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Executive order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore
The White House fact sheet said the goal of this provision is to ensure that the president and attorney general […]
“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
The cadre of elite disease detectives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be left in […]
“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the long-time anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human […]
Judge orders Trump admin. to restore CDC and FDA webpages by midnight
“Irrational removal” In his opinion, Bates cited the declarations from Stephanie Liou, a physician who works with low-income immigrant families […]
US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit
On Tuesday, Vance told the assembled leaders the US would not relinquish its lead in AI, while also warning countries […]
Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program
“There is no legal basis for funds that have been apportioned to states to build projects being ‘decertified’ based on […]
Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think
Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits. UPDATE: Numerous sources are reporting […]
States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze
Amid the Trump administration’s abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they’ve lost access to Medicaid, a […]
Trump’s FCC chair gets to work on punishing TV news stations accused of bias
Carr has made it clear that he wants the FCC to punish news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair […]