The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the U.S. government, causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston.

President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington.

President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms his agency has a design for a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has captured the internet's attention by wrangling two snakes bare-handed.

The film “Pressure” explores the tense 72 hours before D-Day, highlighting the crucial role of Scottish meteorologist Capt. James Stagg.

Senate Republicans have departed Washington for the Memorial Day recess without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies.

A small but growing group of Republican lawmakers is showing independence from President Donald Trump.

The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors.

It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary.

Senators have unanimously approved a resolution to withhold their pay during government shutdowns.

Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head.

President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation's capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects.

President Donald Trump is promising to release new UFO records that he says will be “very interesting.”.

President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon general.

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.

Cultural and historic preservation groups are urging a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from renovating the Kennedy Center.

A federal judge is questioning the decision to close Washington's Kennedy Center for renovations.

The State Department says it's preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday and featuring a picture of President Donald Trump.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental health conditions, including major depression.

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices.

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products.

President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers.

The Kennedy Center is poised to undergo major renovations, with President Donald Trump calling it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”.

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.

A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies.

The Navy is reviewing the design and costs of its Ford-class aircraft carrier, one of its most high-tech and expensive warships.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down some of the Trump administration’s orders slowing down the development of clean energy.

Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa.

Doug Fiefia once worked at Google.

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

Cameras in U.S. courtrooms have offered the world a portal into the inner workings of notorious criminal proceedings.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

The legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at age 97.

As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year.

Bruce Hornsby has a new album that looks back on his life with warmth, humor and deliberate weirdness.

California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods.

The U.S. agency that provides healthcare to Native Americans has a facilities problem.

A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts venue.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

Senator Markwayne Mullin has a tough path as he moves toward leading the Department of Homeland Security, with immigration fights, disaster anger and Iran threats piling up.

The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict.

Presidents come and go from the White House every four year or eight years.

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lost her job after criticism over a flashy ad campaign tied to President Donald Trump’s deportation push.

Daryl Hannah has issued a scathing response to the new TV series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette.

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.

Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back.

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address.

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died.

Florida lawmakers approved a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump.

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is back in the spotlight as a style influencer nearly three decades after her death.

The U.S. military says a red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One.

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.

FX and Hulu’s new series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” retells the couple’s romance and death, and has sparked criticism from Kennedy's nephew, Jack Schlossberg.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.

House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.

Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections.

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.

President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote.

President Donald Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center.

Award-winning poet, author, translator and educator X.

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction.

A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project can continue, as the industry successfully challenges the Trump administration in court.

An auction house in New York is marking the United States' 250th birthday by selling items that trace the nation’s history through some of its most iconic documents.

Fresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy.

President Donald Trump has made lots of promises during the first year of his second term in the White House.

Hollywood’s awards season is underway with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.

The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19.

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.

George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City.

News organizations got a rare “thank you” from the Trump administration for not putting its military action in Venezuela in jeopardy by reporting on it before it happened.

President Donald Trump may have his name on the building but it's still the Kennedy Center to Congress.

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington.

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia.

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The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist Brigitte Bardot has died.

Attorneys for the man accused of killing iconic rapper Tupac Shakur are pushing to suppress evidence that was collected in what they say was an unlawful nighttime search.

The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance.

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled.

George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City.

The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa.

The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump's name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy.

Donald Trump's White House asked TV networks to grant him airtime for the first national address of his second presidency.

President Donald Trump’s “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast is raising new concerns about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America.