82 m. ago ‘You have your time, Bernie’: Rand Paul and Sanders in Senate dustup over letting RFK

Republicans are split over the firing of the CDC director who was joined by ex-chief medical officer in detailing RFK Jr.’s undermining of US vaccine policy

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2 h. ago RFK Jr’s actions risk restricting children’s access to vaccines, say ousted CDC officials

Former officials testify before US Senate, saying the CDC under Kennedy is ‘supporting policies not based in science’US politics live – latest updatesTop former officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accused Robert F Kennedy Jr of hobbling the country’s ability to respond to outbreaks and disease threats.The two officials testified at a hearing on Wednesday before the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) committee. Susan Monarez, the CDC director chosen by Kennedy, was fired after less than a month. Debra Houry, chief medical officer at the CDC, resigned after serving under six CDC directors during both Republican and Democratic administrations. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Former CDC chief Susan Monarez set to testify RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is testifying before the Senate health committee

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17 h. ago Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence

Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F

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22 h. ago Trump reportedly thinks RFK Jr is the key to win the midterms

Tensions within the GOP over RFK Jr could get a public airing with testimony of the former CDC head expected in the Senate on Wednesday

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23 h. ago FBI director Kash Patel wears Liverpool FC tie to US Senate hearing

The FBI director’s seeming fandom of the Premier League club also represents an unexpected clash of politicsFBI director Kash Patel appeared for a hearing in front of the US Senate judiciary committee wearing a tie featuring the logo of English Premier League side Liverpool on Tuesday.The tie drew questions across social media. For one thing, it’s extremely unusual for a government official to wear a tie featuring the logo of any business, let alone a sports team. For another, Patel has not publicly expressed fandom for Liverpool in the past – at least not in words. He has previously been photographed wearing Liverpool ties on at least two separate occasions, though. The first, on 12 December 2024, came when Patel was visiting various lawmakers on Capitol Hill after Donald Trump’s victory in that year’s election, with Patel at the time being rumored to be a part of the administration. The second came about five months later, on 9 April 2025, at a press event touting the US authoriti...

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51 h. ago Can you still get vaccinated in America this Covid and flu season? Maybe

State officials had cautioned for months that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was dismantling U.S. vaccine infrastructure, writes James Liddell. While some are scrambling to preserve access, others are rolling it back

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4 d. ago Can Americans still get vaccinated under Trump and RFK Jr? The answer comes down to geography

State officials had cautioned for months that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was dismantling U.S. vaccine infrastructure, writes James Liddell. While some are scrambling to preserve access, others are rolling it back

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4 d. ago Trump team set to announce link between 25 child deaths and Covid shots: report

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet next week as it considers new recommendations for the Covid-19 shot

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5 d. ago RFK Jr. does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders

Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern scienceSince taking office, Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the health and human services department (HHS) has undermined vaccines at every turn. He has dismissed the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel, narrowed access to life-saving Covid-19 vaccines, filled scientific advisory boards with conspiracy theorists and fired the newly appointed CDC director for refusing to rubber-stamp his actions.But his rejection of vaccines is only part of the problem. Secretary Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science.Bernie Sanders is a US senator, and ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr over vaccines set to testify in Senate

Susan Monarez, who was removed from the public health agency less than a month after being sworn in, to address senators on her ousting by Robert F Kennedy Jr

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8 d. ago Donald Trump takes shot at RFK Jr over vaccines amid Republican rift

A rift on vaccination could have opened in the White House as prominent vaccine sceptic and US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy is called out by Trump who dubbed vaccines "amazing"

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1 week ago Bill Maher says it ‘pains’ him to criticize RFK Jr but determines ‘he’s got to go’

Health and Human Services Secretary defended his controversial stances on vaccines and healthcare during a fiery, three-hour hearing before the Senate Finance Committee this week

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1 week ago RFK Jr says Dr Oz is on his side as Bernie Sanders lists medical associations who support vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr cited Dr Oz as an expert who supports his stance on vaccines during a fiery clash with Senator Bernie Sanders.

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1 week ago RFK Jr claims the US is the ‘sickest country in the world’ as he spars with Democrats over vaccines and healthcare

Democrats slam Kennedy as a ‘charlatan’ and a threat to children

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2 w. ago More than 1,000 health workers urge Kennedy to quit over anti

Letter says Kennedy endangered US health, installed ideologues and ignored pleas as resignations mounted at CDCUS politics live – latest updatesA letter published Wednesday from more than 1,000 past and present workers of the health and human services department (HHS) has demanded the resignation of Robert F Kennedy Jr, insisting the health secretary’s attacks on vaccines endangered the lives of all Americans.The hard-hitting letter, addressed to Congress members, blames Kennedy for turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the firing of the agency’s chief and replacement by a Donald Trump loyalist with no medical or scientific background. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump casts doubt on his own COVID vaccines program after RFK Jr threatens restrictions

Trump wants drugmakers to ‘justify the success’ of Operation Warp Speed following wave of CDC resignations and warnings from public health officials

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2 w. ago ‘I only see harm coming’: Top CDC official who quit over RFK Jr policies says he fears more attacks on vaccines still to come

Demetre Daskalakis warns that the new acting CDC director will only serve Robert F. Kennedy Jr

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2 w. ago Lawyer for Federal Reserve governor targeted by Trump says firing does ‘irreparable harm’ – US politics live

Lisa Cook’s attorney argues she should be allowed to carry on in her role until court makes ruling White House picks Kennedy deputy to replace fired CDC chiefA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC – US politics live

Senators’ fury at developments at US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Jim O’Neill picked to replace Susan MonarezWhite House picks Kennedy deputy to replace fired CDC chiefPatty Murray, the Washington senator, has called for the Trump administration to provide “immediate answers” about reports that two firefighters were detained by border agents as they were responding to a wildfire in the state.Federal immigration authorities on Wednesday staged an operation on the scene of the Bear Gulch fire, a nearly 9,000-acre (3,600-hectare) blaze in the Olympic national forest, where they arrested two people who were part of a contract firefighting crew, the Seattle Times first reported. The fire is the largest currently burning in the state. Continue reading...

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