Lexi Shapiro
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NPR News: 01-29-2025 8PM EST
Throughout the three-and-a-half-hour hearing, Kennedy sought to assure Democratic senators that he supports vaccines and would not discourage their use as HHS secretary. But Democrats repeatedly confronted Kennedy with his past statements calling vaccines unsafe and ineffective. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse told Kennedy he needs to dig out of a pretty deep hole.
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NPR News: 01-29-2025 8PM EST
Kennedy has pushed misleading claims about vaccines for decades, including as the chair of an anti-vaccine nonprofit. Lexi Shapiro, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 11-20-2024 8PM EST
The House Ethics Committee investigated drug use and sex trafficking allegations against Gaetz when he was a member of the House. Now that he's president-elect, Trump's picked to lead the Justice Department, senators from both parties have said they want to see the panel's report.
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NPR News: 11-20-2024 8PM EST
But after the House Committee met for two hours, Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi, said there had been, quote, no agreement to release the report. The ranking Democrat on the committee, Congresswoman Susan Wild, told reporters that members were divided along party lines, but agreed to revisit the matter at another meeting on December 5th.
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NPR News: 02-19-2025 7PM EST
A group of Republican senators are reiterating their support for Ukraine, including North Carolina's Tom Tillis, who was in Ukraine just days ago to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. He says he's concerned about anything that suggests a moral equivalency between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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NPR News: 02-19-2025 7PM EST
Democrats, meanwhile, slammed Trump for his comments, saying he's parroting Russian propaganda. Lexi Shapiro, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 05-15-2025 7AM EDT
Taking sacks of goodies from people who support Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Jazeera, that's not America First. Like, please define America First in a way that says you should take sacks of cash from the Qatari royals who are behind Al Jazeera. It just isn't America First in any conceivable way.
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NPR News: 01-02-2025 4PM EST
The first order of business in the House will be electing a new speaker. While incoming Speaker Mike Johnson has Trump's endorsement, just a few Republican defectors could derail the voting process. If the House hasn't chosen a speaker by Monday, that could delay the certification of Trump's 2024 presidential victory.
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NPR News: 01-02-2025 4PM EST
Trump's legislative priorities will likely include passing a border security package and extending the tax cuts Republicans passed during his first term. Those are set to expire this year. Lawmakers will also need to fund the government by March to avoid a shutdown.
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NPR News: 01-02-2025 4PM EST
And the Senate will soon begin confirmation hearings for Trump's cabinet picks, some of whom have yet to secure the support they'll need. Lexi Shapiro, NPR News, Washington.