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Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be trusted. But Florida said it would abolish all vaccine mandates.

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Federal policies on vaccines have been changing rapidly since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, became secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Federal policies on vaccines have been changing rapidly since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, became secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.

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National Guard troops patrolling around the Washington Monument.
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Trump’s Attempt to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook Risks Global Economic Stability

President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.

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President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, creates more uncertainty at a critical moment for the central bank.
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Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?

Media attention has brought the Menendez brothers to the cusp of early release from prison. Criminal justice reform proponents hope other prisoners benefit.

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Lyle Menendez, second from left, and his brother, Erik, second from right, flanked by defense lawyers in court in 1990.
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Gavin Newsom’s Latest Role: Social Media Troll

The California governor’s press office is mimicking President Trump’s distinctive Truth Social style on X. Liberals love it. The White House says it’s “just getting weird at this point.”

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office account generated millions of additional views this month after he began mimicking President Trump’s social media tone.
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