Politics

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that the agency will announce, within three weeks, a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism rates in children in the U.S.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has long had a chilly relationship with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. So for many, it may come as no surprise that the former chief executive of the city is not supporting the former chief executive of the state’s bid for his old job. De Blasio appeared alongside current Mayor...

Stefanik is exploring the bid after Trump pulled her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

The Trump administration is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports.

Gov. Newsom says California will challenge President Trump’s authorities to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Marilu Domingo Ortiz said when ICE vehicles began following she and her husband Monday and then surrounded their car in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she took out her cell phone and started recording.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country’s vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

The judge overseeing the case of a man mistakenly sent to a Salvadoran prison has warned the Trump administration that contempt proceedings are possible.

The crash outside El Paso, Texas, also injured a third service member, who was said to be in “serious” condition.

Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney and U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, has not heard from the Department of Homeland Security since it told her to leave the country

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the administration to provide evidence on any steps it’s taken to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by RFK Jr. are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.