Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in the past 35 years. Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic … Read more
Every member of the “Squad,” an informal left-wing congressional caucus, has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, according to his campaign website. The Squad is made up of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Summer Lee, D-Pa., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., and Greg Casar, D-Texas. Many … Read more
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, was hospitalized following a car crash Sunday morning near Toledo, her office said in a statement. Kaptur was on her way to church when the wreck happened, her office said. She suffered injuries that are not life-threatening. “This morning, Congresswoman Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle on her way to … Read more
A bitter family feud has spilled into Congress after Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called on his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, to resign, accusing the fellow Ohio Republican of abusive behavior and saying he poses a danger to Moreno’s daughter and granddaughter. Moreno’s extraordinary statement on X Sunday marked the latest escalation in a years-long … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing a conservative backlash after reaffirming his opposition to amnesty in a social media post, with critics arguing the hardline message contradicted comments he made hours earlier during an immigration speech in Oklahoma. Hours after speaking at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City, Mullin wrote on … Read more
US president claims delay is also in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the region Donald Trump has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of “rapidly” reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz. The US president paused the … Read more
Donald Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments Governments are told that public services must shrink because money is tight. Yet a new Tax Justice Network report says that countries could capture an extra $500bn a year without raising corporate tax rates. The … Read more
Unmoved by his former son-in-law’s X livestream denials Sunday, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called on Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, to resign from Congress and seek “serious psychological help.” “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them,” Moreno wrote in a lengthy statement on X. “He should … Read more
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shares his thoughts on the Maine Senate race after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized Sanders for having “no regrets” over endorsing Graham Platner.
Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.), Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) and Unite CEO Tim Shriver join Kristen Welker for a Common Ground conversation on dignity in politics, live from the National Governors Association event in Oklahoma City.
