Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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GOP senators push ahead on President Donald Trump’s tax cuts package, punting big decisions for later
Senate Republicans said they are pushing ahead on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts this week, even though they’re punting some of the most difficult decisions — including the costs and how to pay for the multitrillion-dollar package — until later.
President Donald Trump is set to announce ‘reciprocal’ tariffs in a risky move that could reshape the economy
After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to announce a barrage of self-described reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike.
Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging than previously thought.
Today in History: John Paul II dies
On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. The first non-Italian pope in over 450 years, John Paul II became one of the most influential leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries while playing a crucial role in the fall of communism in Europe.
Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that set a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
A Senate vote to reverse President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada is testing Republican support
With President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” of tariff implementation fast approaching, Senate Democrats are putting Republican support for some of those plans to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.
US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
As the United States prepares to welcome the world for various sporting events, the question becomes: Will the world want to come?