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FILE - Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu’u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. At foreground left is Kennedy’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy said the trip was arranged by Edwin Tamasese, a local anti-vaccine influencer.

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says

FILE - Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu’u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. At foreground left is Kennedy’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy said the trip was arranged by Edwin Tamasese, a local anti-vaccine influencer.

February 4, 2025, 8:25am Health

Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. Read story

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco sign a memorandum of understanding regarding civil nuclear cooperation between their countries at the Intercontinental Real Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from U.S. of any nationality, including Americans

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco sign a memorandum of understanding regarding civil nuclear cooperation between their countries at the Intercontinental Real Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

February 4, 2025, 8:24am Nation & World

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left El Salvador on Tuesday with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States. Read story

Yacolt Republican Joe Kent has been nominated to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.

Trump nominates Joe Kent as director of National Counterterrorism Center

Yacolt Republican Joe Kent has been nominated to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.

February 3, 2025, 8:11pm Clark County News

President Donald Trump has nominated Yacolt Republican Joe Kent, who lost two bids to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, to become director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Read story

Senate OKs Wright as energy secretary

February 3, 2025, 4:18pm Business

The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Read story

Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources

Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

February 3, 2025, 1:51pm Business

The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

February 3, 2025, 1:45pm Latest News

President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking. Read story

FILE - A bridge along Interstate 26 is destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn.

Who gets more disaster aid? Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA

FILE - A bridge along Interstate 26 is destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn.

February 3, 2025, 1:22pm Latest News

Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency Management Agency help for disasters since 2011. Read story

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, speaks with former Speaker of the House John Boehner before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

In ‘60 Minutes’ interview, Mitch McConnell criticizes Trump on tariffs, mum on RFK Jr.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, speaks with former Speaker of the House John Boehner before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

February 3, 2025, 12:34pm Latest News

Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign allies were a bad idea, but said he supports most of what this administration wants to accomplish. Read story