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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump's boldest efforts to reshape November's elections -- a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation's mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly short timeline.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A last-ditch Trump administration effort to hunt for noncitizen voters ahead of November's elections is requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a way that likely violates state laws, according to a federal whistleblower's statement released Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had " nothing to do with vaccines." New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci is sitting before Congress, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on TV debating COVID lockdowns and Americans can't agree on what science to trust.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Farah Berent, a teacher in Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that coverage of the war in Gaza was irreparably biased.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new platform from a progressive group that's notched several recent primary victories is becoming fodder for Republican attacks, as the GOP looks to frame Democrats as extremists and communists ahead of November's midterm elections.
In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being "stolen."
Maryland Democrats are choosing their U.S. House nominees in a handful of consequential and contentious primaries Tuesday, including a battle between a congresswoman and her predecessor and a crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new analysis from the healthcare research nonprofit KFF.
President Donald Trump on Monday announced more than 600 generic medications will be added to the government's discounted-drug website TrumpRx, dramatically increasing offerings in one of the Republican administration's key initiatives to help Americans struggling with high costs.
President Donald Trump is set to make more medications available on his discounted-drug website TrumpRx on Monday, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the remarks.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump's term.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House's signature drug pricing initiative.
President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House's signature most-favored-nation drug pricing initiative.
A Republican senator juggling three roles -- lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection -- walked a fine line on Wednesday as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist who has moved to dramatically roll back the nation's childhood vaccine recommendations.
A Republican senator juggling three roles -- lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection -- walked a fine line on Wednesday as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist who has moved to dramatically roll back the nation's childhood vaccine recommendations.
Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings.
Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin "a new era of radical transparency in government," according to a teaser video first obtained by The Associated Press.
The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first year in the Trump administration racked up win after win for the longtime anti-vaccine crusader's allies.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes, HIV and arthritis are among 15 new medications chosen for a Medicare drug price negotiation program that allows the federal government to haggle directly with drug manufacturers, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people.
NEW YORK (AP) -- When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.
NEW YORK (AP) -- When the U.S. Senate votes on rival, partisan health bills on Thursday, they'll have two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will otherwise result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.
NEW YORK (AP) -- When the U.S. Senate votes on rival, partisan health bills on Thursday, they'll have two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will otherwise result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don't cause autism, he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Army veteran Samuel Port couldn't believe what he was reading in his latest weekly newsletter emailed from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
NEW YORK (AP) -- YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent company Alphabet said Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta this week to consider whether to revise recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B, and a combination shot that protects children against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has requested access to voting equipment used in the 2020 election in two Missouri counties in what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to more closely monitor election processes around the country.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A U.S. Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency that secures the nation's critical infrastructure, including election systems.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A controversial bid to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade seemed on its way to passing as the Republican tax cut and spending bill championed by President Donald Trump worked its way through the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, a day after announcing his opposition to President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries.
NEW YORK (AP) -- As he crisscrossed the country in 2024, Donald Trump pledged to supporters that voting him back into the presidency would be "our final battle."
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump's newest surgeon general nominee is a burgeoning health influencer who has shared her approach to health care through appearances on some of the nation's most popular wellness and right-wing podcasts.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- Those who rioted, assaulted police officers or broke into congressional offices during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are now being received as honored guest speakers at local Republican events around the country.
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- Ryan Kelley thought he had a good shot at becoming Michigan's governor in 2022. That is, until he was charged with misdemeanors for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. His campaign sputtered and he finished fourth out of five candidates in the Republican primary.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday said she would wait to decide whether to grant a preliminary injunction to national Democrats and voting rights groups that are challenging President Donald Trump's recent executive order on elections.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday will hear arguments in three cases from national Democrats and voting rights groups that are challenging President Donald Trump's recent executive order on elections, which, among other changes, would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to overhaul the nation's elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits filed two separate lawsuits calling it unconstitutional.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two election watchdog organizations sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over his executive order seeking to overhaul the nation's elections through a proof-of-citizenship requirement, new mail ballot deadline restrictions and other sweeping changes.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The popular right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino has built a career of unleashing sometimes inflammatory rants against the media, Democrats and the federal government.
NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the top election officials in Arizona's largest county, which has been roiled in recent years by conspiracy theories and intimidation of election workers, is moving away from the office's previous efforts to combat misinformation.
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday ordered that no federal officer, employee or agent may unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen, an early step toward his campaign promise to dismantle what he called government "censorship" of U.S. citizens.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world's richest men.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jen Easterly, the outgoing head of the U.S. government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said Wednesday she hopes her agency is allowed to continue its election-related work under new leadership despite "contentiousness" around that part of its mission.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies had spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and inevitable fraud.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election -- and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.