Ryland Barton

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

is launching a podcast aimed at creating what he calls radical transparency in government.

In a teaser video, Kennedy promises to expose what he says are corruption and lies affecting public health.

The podcast is part of a broader strategy as the Department of Health and Human Services shifts focus from vaccine efforts to promoting healthy foods.

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Voters have continued to swing their support toward the Democratic Party since the 2024 election.

Democrats overperformed in elections in Georgia and Wisconsin yesterday.

Results saw a shift of nearly 20 percentage points away from GOP margins in 2024.

Liberals on Wisconsin's Supreme Court expanded their majority to 5-2.

After Chris Taylor beat conservative Maria Lazar 60% to 40%, Trump carried the state by less than a percentage point.

A new report finds artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace, but not evenly across the genders.

NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.

The NHL's career goal-scoring record holder Alex Ovechkin says he's waiting until after the Washington Capitals season is over to decide whether he'll retire or return to play one more year.

He's 40 years old and has been peppered with questions for several months now.

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Iran says it is re-closing the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after the conditional ceasefire between the U.S.

and Iran went into effect.

Only a trickle of ships were able to pass through the vital waterway that normally carries about a fifth of the world's energy supplies.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports.