Senate confirms former Fox News contributor Sara Carter as drug czar by 52-48 vote despite no government, public health, or law enforcement experience.
Wyoming Supreme Court rules abortion bans unconstitutional, citing 2012 amendment passed to rebuke Obamacare that protects healthcare decisions.
Trump tells House Republicans at Kennedy Center to be “flexible” on abortion funding restrictions, drawing immediate rebuke from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
Trump administration freezes $10 billion in child care, cash assistance, and foster care funds to five blue states, demands recipient Social Security numbers.
Federal judge rules ICE can use Medicaid enrollment data to locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, lifting injunction 20 Democratic attorneys general won in July.
CDC cuts recommended childhood vaccines after Kennedy overhaul, moving hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, COVID-19 and flu shots to “shared clinical decision-making” category.
Trump claims he “aced” third cognitive exam and is in “perfect health” a day after admitting October imaging was CT scan, not MRI as he originally stated.
Kentucky woman faces capital fetal homicide charge after disclosing medication abortion to medical clinic, which then reported her to state police.
Minnesota has until January 9 to hand over identifying data on all child care fund recipients despite state inspections of nine centers targeted by right-wing influencer finding no operational issues.
SBA suspends 6,900 Minnesota borrowers over suspected COVID-era loan fraud totaling $400 million, a week after HHS froze child care payments citing YouTuber’s video.
Trump now says he did not receive an MRI in October as he claimed, telling Wall Street Journal “it was less than that” after physician confirms it was a CT scan.
Federal employees file class action complaint against Trump policy eliminating gender-affirming care coverage from federal health insurance as ban takes effect New Year’s Day.
Trump attributes hand bruises to 25-year daily aspirin regimen and minor cuts he covers with makeup, months after physician diagnosed chronic venous insufficiency.
Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire overnight, with 20 million subsidized enrollees facing average 114% premium increases in 2026.
Somali-owned Minneapolis daycare reports break-in and threats after month of Trump attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community, administration amplification of influencer fraud video, and federal child care funding freeze.
Federal appeals court allows Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood to continue while 21-state lawsuit proceeds, one week after Maine Family Planning shut down and dropped its case.
CDC reports flu driven by new H3N2 variant has caused 7.5 million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths so far this season, with only 42% of Americans vaccinated.
HHS freezes $185 million in annual child care payments to Minnesota after viral YouTube video alleged fraud, despite state investigators finding no evidence at the 10 facilities.
Five states begin restricting SNAP benefits for soda and candy on New Year’s Day, affecting 1.4 million recipients as RFK Jr. pushes to reshape $100 billion program.
Duke cuts $299 million through buyouts and building closures in response to federal funding cuts, with 599 staff taking buyouts and 45 laid off.
Kennedy announces $50 billion for rural hospitals under bill whose Medicaid cuts are projected to cost rural providers $50 billion in lost revenue.
State Department announces $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid, down from $17 billion historically, warns agencies to “adapt, shrink, or die” and excludes Afghanistan and Gaza from initial funding.
New reporting reveals cannabis CEO’s 18-month lobbying campaign and seven-figure donations led to Trump’s marijuana rescheduling, overriding Speaker Johnson and 22 senators.
NIH denies reappointment for Walter Koroshetz, director of neurological disorders institute since 2015, leaving 13 of 27 divisions with acting leaders.
HHS refers Seattle Children’s Hospital to inspector general over transgender youth care, the administration’s third action against the facility after a failed subpoena and stripped NIH grants.
American Academy of Pediatrics sues Trump administration claiming $12 million in grant cuts retaliated against its criticism of Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes.
Trump administration quietly bans VA from providing abortion services or counseling, including for veterans pregnant from rape or incest, effective immediately via internal memo.
Oregon leads 19 states and DC in suing HHS over Kennedy’s declaration threatening to exclude gender-affirming care providers from Medicare and Medicaid.
CDC funds $1.6 million study in Guinea-Bissau to withhold hepatitis B vaccine from newborns after RFK Jr. changed US guidance without evidence, with experts calling it “neocolonialist.”
HHS planning to reduce childhood vaccine recommendations to match Denmark, a country with universal healthcare that experts say was “cherry-picked” for having fewest vaccines in the West.
Nine more drugmakers agree to Trump pricing policy as administration keeps deal details confidential and experts say Medicaid impact may be negligible.
HHS proposes barring hospitals from Medicare and Medicaid if they provide gender-affirming care to minors, with FDA issuing warning letters to 12 breast binder manufacturers.
Trump signs executive order directing agencies to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III drug, finishing process Biden started in 2022 after marijuana lobbyists courted president.
Oklahoma mental health agency seeks bids to privatize four state-run behavioral health clinics as provider warns model already underfunded.
Measles cases reach 1,958 in 43 states, highest in 33 years, as CDC posts 78% fewer warnings on social media than previous years.
HHS terminates seven grants to American Academy of Pediatrics, which is suing Kennedy over vaccine policy.
House passes Greene bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors 216-211, but bill faces likely death in Senate.
Four House Republicans sign Democratic discharge petition to force vote on ACA subsidies, reaching 218 signatures in defiance of leadership.
Sixth Circuit rules 2-1 along party lines that Michigan’s conversion therapy ban violates Catholic charity’s free speech rights.
Trump appoints Yale epidemiologist who speculated about vaccine-caused “turbo cancer” and profits from ivermectin sales to chair the President’s Cancer Panel.
House Republicans revolt against Johnson over expiring ACA tax credits while leadership in both parties refuse to negotiate on extension timeline.
Former NIH vaccine chief sues Trump administration over firing, alleging retaliation after she exposed officials who said “vaccines are unnecessary if populations are healthy.”
Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction, directing Pentagon to enforce drug laws as former prosecutor calls order a “political exercise.”
California hires two former CDC leaders who refused Kennedy’s demands to fire scientists and approve vaccine recommendations without evidence.
FDA expands approval of libido-boosting pill Addyi to postmenopausal women up to 65, a decade after rejecting the drug twice before initial approval.
Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate up to 35,000 healthcare positions this month, five months after cutting 30,000 jobs in July.
First Circuit reverses block on Trump law stripping Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, one week after a separate 22-state challenge secured a different injunction protecting those states.
Illinois becomes 12th state to allow medically assisted suicide after Governor Pritzker signs law permitting terminally ill adults with six months or less to request end-of-life medication.
Speaker Johnson unveils House Republican health plan that lets enhanced ACA subsidies expire Dec. 31, as bipartisan discharge petitions gain signatures to force extension votes.
Texas and Florida attorneys general sue FDA to restrict abortion pill mifepristone, challenging both the 2000 approval and a new generic version approved under Trump’s own administration.
