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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health agency’s program for vaccines and ...

Expanding the rights of parents, and giving children less autonomy, has been a common theme among bills filed by North Carolina Republican lawmakers in the 2025 session.

But three months into his presidency, Trump has found a way. Last Thursday, the Trump Organization struck a deal to build a ...

The ceremony marked a major moment for Gov. Greg Abbott, who threw his full political weight and millions of campaign dollars ...

Peter Obi’s political journey exposes the deep cracks in Nigeria’s democracy, from elite party-switching to public ...

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in ...

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders related to immigration, including one that requires English-language ...

White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday blamed the parents of U.S. citizen children the Trump administration sent to Honduras over the weekend.At a Monday morning press ...

The country’s worst-ever president attacks its best university and one of the greatest institutions in human history. Based ...

The accolades rolling in upon Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement are well earned. An often overlooked but central contribution is ...