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US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety. They accuse Roblox of being a venue for “sexually explicit (and often violent) virtual ‘experiences’ with children”, and have requested a range of documents and records, including details of the company’s collaborations with Sesame…

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Céline Gounder about lawmakers’ contentious questioning of former top U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci Wednesday

A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Experts worry that the pursuit of Fauci is helping to create a “chilling effect” on public health staffing and infrastructure in the U.S. Al Drago/Bloomberg/hide caption

A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling

Gov. Andy Beshear urged the U.S. Senate to demand more information about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health status, after the 84-year-old said in a statement July 27 he is undergoing physical therapy following his hospitalization

Ohio -Two bills in the Ohio legislature would create statewide K-12 food literacy and nutrition learning standards for students in traditional public and charter schools

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, told supporters that ICE, health insurers and corporate interests should see him as “dangerous.” (Credit: Youtube/Bernie Sanders)

The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled on July 22 to examine the future of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research at a critical moment for veterans’ mental health treatment. Just nine days before the hearing, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

WASHINGTON (TNND) —A Senate review led by Sen. Ron Johnson is examining how federal officials handled reports of possible COVID-19 vaccine side effects, including whether safety signals identified through the nation’s vaccine reporting system were adequately disclosed to the public