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Vaccine controversy and Epstein accusers' stories dominate week in politics

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM EDT

On the Friday politics roundtable, Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NBC’s Sahil Kapur and Politico’s Rachel Bade about how COVID-19 vaccine politics fueled heated exchanges at a Senate hearing on Thursday, and whether lawmakers will heed calls for action made this week by survivors of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom