RFK Jr. halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
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U.S. prosecutors won't seek death penalty for 2 Mexican drug lords
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Whitmer meets with Trump to ask for relief on tariffs, Medicaid cuts
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Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico's financial oversight board
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Trump administration officially ends "5 things" emails for federal workers
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In a first, Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device
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Confederate statue toppled by protesters in 2020 being reinstalled in D.C.
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Abbott sues to remove Democratic "ringleader" from office amid redistricting showdown
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RFK Jr. halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds
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House panel subpoenas Clintons, other ex-officials in Epstein probe
The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Justice Department officials for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico's financial oversight board
A White House official said the five were fired because of their exorbitant salaries and ineffective oversight.
Trump says Vance is "most likely" his heir apparent
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Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys argue against unsealing grand jury testimony
"Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Ghislaine Maxwell is not," Maxwell's attorney David Markus wrote in the court filing.
Ex-DOGE staffer allegedly assaulted in D.C.; Trump floats taking over city
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