Tal Kopan

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tal Kopan

At the core of the so-called “Make America Healthy Again” movement is scrutiny of ingredients in food, agricultural production, and vaccines, as well as a rejection of decades of scientific consensus, sometimes favoring fringe and debunked theories. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Here are the key people in Kennedy’s orbit leading the charge. Kennedy’s two closest advisers from the MAHA world are Calley Means and Stefanie Spear.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tal Kopan |Jim Puzzanghera

“We sent him a very strong letter just the other day, asking eight very strong questions about why this isn’t just a pretext,” Schumer said, referring to a letter from Jewish Democratic senators to Trump questioning his actual commitment to fighting antisemitism — the reason he’s claimed for blocking funds to Harvard and others. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tal Kopan

Sitting in lawn chairs with friends listening to a folk band was a Forest Service employee who’s lost so many colleagues to layoffs and buyouts that he worries about the cascading effects of the cuts on local communities and forests. An artist selling wood work inlaid with stone lost a grant to help grow the whitewater rafting business she owns with her husband.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tal Kopan

WASHINGTON — As President Trump marked the first 100 days of his administration this week, he has prominently touted his far-reaching crackdown on undocumented immigrants and antisemitism. But rather than being put on the defensive, Democrats see his actions as providing an opening on issues that a mere few months ago were among their weakest spots politically.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Sam Brodey |Tal Kopan |Jim Puzzanghera |Julian Sorapuru

Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, in white coat, was detained by federal immigration authorities on March 25 in Somerville. For decades, the International Institute of New England has helped refugees and migrants escaping dictatorships, violence, and chaos in their home countries adjust to life in the United States. Its staff has worked to convince the new arrivals they can trust the legal system and build stable lives here, unlike where they came from.