RFK Jr. removes COVID vaccines from CDC recommended schedule for healthy children and pregnant women without advisory committee input.
U.S. and Argentina launch alternative to WHO after both countries withdraw from global health organization.
NIH staff staged walkout during director Jay Bhattacharya’s town hall last week over research cuts and his claims that NIH-funded research may have caused the Covid-19 pandemic.
EPA confirms it is drafting plan to eliminate all greenhouse gas limits on coal and natural gas power plants, claiming U.S. emissions don’t contribute significantly to climate change.
GOP agriculture chairs tell Kennedy’s health commission to “adhere to sound science” after report links widely-used pesticides to chronic disease, marking first Republican pushback against Trump’s health and human services secretary.
Trump funding freeze forces Planned Parenthood to close eight health clinics in Minnesota and Iowa, shuttering the state’s only Planned Parenthood abortion facility and laying off 66 employees.
Senate Republicans use controversial Congressional Review Act to overturn California’s ban on new gas-only car sales by 2035 despite warnings the move violates congressional rules and could worsen air pollution.
Kennedy’s MAHA commission report blames corporate influence and environmental toxins for childhood disease crisis.
House passes Trump’s $2.3 trillion tax cut and spending bill by one vote despite CBO projections that 8.6 million people would lose health coverage.
Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down EEOC regulations requiring employers to provide time off and accommodations for abortions.
RFK family foundation awards Maine Gov. Mills human rights prize for defying transgender policies of administration where RFK Jr. serves as HHS Secretary.
Trump falsely claims Biden has ‘Stage 9’ cancer and delayed diagnosis disclosure as part of White House cognitive decline coverup
FDA grants Novavax COVID-19 vaccine full approval but restricts use to adults over 65 and higher-risk individuals, reflecting Trump administration’s vaccine skepticism.
FBI declares Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing an “intentional act of terrorism” that killed one person and injured four others.
Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to cut $11 billion in congressional public health funding despite HHS claims pandemic is over.
U.S. measles cases surge to 1,024 across 30 states as CDC reports 13% hospitalization rate despite disease being preventable with vaccination.
VA reinstates mandatory overtime for claims processors to address 200,000-claim backlog while simultaneously planning to cut 80,000 jobs.
DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in Florida’s public water supplies, calling it “forced medication” despite health experts’ warnings.
Kennedy claims he is protecting Head Start funding weeks after Trump budget sought to eliminate the program.
PA Gov Shapiro warns rural hospitals will close and hundreds of thousands of people would lose health insurance under GOP Medicaid cuts.
Trump’s surgeon general nominee promoted psychedelic therapy and credited mushrooms with helping her find love.
Kennedy tells Congress “people shouldn’t take medical advice from me” despite being the nation’s top health official.
NIOSH director and key teams reinstated ahead of RFK Jr.’s congressional hearing on HHS layoffs, but major worker safety programs remain shuttered.
IL Gov Pritzker blocks federal access to personal autism health data two days after Kennedy announces plan to probe condition’s causes.
House Republicans propose $900 billion Medicaid cuts requiring work for benefits and $35 copays per visit.
Trump revives previously court-blocked “most favored nation” drug pricing plan claiming 30-80% cuts despite unclear Medicare/Medicaid coverage scope.
Trump taps wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general after first nominee withdraws over credential scrutiny.
FDA names COVID policy critic Vinay Prasad to lead vaccines division after former chief quit amid RFK Jr. clashes.
Trump administration ends CDC infection control panel, halting updates to national hospital guidelines.
FEMA ends door-to-door disaster outreach as Trump administration shifts aid responsibilities to states.
More than 15,000 USDA employees have resigned in response to Trump administration offers, briefing reveals.
Trump administration settles lawsuit and restores Maine school meal funds after state refused to ban trans girls from girls’ sports.
Trump budget slashes NIH, CDC, and chronic disease programs in sweeping cuts to public health and research.
RFK Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine contains fetal tissue and asks CDC for vitamin-based treatments.
Trump administration backs off plan to defund Head Start but cuts raise fears of backdoor elimination.
