RFK Jr.’s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans

The National Institutes of Health is amassing private medical records from a number of federal and commercial databases to give to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new effort to study autism, the NIH’s top official said Monday. The new data will allow external researchers picked for Kennedy’s autism studies to study

Student loan borrowers in default face garnished wages

Washington — The Education Department will soon begin collecting payments for student loans that are in default, including through wage garnishment for potentially millions of borrowers, the department announced Monday. Beginning May 5, the Education Department will begin involuntary collections through the Treasury Department’s offset program, which claws back delinquent debts by withholding payments such

Can Trump fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell? Here’s what to know.

President Trump remains on the attack against Jerome Powell, deriding the Federal Reserve chief in a social media post on Monday as a “major loser” and pressing him to lower interest rates “NOW.” The latest blast comes just days after Mr. Trump said on April 17 that Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.” On Friday, National

Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act deportations tested in Colorado court

A showdown in federal court in Denver could help shape the legal landscape surrounding deportations. A high-stakes hearing in Denver in a case filed by immigrants’ rights groups against the Trump administration concluded Monday morning. Attorneys for the Trump administration argued that people facing deportation should be allotted 24 hours’ notice to be able to

Rep. Robert Garcia says he’s in El Salvador to demand Maryland man’s return

Washington — Rep. Robert Garcia, who traveled with lawmakers to El Salvador Monday to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, warned the case is “on its way to a major constitutional crisis” as the White House says it doesn’t intend to bring back the mistakenly deported Maryland man. Garcia, a California Democrat, said on