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Washington — President Trump is hosting a dinner Thursday night at the White House with tech giants and other business and political leaders, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not be among those attending.He said on X, “I was invited, but unfortunately could not attend. A representative of mine will be there.”Invited guests include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, according to a White House official. It will be the first known official event held in the newly renovated Rose Garden, which was partially covered in cement in order to…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. The hearing comes a week after Kennedy pressured the brand-new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Susan Monarez, to resign, and when she refused, the White House fired her. Three top CDC officials then resigned in protest. The hearing’s stated focus is the president’s 2026 health care agenda and Kennedy’s goal to Make America Healthy Again. But Secretary Kennedy is facing questions about CDC leadership in disarray, and his moves to overhaul federal vaccine policy, amid growing calls for his resignation,…

Sen. Ron Wyden laid into Kennedy in his opening statement, saying the secretary was responsible for fueling “mistrust” in the U.S. health care system.”Families are confused,” Wyden said. “They’re scared about who to trust about their health care. Robert Kennedy and Donald Trump have done so much to feed that mistrust.”Wyden specifically went after Kennedy for his dismantling of the vaccine structure, claiming Kennedy’s family and allies stand to potentially make financial gains from his decisions. Wyden said it’s “been obvious from the start that Robert Kennedy’s primary interest is to take vaccines away from Americans,” Wyden said. “His agenda has…

Society / September 4, 2025 Ad Policy Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.(Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Who knows you better than the family you grew up with? You might not remember the letter Caroline Kennedy wrote to the US Senate in January about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—or “Bobby,” as she called him. But it was vitally important then, and it remains so now—because she was speaking not as a political actor but as…

Americans tend to believe Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s policies are making vaccines less available rather than more available. But the large majority of Americans feels government policy ought to make vaccines more available if people want them. A sizable third haven’t heard or aren’t sure. Also, there’s a wide view that government policy should encourage parents to vaccinate their children for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella, more specifically. Only a scant few think the government ought to discourage that. Even as vaccines — particularly COVID vaccines — have sometimes been a political issue, this view…

When President Trump last month fired the head of the federal bureau that produces the government’s monthly jobs report after the numbers pointed to a slump in U.S. hiring, he drew rebukes from critics who accused him of politicizing a technical — and nonpartisan — data collection process. On Friday, the Labor Department is set to release employment figures for August in what could emerge as another possible flashpoint. The new payroll report comes at a critical juncture for the economy. Recent data suggests the labor market is cooling, a particular concern as workers and businesses head into the crucial holiday spending period.…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during an event at The Aposto on August 23, 2025 in La Vista, Nebraska. Ginnie Coleman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ginnie Coleman/Getty Images Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are expected to grill President Trump’s nominee for a vacant Fed governor’s seat during today’s confirmation hearing. The nominee, Stephen Miran, currently chairs the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A Harvard-educated economist, Miran has been critical of the Federal Reserve’s independence and advocated for more direct presidential control — views that have raised concerns about his nomination. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the committee’s highest-ranking…

Texas bill targets abortion pill shipments New Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills 04:11 The Texas state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow private citizens to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state. The measure now goes to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation, which was approved with an 18-9 vote, also prohibits the manufacturing of abortion drugs in Texas.It would be the first law of its kind in the country and is part of the ongoing effort by abortion foes to…

September 3, 2025 As Democrats sharpen their online game, Gavin Newsom’s Trump-style jabs reveal both the risks and rewards of fighting fire with fire in an attention economy built for bluster. Ad Policy US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.(Mandel Ngan / Getty Images) This article was originally published at The Guardian and is republished here with permission. Gavin Newsom’s recent mockery of Donald Trump…

The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.7 billion for Saturday night’s drawing after no tickets came up winners of Wednesday’s $1.4 grand prize, Powerball said. Saturday’s pot of gold would have an estimated cash value of $770.3 million. Both totals are before taxes.The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing were 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with a Powerball of 22.Saturday’s windfall would be the third-biggest in U.S. lottery history, only trailing the world-record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won on Nov. 7, 2022 and the $1.765 billion jackpot captured on Oct. 11, 2023. Both were won in California. And since…