In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading
13 Aug
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In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading

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August 13, 2025 Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks behind President Donald Trump during an executive orders signing event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski / Getty Images) New data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: In 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached a record high. These statistics became all the more disturbing last fall when, shortly after 286,000 children began their educations without proof of full immunity against measles, a man who has bragged about never getting a flu shot was reelected to the presidency. Since then,...
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Trump’s ‘trade tsunami’ unsettles geopolitics

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Visiting Beijing at the height of US President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” trade war rhetoric in April, Kenyan President William Ruto described a “broken global order”. He declared Kenya would work with China to build a “fair, inclusive and sustainable world order”. At the time it looked like a particularly brazen example of a developing nation that traded heavily on its ties with the US, and had become the only declared “major non-Nato ally” of Washington on the African continent in 2024 largely as a result of its declared support for Ukraine. Kenya faces a review in the US Senate of whether it deserves to retain the position given its ties with Iran and China in particular. With Kenyan newspapers reporting an imminent trade deal with Beijing with zero apparent trade barriers, as Trump...
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Trump’s Texas-sized redistricting dreams: From the Politics Desk
17 Jul
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Trump’s Texas-sized redistricting dreams: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, we dive into President Donald Trump’s ambitions in Texas, where Republicans are set to redraw their congressional maps. Plus, Steve Kornacki explores the dilemma facing Zohran Mamdani’s opponents in the New York City mayoral race. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.- Adam WollnerTrump’s Texas-sized redistricting dreamsPresident Donald Trump is setting a lofty goal for Texas Republicans as they prepare to tackle redrawing their congressional maps: He wants the party to pick up five House seats as a result of the process. “A very simple redrawing, we pick up five seats,” Trump told reporters....
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Trump’s angry, erratic behavior explains his lowball poll numbers
17 Jul
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Trump’s angry, erratic behavior explains his lowball poll numbers

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CNN — Donald Trump’s wild and whirling day showed why most Americans disapprove of him and think he’s ignoring their key issues — and why his most loyal supporters will never desert him.The president’s incessant assaults on the national psyche mean everyone has become a little numb to his shocking style of politics. But even for him, Wednesday was a reckless ride, on which he only sparingly addressed the voter concerns that sent him back to the White House.Trump ignited more speculation he may fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a Tuesday meeting at which he polled lawmakers about what he should do, CNN reported.Ousting Powell would be the most overt attempt by a modern president to interfere in the Fed’s role of setting interest rates and could tip the global economy over a...
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