home detention with GPS monitoring. They said Cole doesn't have a criminal record, has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and lives in a stable home that he shared with his parents in Woodbridge, Virginia. "Mr. Cole simply ...

  • Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'

    Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'

    Dec 31, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    ... pregnant women should not use Tylenol. To this day, the White House Web site says it's a -- quote -- "fact" that Tylenol is linked to autism. What are the facts? Katie Sanders: It's not. This is another example of the administration running with associations and unproven research that has ...

  • Trump administration freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

    Trump administration freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

    Dec 31, 2025 07:00 PM EST

    ... federal funds that supported 14 programs in Minnesota since 2018 may have been stolen. Most of the defendants in the child nutrition, housing services and autism program schemes are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota. O’Neill, who is serving as acting director of ...