Politics

A Hepatitis B vaccine in Atlanta, Georgia, September 29, 2023. Alyssa Pointer for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An influential group of advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a meeting on Thursday is considering dropping a longstanding recommendation to give all newborns a hepatitis B vaccination in the […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he would seek to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” saying that the far-left-wing group was “sick” and “dangerous.” The president in a social media post said he would also “strongly recommend” that whoever funds the actions of antifa groups should be investigated. “I am […]

Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris has written in her forthcoming memoir that she considered former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as the top choice to be her running mate in her 2024 presidential campaign, according to excerpts of the book obtained by The Atlantic. But, she […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has filed an emergency appeal with the United State Supreme Court seeking to stay a lower court order temporarily blocking the removal of Lisa Cook as governor on the Federal Reserve Board. Solicitor General John Sauer argues on behalf of the administration that lower courts have no […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C.’s top elected leaders on Thursday warned that President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge has undermined public trust and threatened the city’s autonomy, even as they pressed Congress to help the District rebuild its police force and fill critical judicial vacancies. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump is meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the latter’s official country residence on Thursday, the second day of a historic second state visit to the U.K., which saw Trump hosted by the royal family at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The two leaders held a bilateral […]

danielfela/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recent arrests involving migrants who were brought to the country as children are raising concerns among some immigrant rights and legal advocates that the Trump administration is disregarding protections provided by an Obama-era program. An “Enforcement Tracker” organized by a coalition of immigrant rights advocacy organizations, called “Home is Here,” […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the latter’s official country residence on Thursday, on the second day of a historic second state visit to the U.K. which saw Trump hosted by the royal family at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The two leaders will hold […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files when he appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a roughly five-hour hearing Wednesday — sparring with lawmakers calling for answers about unreleased documents in the investigation. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin and Patel argued over the […]

Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Susan Monarez arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin […]