44m ago Subscribers can listen to this article Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that "there is no doubt" that the next US Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the winner of the election."There is no doubt - let me be clear - that the voters should pick the president and the…
Kamala Harris has been selected as Joe Biden's running mate. Democratic US presidential hopeful Joe Biden has selected US Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. She is the first black woman to serve in the role.Harris, 55, was once in the running for the to be the Democratic candidate, but dropped out in December. She…
Joe Biden has labelled US President Donald Trump as a racist.The Trump campaign hit back at Biden.Biden and Trump face each other for the presidency on 3 November.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden labelled Donald Trump on Wednesday the first racist to become US president in remarks his opponent's re-election campaign quickly rebuked.Biden, who was vice…
John Matisson examines how Joe Biden, who has done few high profile campaign events and has never won a single primary election, is now a frontrunner in the US presidential race. At the end of January this year, former US vice president Joe Biden had run for president three times and never won a single primary election.…
The markets can expect all manner of theatrics in the build-up to November.History has shown that a Democrat victory means lower returns in the year leading up to the elections, but that results are better than feared. The reverse is usually true for a Republican win.In the longer term, a Trump will mean a return of…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to