The health secretary promised not to pick “anti-vaxxers.” But some public health leaders accused him of breaking his word.
nytimes
-
-
Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted to remove him. Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party’s sitting …
-
nytimes
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s Delegate in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democrat and nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., attended a recent gala to accept an award honoring her decades-long career in Congress, she appeared to …
-
nytimes
Detention and Deportation As Seen Through a Family Group Chat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSaul Martinez for The New York Times On Feb. 15, Carlos Enrique Itriago Arevalo put on a mint-green softball uniform, ate a bowl of cornflakes and rushed out the door …
-
nytimes
Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemands from the White House for a drastic increase in arrests of people who have entered the country illegally have pushed immigration officials into overdrive to fulfill President Trump’s pledge …
-
nytimes
House Republicans Move to Put Their Stamp on D.C. as Budget Fix Languishes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThree months ago, President Trump urged House Republicans to “immediately” fix a $1.1 billion budget hole they forced on Washington, D.C. This week, the lawmakers have instead advanced bills to …
-
The rapper drew attention to the president deploying the military against protesters in Los Angeles and said it was her responsibility as an artist to speak up for all oppressed …
-
Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
-
nytimes
700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Pentagon mobilized 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops even as the president said the situation was “under control.” Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the escalating response.
-
The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children.