RFK Jr. denies pressuring ousted CDC director to preapprove vaccine changes

Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday denied that he pressured the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to preapprove vaccination recommendations from a panel he overhauled before her firing.  Susan Monarez was fired from the position less than a month after her Senate confirmation.

Trump Urges Europe to Cut Russian Oil Imports, Increase Pressure on China

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 18, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed European leaders to halt purchases of Russian oil that are funding the war

D.C. sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment

The attorney general for the District of Columbia announced Thursday that the nation’s capital is suing the Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops within the city’s boundaries, alleging the violation amounts to an unconstitutional, “involuntary military occupation.” The suit alleges that President Trump “has run roughshod over a fundamental tenet of American