Kennedy vowed to divest his financial interest in vaccine litigation to his son. Democrats and ethics experts said the arrangement raised further questions.

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island wrote in the 13-page ruling the administration’s “actions violate the Constitution and statutes of the United States.” ...

For adults, about half think it’s a good thing, and about 2 in 10 think it’s a bad thing. The popular weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which were originally meant to treat diabetes, ...