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Routine childhood vaccination rates have been dropping across the U.S. and vaccine-preventable childhood diseases have been rising.

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What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida

Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians.

November 13, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
Dr. Benjamin Jin, a biologist, works on immunotherapy for HPV+ cancers, in a lab at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., in 2018. The NIH has a $48 billion budget to fund biomedical research.

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  • Health

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs

The National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of biomedical research in the U.S., could face big changes under the new Trump administration, some fueled by pandemic-era criticisms of the agency.

November 13, 2024
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A 2016 file photo of Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. If confirmed, Hegseth would be the least experienced defense secretary in American history.

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  • Politics

Trump to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense. Hegseth is a combat veteran who has long advocated for veterans.

November 13, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Here's who Trump has picked as cabinet members and key advisers

President-elect Donald Trump is building his team, filling out cabinet and advisory roles with those considered to be fierce loyalists. Here's how his new administration is taking shape.

November 12, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Rep. Mike Waltz attends the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit in New York on Sept. 23. Waltz has been picked to serve as President-elect Trump's national security adviser, according a source familiar with the selection.

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  • Politics

Trump names Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser

As national security adviser, the Florida congressman will play a key role in shaping U.S. policy on geopolitical conflicts ranging from the war in Ukraine to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

November 12, 2024
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  • Jason Breslow and
  • Tom Bowman
Former President Donald Trump watches as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a campaign rally on Nov. 4 in Raleigh, N.C.

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  • Politics

President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Marco Rubio for secretary of state

If confirmed, the Florida senator would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.

November 12, 2024
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  • Jeongyoon Han and
  • Claudia Grisales
Then-candidate Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Republican U.S. Representative from New York, Lee Zeldin, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania just days before voting ended.

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  • Politics

Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be his EPA administrator

President-elect Donald Trump said the New York Republican would help push deregulation and support American businesses. Environmental groups decried the nomination.

November 12, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Democrat Ruben Gallego, seen here at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 31, defeated Kari Lake, a Republican, in the Arizona Senate race, according to a race call by the AP.

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  • Politics

Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race

Gallego led in the polls for much of his race against Kari Lake, a MAGA firebrand who's yet to concede her 2022 gubernatorial loss.

November 12, 2024
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  • Ben Giles
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference in Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump taps House Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.N. ambassador

Stefanik, who is the House Republican Conference Chair, has been a key ally of Trump's over the years and was reported to have been a contender as his running mate during the presidential election.

November 11, 2024
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  • Jeongyoon Han
Jules Randell, 15, and little sister Bee, 12, talk with NPR correspondent Tovia Smith at their home in a Boston suburb days after Vice President Harris lost her bid to become the first female U.S. president.

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  • National

In 2016, NPR talked to 2 young Hillary fans. How do they feel after this election?

Eight years ago, Hillary Clinton supporters gathered at her alma mater hoping to celebrate the election of first female U.S. president. We tracked down two of the tiniest fans to check back in.

November 11, 2024
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  • Tovia Smith
The U.S. and China are engaged in an escalating trade war again.

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  • World

From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0

Chinese business people may be able to find creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs, but for Beijing, its concerns for the incoming Trump presidency go beyond trade.

November 11, 2024
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  • John Ruwitch
Former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pa.

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  • Elections

The story of White House 'trophy terms' offers a cautionary tale

The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of textbooks. They can offer guidance and perhaps even temper expectations.

November 10, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
A "vote here" sign in Washington, D.C.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Witnessing my daughters' first votes was a moment to remember

NPR's Scott Simon accompanied his daughters to the polls, as they voted in their first presidential election.

November 09, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
A polling place at the Arizona State University campus, Tuesday, in Phoenix, Ariz. Polling finds that three out of ten voters in Arizona who supported an abortion rights ballot measure also voted for Trump.

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  • Health

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump

Data from a large survey of U.S. voters found that a significant subset of voters who supported abortion rights ballot measures also voted for Trump.

November 09, 2024
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  • Sarah Varney
Former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Macomb Community College on Nov. 1, in Warren, Mich.

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  • Politics

The transition to the Trump administration is underway. But it’s already behind

The presidential election is over, and the complicated two-month sprint has begun to hand over the levers of power from one administration to the next.

November 09, 2024
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