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A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including elections in New York and Virginia.

Trump letting his F-bomb fly got us wondering: How many times has that curse been entered into the Congressional Record?

Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman talk about how unpopular the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is, why Republicans will likely pass it anyway and the short history of how, regardless of how hard politicians try, sometimes the public won’t go along with their public relations efforts. Show Notes:

Big priorities for the Texas GOP delegation may have gotten a new lease on life when senators released revised reconciliation text.

Public health community has raised concerns about how the newly-picked vaccine panel may influence decisions going forward.

Susan Monarez declined to distance herself from the handling of the U.S. measles outbreak by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senators called out and picked apart pieces of the DOJ budget proposal during a Senate hearing with Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

“I’m not anyone’s henchman. I’m not an enforcer,” said Emil Bove at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.