The health secretary says nobody knows how many Americans died of Covid - but accepts Covid vaccines saved "quite a few" lives.

Senate Republicans on Thursday bulldozed past Senate precedents and changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, in an extraordinary move that is likely to undercut Congress’s future role in vetting executive branch officials.

Live updates and latest news as Trump is expected to meet with the Qatari prime minister today after Israel's military strikes aimed at Hamas leadership in Doha

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as he seeks to defend the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal health agencies accused of systemic corruption.

Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has proved himself adept at evading the controversies that have dogged him on a near-daily basis. With the vast powers of the presidency at his disposal, he often succeeds in pivoting the national conversation to focus on political terrain he finds more favorable, like immigration or crime.

It is true that in December 2024, three Democratic senators introduced a constitutional amendment to remove the Electoral College in favor of direct national elections. They argued that the current system, in place since the nation's founding, was ...