The FDA approved the first mRNA flu vaccine for use in older adults. Here’s what to know
For older adults, the flu vaccine could look a little different this year.
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admin Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce isn’t quite over
When Laura Dodson received a notice in late June that her job as an agricultural economist at the US Department…
Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots. Experts say it’s a bad idea
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that seeks to dramatically reshape vaccine policy in the United States,…
Ken Paxton tries to tamp down growing Republican concerns about his Senate campaign
After years of battling fellow Republicans and helping lead the culture wars in Texas, Ken Paxton is campaigning on tax…
When they didn’t find fraud while testing a voting machine for the Trump admin, this cyber firm faced a wave of backlash
The Trump administration abruptly declined to renew a contract for a cybersecurity firm it hired to examine voting equipment in…
False claims about miscarriage risk from Covid-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data
Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have recently…
Lawmakers leave the VA secretary out of veterans bill discussions: ‘They don’t trust him anymore’
A month after House Republicans failed to pass a veterans health bill, lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors to try…
Todd Blanche makes plea for unity at Justice Department
In his inaugural address to the Justice Department workforce on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to make the department…
The Democratic establishment might have avoided disaster — but it’s still in danger
The political season some have christened as “hot DSA summer” is lurching to an awfully eventful close.
Trump’s Iran headaches are mounting
The Iran war hasn’t gone well for President Donald Trump since, well, shortly after it began.