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Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

My colleague and I have been taking a behind-the-scenes look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is using his power as health secretary to advance a vaccine agenda that animated him for the past 20 years.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

We found that Kennedy brought longtime allies into the government, including parents who say their children’s autism was caused by vaccines, despite scientific evidence that there is no link.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

We spoke with Kennedy, who said it was natural that he would bring in people he trusts to “challenge the orthodoxies” of a broken system.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

We viewed emails showing how Kennedy reached out to a whistleblower C.D.C. scientist who has said that the agency covered up a link between vaccines and autism, a claim that the agency has denied.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

When measles emerged in Texas, Kennedy did not sit for a briefing with C.D.C. scientists. Instead, he met with a local doctor promoting alternative remedies.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

Kennedy also brought a researcher into his department who was fined for practicing medicine without a license and who published discredited work tying vaccines to autism.

Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.

A federal vaccine panel is likely to decide today that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

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U.S. Military’s Planning for Boat Strikes Takes On New Significance

Senior military officials are set to go to Capitol Hill today to answer questions about one attack amid an uproar over the killing of survivors.

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Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say

The suspect’s identity remained unclear for the moment, but the arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the most enduring mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. riot.

 

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Long Before the National Guard Shooting, Warnings Came About the Suspect

A volunteer who worked with the Afghan immigrant who is suspected of shooting two National Guard members wrote in an email last year, “Rahmanullah needs help.”

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Afghans in U.S. Feel Sudden Chill in the Country That Once Welcomed Them

Afghan immigrants in the U.S. believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that the authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.

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The Best TV Shows of 2025

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another.

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Why It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in the U.S.A semiconductor hub in Phoenix illustrates the challenge of developing large-scale projects in America.

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Poll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away

About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the midterms.

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Republican Anger Erupts at Mike Johnson as Party Frets About Future

A small group of G.O.P. women have been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the House speaker.

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Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

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The Diplomat Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse but Kept His Job

President William Ruto of Kenya faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women in Saudi Arabia.

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Israel Is Displacing Palestinians in Biggest Settlement Surge in Decades

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

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As New York’s Governor Considers an A.I. Bill, Its Sponsor Throws Her a Fund-Raiser

Gov. Kathy Hochul received nearly $250,000 for her re-election campaign from donors eager to have her sign a bill that would regulate the A.I. field.

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How Chris Paul’s Clippers Return Fell Apart in Stunning Fashion

The star point guard was supposed to provide a big lift for the franchise. Instead, dissatisfaction was said to lead to a late-night decision.

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The Heist of Its Culinary Crown Jewels Rocks a French Village

Shop owners said the thieves who took nearly 1,000 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.

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