Friday, August 8, 2025

RFK Jr.'s dangerous crusade to make America sicker

Read in browser

eNewspaper | Crosswords | Horoscopes

Today's Opinions

Fri Aug 8 2025

RFK Jr.'s dangerous crusade to make America sicker

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on April 8, 2025.

In his ongoing crusade to make America sicker, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has axed about $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding.

Jim Acosta attends the 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC.

Ex-CNN reporter's unethical 'interview' should make us all sick

Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta blurred the line between fiction and reality by 'interviewing' an AI avatar of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver.

Financial literacy is one key to a happy, successful life.

Trump savings accounts can build wealth − if we know how to use them

President Donald Trump's idea of giving every newborn a savings account can transform our country. But only if people understand how to use the money.

Kelley Hoffman receives a huge hug from her son Alexander, 2, during Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Palm Beach Day Academy's lower school December 5, 2023.

I'm a conservative mom. Why do progressives hate us?

Motherhood and parenting need a rebranding in the United States. And conservative women are up to the task.

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest calling for the removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike in Washington, DC, in 2017.

Trump glorifies racist Confederacy while erasing Black history

I grew up in the South, surrounded by remnants of the Confederacy. These statues have no place in the United States.

Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, take people into custody at an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Lack morality? Love hiding your identity? There's a job for that.

Do you enjoy carrying guns, hiding your face from the public and jumping out of the back of rented moving vans into Home Depot parking lots? Join ICE!

Shipping containers are stacked on a ship at a port in Oakland, California, on Aug. 1, 2025.

Trump's trade deals don't add up. Get ready to pay the cost.

President Donald Trump has forged punishing trade deals with key American allies whose security concerns overrode their economic interests.

A federal investigation, an oversight hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a July 2025 story in The New York Times have examined potential and actual instances of patient deaths being accelerated for the purpose of procuring their organs.

Grisly stories of patient deaths expose abuse in transplant system

Recent investigations of the transplant system have exposed instances of patients' deaths being accelerated to procure their organs.

Apple CEO Tim Cook presents President Donald Trump on Aug. 6, 2025, an Apple-shaped cutout in the middle of a plaque made of glass, and $100 billion investment in new U.S. investment, an addition to the $500 billion previously announced. Cook also said Apple will manufacture glass covers for all iPhones and Apple Watch devices, a $2.5 billion commitment, via a firm in Kentucky.

Trump's second term is more 'Art of the Deal,' less 'Apprentice'

Apple joins other tech companies that have pledged to increase manufacturing in the U.S. because of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

People gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments heard in Louisiana v. Callais on March 24, 2025. The Supreme Court on June 27 deferred a decision on the constitutionality of Louisiana's congressional map, saying they want to reconsider the case after additional oral arguments which it will schedule later. The map is being challenged by non-Black voters who said it relied too heavily on race to sort voters.

Truth about Texas: Race-based voting districts belong in the past

A redistricting war between red and blue states has erupted – and it's bigger than Texas. Here's what to know about Louisiana v. Callais.

All of the headlines, none of the chaos.

Learn daily with The Excerpt,  a podcast from USA TODAY.

Sign up for the news you want

Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you.

SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔

Newsletters | eNewspaper | Crosswords

Follow Us

Problem viewing email? View in browser

Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)