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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s spokesperson was the second high-ranking official to leave the Trump administration in two days in protest, citing the administration's move to greenlight selling flavored vapes that "appeal to children," according to a New York Times report on Wednesday.

Rich Danker wrote a letter to President Donald Trump just 24 hours after FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary quit for the identical reason, The Times reported.

The Times obtained Danker's letter, which included a warning "that authorizing flavored e-cigarettes would draw more children into vaping and increase their risk for a number of health issues, from addiction to cancer." Danker did not blame Trump and wrote that the president had "twice restored our prosperity and national security against all odds."...

ICE agents reportedly took a 2-year-old and her father in Minneapolis as anger grew over the agency targeting children and detaining them.

Minneapolis City Councilmember Jason Chavez said that Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis and her father, Elvis Joel Tipan Echeverria, were driving back home from the grocery store Thursday when immigration officials decided to detain them, The Daily Beast reported. Chavez created a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family, which has already raised nearly $60,000.

Ellen Schmidt, a MinnPost photographer, captured the moment agents swarmed the vehicle in a series of photos posted on Instagram. ...

Right-wing commentator Meghan McCain was facing backlash online Thursday after claiming that famed television personality, actor, and producer Mr. Rogers wasn't political.

McCain wrote a post on X claiming that Fred Rogers, known as "Mr. Rogers," who challenged societal norms and hosted the groundbreaking children's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" from 1968 to 2001, did not express political thoughts, The Daily Beast reported.

"Wanna know one of the best things about Mr. Rogers growing up? I never knew anything about his political opinions. He just entertained kids. That's it," she wrote. ...

News of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's seismic move to roll back the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 sent shockwaves across the internet Monday.

Users on social media warned of the repercussions surrounding the decision and what it could mean for American children in the years to come.

"MAGA = Make America Get sick Again," user Tom Katt wrote on X....

Federal health officials on Monday announced a dramatic rollback on recommended childhood vaccines, cutting back the number of diseases prevented by routine shots from 17 to 11, according to reports.

The major move was pushed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, who has long claimed that children should not have as many vaccines, The New York Times reported.

Public health experts, including pediatricians, have been critical of the Trump administration's shift in vaccine recommendations for children....

President Donald Trump's plan to debut Trump Accounts is a test that could likely disappoint, The Atlantic reported on Thursday.

Michael and Susan Dell announced last week that they would give $6.25 billion to millions of American children, adding $250 for each government-run savings account. The idea sets up potential retirement accounts for kids, which sounds great in theory, but could prove not as generous as it's been touted.

"President Donald Trump and his supporters are billing Trump Accounts as a vehicle to set the next generation 'on a course for prosperity' and transform the lives of low-income and working-class people. In reality, the program is an interesting yet modest experiment in giving American children a stake in the stock market. Trump Accounts, in other words, are perfectly Trumpian down to the name, in that they deliver a lot of sizzle but not much steak," The Atlantic reported. ...