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Senate sinks Democratic and Republican plans to extend government funding beyond midnight and avert shutdownUS politics – latest updatesThe US government is on the brink of a shutdown after the Senate on Tuesday rejected competing plans to extend fundi…
Democrats strike optimistic tone after high-stakes meeting but Republicans accuse rivals of ‘hostage-taking’US politics – latest updatesA high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats on Monday resulted in no apparent breakth…
US president reverses course days after scrapping meeting to discuss crisis with Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck SchumerDonald Trump has reversed course and is purportedly planning to host a bipartisan gathering of the top four US congressional leaders at th…
Party prepared to risk government shutdown and will not support GOP bill unless cuts to healthcare are reversedIt has been nine brutal months for congressional Democrats.Relegated by voters to the minority in last year’s election, they have been powerl…
Drug overdoses are now a leading causes of death among US teens as fentanyl possibly drives surge, researchers warnFewer than one in three teenagers with opioid use disorder receive treatment, according to a study published in this month’s Health Affai…
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has long been consumed by the neurological condition autism – what causes it, and whether there’s a treatment. This week, Donald Trump took on the cause, making claims about acetaminophen, also known as Tyl…
President announces 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs, 25% on heavy-duty trucks and 50% on cabinetsDonald Trump on Thursday announced a new round of punishing tariffs, saying the United States will impose a 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs, …
Body says research has found ‘no consistent association’ and urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ adviceThe World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing back against contested claims by the Trump administration that acetaminophen use during pregnancy …
Roughy 170 physicians and other medical workers claim Trump administration has weakened veterans’ health system. Trump officials deny their policies are hurting veteransNearly 100 doctors who have practiced at the US Department of Veterans of Affairs (…
Doctors call president’s warning that pregnant women should limit use ‘highly concerning’ and ‘irresponsible’Medical experts are raising alarms after Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, baselessly linking the painkiller with a r…