Washington — It may be a “better thing” if fewer children receive the flu vaccine, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS News, after the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. This week, the Centers for Disease Control announced vaccines to fight respiratory syncytial virus, meningococcal disease, flu, and COVID
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS News on Wednesday that one key goal of the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines is to encourage protein consumption, defending the new food pyramid against criticism that it could lead to more saturated fat consumption. “What we’re stressing is that people should be
Wu Xian, a Chinese security guard, aims pepper spray at pro-democracy activists outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times The State Department is “closely following” a recent incident involving a Chinese Consulate guard attacking peaceful protesters with pepper spray outside the diplomatic mission in Los Angeles,
Wu Xian, a Chinese security guard, aims pepper spray at pro-democracy activists outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times The State Department is “closely following” a recent incident involving a Chinese Consulate guard attacking peaceful protesters with pepper spray outside the diplomatic mission in Los Angeles,
The U.S. military action removing Nicolás Maduro from power divides Americans, and their views on it connect to what they think the U.S. goals are and what they believe comes next. At the moment, most think the Trump administration is among other aims trying to get access to Venezuela’s oil and expand U.S. power in
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday formally invited President Trump to deliver the State of the Union before a joint session of Congress on Feb. 24, he announced. “Together in 2025, your administration and the 119th Congress delivered one of the most consequential agendas in history, and Americans across this great country will
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger arrives on stage at her election night watch party at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images Virginia Democrats held onto a Richmond-area state Senate seat in a special election this week, preserving their narrow majority in the state’s upper chamber