In his battle with doctors, RFK Jr.’s got GOP lawmakers on his side

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s at war with the groups that represent physicians. Some GOP doctors in Congress are backing him up. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary is straining Republicans’ relationship with the medical establishment to what’s looking like a breaking point. Doctors and their professional associations, such as the American Medical Association … Read more

Carney downplays fallout with Trump

The two leaders have not been in contact since the president torpedoed trade talks. Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s up to President Donald Trump to explain how their budding relationship soured so quickly, weeks after their White House love-in. “In any complicated, high-stakes negotiation, you can get unexpected twists and turns, and you have … Read more

America Doesn’t Have Enough Weapons for a Major Conflict. These Workers Know Why.

This summer, employees at several big defense companies went on strike. Their grievances highlight a much larger problem brewing beneath the surface. ORLANDO, Florida — On the Monday morning of Memorial Day, Randy Tejada arrived at a picket line outside Lockheed Martin’s enormous missile factory here, joining about 40 of his colleagues as they stood … Read more

Trump says he’d ‘love to’ run in 2028

U.S. president also floats JD Vance and Marco Rubio as top alternate contenders, given the constitution bars him from running for a third term. U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in Monday on who might lead the Republican Party after he leaves office, naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as top … Read more

Takaichi’s tightrope: Flatter Trump, don’t feed him

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces an early leadership test in managing Trump’s concerns about Japanese investment and defense spending President Donald Trump and Japan’s new prime minister meet this week for the first time and each has something to prove. Sanae Takaichi’s rise to power as the country’s first female prime minister is tied, … Read more

Trump’s popularity slips among Hispanic adults

A new poll finds the president’s favorability among the demographic has fallen nearly 20 points since taking office. President Donald Trump’s favorability among Hispanic adults has fallen dramatically since his inauguration in January, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted earlier this month. The October poll, which surveyed 1,289 … Read more

Homebuilders push new frontier for Fannie and Freddie: Construction loans

The policy has had industry interest for years, but recent Trump posts may add momentum. Homebuilders are using President Donald Trump’s growing calls for government-controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get house construction “going” to push a controversial proposal: getting the mortgage giants to back construction loans. The industry’s long-desired policy would create a … Read more

‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled

A lobbying blitz by social and religious conservatives paid off last week when Trump announced policies that fell short of his promise to make fertility treatments, which they oppose, free. Social and religious conservatives spent more than a year lobbying first the Trump campaign and then the administration against mandating or subsidizing insurance coverage of … Read more