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‘Not the MAHA that we signed up for’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. learns the perils of power and keeping his grassroots movement together

Criticisms have grown loud enough that the health secretary has taken to social media to defend his colleagues.

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Kennedy admits that he personally ordered CDC to update website on vaccines and autism, contradicting many years of guidance

During his confirmation process, Kennedy pledged to Sen. Bill Cassidy he would leave the statement that vaccines do not cause autism on the CDC...

22.11.2025 10

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JD Vance on RFK and the MAHA movement: Many times in history, ‘all the experts were wrong’

All the experts were wrong some of the time, therefore HHS Secretary Kennedy's approach is good, the vice president seemed to be saying.

13.11.2025 9

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‘We want more babies, to put it nicely’: Trump strikes deal for drugmaker to lower cost of common IVF drug

New federal guidance will allow companies to offer fertility benefits separate from major medical insurance plans, like they do with dental and...

17.10.2025 3

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‘Do I spend $500 on a doctor’s visit or do I buy groceries?’: Meet some of the Americans who could lose health insurance soon if ACA tax credits die

The tax credits are at the heart of the federal government shutdown, in its third week with no end in sight.

16.10.2025 2

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Trump dismayed by MAGA’s obsession with ‘a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein’

Supporters who were told to never look away don't like hearing "nothing to see here."

15.07.2025 3

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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s bill and being threatened with a primary challenge

“I look forward to having the pure freedom to call the balls and strikes as I see fit and representing the great people of North Carolina to the...

29.06.2025 10

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Trump plan to require proof-of-citizenship to vote shot down by judge

The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to restore public confidence in elections.

25.04.2025 8

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Trump signs order to make voters show proof of citizenship in elections, with swift pushback expected from states which set their own voting rules

The order’s documentary proof of citizenship requirement signals that the president is not waiting for congressional Republicans to pass their...

26.03.2025 10

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Right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino will join Kash Patel as deputy FBI director; says he wants agents who investigated Trump fired

The Justice Department has already demanded a list from the FBI of the thousands of agents who participated in investigations into the Jan. 6,...

25.02.2025 20

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Microsoft traces fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run video back to Russian troll farm

A new Microsoft threat intelligence report confirms viral Harris disinformation was spread from a Russia-linked troll farm.

17.09.2024 2

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Most Americans don’t trust AI, chatbots or search results to give them accurate election information

An AP-NORC poll reveals that even as Americans have started using generative AI-fueled chatbots and search engines, most have remained skeptical of...

12.09.2024 1

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