Paul clashes with Fauci over child vaccinations
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday clashed with White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci about whether children who were previously infected with COVID-19 still need to be vaccinated, the latest in his long-running feud with the nation's top infectious diseases doctor. During a Senate hearing about the administration's response to monkeypox, Paul played a clip of Fauci on C-SPAN in 2004, where he tells someone who was infected with the flu they do not need a flu shot. "If she got the flu for 14 days, she's as protected as anybody can be, because the best vaccination is
Read MoreHuge Social Security COLA spike could be on the way — because of inflation
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Read MoreRail union becomes first to authorize strike, threatening supply chain
Nearly 5,000 railway workers at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted to reject a tentative contract agreement with railroads and authorize a strike, the union said Wednesday. IAM members are the first to approve a strike and reject a contract based on recommendations released by a White House-appointed board last month. The vote reveals that rail workers are not satisfied with the agreement, which calls for 24 percent raises and back pay but doesn’t address workers’ demands for more predictable scheduling and the ability to
Read MoreSenate panel considers Taiwan bill — to the discomfort of White House
A Senate panel is set to consider a major overhaul of U.S. policy toward Taiwan on Wednesday despite concerns from the Biden administration. The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 — introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in June — seeks to clarify America’s commitments to the island that are currently established by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. It would set aside $4.5 billion in assistance for Taiwan over four years, and designate Taiwan a Major Non-NATO Ally, which would benefit the island in t
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Graham steals GOP’s inflation thunder with abortion ban
Inflation, inflation, inflation. That’s the message Republicans have been begging and pleading to talk about for months. But don’t tell that to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Graham stole the spotlight from the biggest news in GOP circles — that the consumer price index report showed that inflation rose 0.1 percent in August — by rolling out legislation that would ban abortion nationally after 15 weeks, creating headaches for a party that has been on its heels for much of the past month. The move effectively kneecapped messaging by Republicans, who
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