Roll Call

1 day ago | rollcall.com | Lia DeGroot

A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending that the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative that’s used to prevent germs, fungus and bacteria from building up in vials. While thimerosal isn’t common, the debate over its use at the federal public health level is seen as emblematic of the concerns of health experts, who fear that policies under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will chip away at evidence-based science.

2 days ago | rollcall.com | Lia DeGroot

A key vaccine advisory committee on Wednesday kicked off the first meeting of its newly installed lineup under a cloud of controversy — compounded by a financial conflict review that has already led one member to drop out. Since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

3 days ago | rollcall.com | Aidan Quigley |Caitlin Reilly |David Lerman

Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget reconciliation package to President Donald Trump’s desk after a renewed push by the president for his Capitol Hill allies to meet his July 4 deadline. But from tax provisions to Medicaid changes, roadblocks remain in meeting that aggressive timetable, which is more symbolic than tied to any legislative deadline, though the debt ceiling likely needs to be raised by the end of July.

3 days ago | rollcall.com | Lia DeGroot

​Three years after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion in the United States, Senate Democrats are calling for the removal of further abortion restrictions in the Republican reconciliation bill. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, the third anniversary of the landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Senate Minority Leader Charles E.

4 days ago | rollcall.com | Daniela Altimari

Aging Democratic lawmakers have faced escalating calls to step aside and make way for a new generation of leaders since last year’s stinging election losses. But the uncomfortable conversations about the party’s old guard have largely sidestepped Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who turned 79 last week and is the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress.