Partial government shutdown begins - Roll Call A government shutdown became unavoidable after the Senate again rejected a House-passed funding patch and adjourned until Wednesday. Roll Call · Sep 30, 2025
First Thing: One dead and two injured in shooting at Texas Ice facility Authorities say all three people shot were detainees at Dallas facility. Plus, WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025
Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims Senators warn health secretary’s advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranks The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025
Stephen Colbert on Jimmy Kimmel: ‘To know him well is to admire him immensely’ Late-night hosts celebrate the return of Kimmel and recap Trump’s ‘insane’ press conference baselessly blaming Tylenol for autism The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025
Trump's misleading comments on autism validate the 'MAHA' movement and reveal its political potency President Donald Trump's unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism are validating the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and revealing its potential political power The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025
White House autism-Tylenol link leads to confusion, pushback - Roll Call Critics say risk of fever during pregnancy far outweighs the risk of use of popular over-the-counter painkiller. Roll Call · Sep 23, 2025
Trump, officials link Tylenol to autism as medical community balks - Roll Call President Trump and his health team advise against taking Tylenol during pregnancy, rebuking long-standing public health guidance. Roll Call · Sep 22, 2025
Kennedy’s vaccine advisory panel upends shot recommendations - Roll Call The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel greenlighted a more limited COVID-19 vaccine recommendation Friday. Roll Call · Sep 19, 2025
CDC’s new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot - Roll Call The change was backed by an advisory panel whose members were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Roll Call · Sep 18, 2025
Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’ It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025
Trump puts the squeeze on two Republican critics. It could cost them reelection ANALYSIS: The pair voted to convict Trump. Now, Eric Garcia writes, they find themselves virtually unable to break with the president. And that could cost them. The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
West coast states band together to issue vaccine guidelines after CDC and HHS purge California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii release recommendations in wake of firings at federal health agencies The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2025
RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine fight and US fear for public health: key moments from ousted CDC director’s testimony Susan Monarez spoke alongside ex-chief medical officer Debra Houry about vaccines, Kennedy and threats to US health The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2025
Ex-CDC chief details agency turmoil under RFK Jr. Susan Monarez provided a window into the ongoing turmoil at the public health agency. Axios · Sep 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025 ‘You have your time, Bernie’: Rand Paul and Sanders in Senate dustup over letting RFK-fired CDC chief answer 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
Axios · Sep 17, 2025 Ex-CDC official says RFK Jr. pressured her to stay silent Monarez said she was afraid Kennedy was making her sacrifice "transparency" and "integrity."
International Business Times · Sep 17, 2025 Fired US Health Agency Chief Testifies On Pressure To 'Replace Evidence With Ideology' The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators Wednesday she was fired for refusing to approve changes to childhood vaccine schedules not backed by scientific evidence, as the Trump administration moves to dismantle longstanding healthy policy.
Euronews · Sep 17, 2025 Fired US CDC chief says RFK Jr is taking public health to a 'very dangerous place' Susan Monarez was ousted weeks into her job at the US CDC over disagreement with health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on vaccine policies.
Roll Call · Sep 17, 2025 GOP shows division on Kennedy during Monarez appearance - Roll Call Former CDC director said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change the childhood immunization schedule later this month.
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 Trump reportedly thinks RFK Jr is the key to win the midterms - all by getting MAHA moms on their side 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
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 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
We Got This Covered · Sep 5, 2025 Republicans turn on trusted Donald Trump puppet RFK Jr. as he becomes the president’s nightmare It's getting ugly.
We Got This Covered · Sep 5, 2025 RFK Jr says Trump deserves Nobel Prize for COVID vaccine, also says vaccine killed more people than COVID Makes sense if he's a big fan of mass death!
Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2025 Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines Robert F Kennedy Jr disputed claims by US senators on health policies, COVID-19 vaccines, and antidepressants.