Attorney and politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ignored established medical practice today and discouraged Americans from taking antidepressants.
He and Donald Trump ran the same play when they said taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. And while no serious doctor will tell you flavored vapes are safe, Kennedy’s FDA also approved four fruit flavored vapes today after Trump pressured the commissioner. Then the very same agency killed safety research on shingles and COVID vaccines, not for the first time, because the findings didn’t fit their politics.
Kennedy’s so-called Make America Healthy Again movement keeps doing the harm it promised to stop. Talk to your doctor before you change any medication, no matter what Kennedy said today. And don’t give these charlatans more power in November.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Arlington, VA prosecutor declines to charge retired peace studies professor over Stephen Miller address fliers, citing First Amendment and chilling-effect risk.
Source: The Washington Post
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Rubio unveils joint UN Security Council resolution with Gulf allies threatening Iran with sanctions over Strait of Hormuz attacks.
Source: Newsweek
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Trump pauses two-day-old Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz as Rubio declares Operation Epic Fury combat campaign over.
Source: CNN
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FDA approves four flavored vapes from Glas Inc. days after Trump reprimanded Commissioner Makary for moving too slowly.
Source: The Hill
May 5, 2026
FDA withdraws publication of COVID and shingles vaccine safety studies, citing conclusions HHS says exceeded the data.
Source: ABC News
May 5, 2026
Kennedy launches federal push to taper patients off antidepressants, repeating debunked claim that quitting is harder than heroin.
Source: Ars Technica
May 5, 2026
EEOC sues New York Times for passing over white male editor, alleging illegal DEI hiring violated Title VII.
Source: Reuters
May 5, 2026
South Carolina joins Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana in mid-decade redistricting push targeting Black-majority districts after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling.
Source: The Associated Press
May 5, 2026
Federal judge accuses DHS of dangerous misconduct for hiding Dominican murder warrant and issuing inflammatory press release attacking her.
Source: The Providence Journal
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Federal grand jury indicts Cole Allen on four counts including new federal officer assault charge for shotgun blast hitting Secret Service agent.
Source: CBS News
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Border Czar Homan threatens to flood New York with "more ICE agents than you've ever seen before" over sanctuary expansion bills.
Source: WNYW
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DHS shuts down immigration detention ombudsman office and blames Congress, but the cited funding bill never mentions the watchdog.
Source: NOTUS
May 5, 2026
VA opened internal investigations into employees who attended vigils for Border Patrol shooting victim Alex Pretti, including union leader photographed in news coverage.
Source: CNN
May 5, 2026
Trump says Pope Leo endangers Catholics by tolerating Iran nuclear weapon, ahead of Rubio's Vatican visit this week.
Source: The Independent
May 5, 2026
Palm Beach County approves licensing deal giving Trump Organization vendor pre-approval, audit rights, and trademark control of renamed airport.
Source: The Florida Phoenix
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Senate GOP attaches $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump ballroom security to immigration reconciliation bill, contradicting "not one penny" pledge.
Source: UPI
May 5, 2026
Illinois State Police investigates ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González eight months later, after damning Pritzker commission report.
Source: The Chicago Sun-Times
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