Maine Family Planning shuts down primary care for nearly 1,000 patients after Trump bill blocking Medicaid to abortion providers stripped $2 million despite Medicaid never covering abortion.
New Jersey community colleges launch statewide fundraising campaign as 39% of students report food insecurity and federal SNAP cuts threaten additional aid.
Education Department orders Fairfax County schools to investigate abortion claims after already withholding millions over transgender bathroom policy, threatening district with total loss of $167 million in federal funding.
Trump announces TrumpRx.gov website with Pfizer discounts that won’t apply to insured patients, threatening other drugmakers with tariffs unless they agree to similar deals by 2026 launch.
Federal government shuts down as Republicans refuse to negotiate health care funding Democrats say is required for 60-vote Senate passage.
House Democrats release district-by-district tool showing Medicaid, Medicare and ACA cuts’ local impact as they refuse to capitulate in shutdown negotiations over Republican healthcare changes.
Trump posts then deletes AI-generated video of himself promoting QAnon medical conspiracy after Fox News confirms fake segment never aired.
California now allows doctors to anonymously mail abortion pills to shield them from Texas lawsuits as FDA review threatens access.
Sixteen states sue HHS after agency threatens to strip $35 million in sex ed funding over lessons mentioning transgender students.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens files impeachment articles against RFK Jr. over cuts to cancer research and vaccine restrictions.
Trump imposes 100% tariff on branded drug imports and new levies on trucks and furniture starting Wednesday.
Portland State study finds Trump’s spending bill threatens $530 million in federal funding for Northwest tribes’ water, housing and climate programs.
Planned Parenthood halts Wisconsin abortion services after appeals court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s Medicaid funding ban.
The World Health Organization directly rebuts the Trump administration’s new warning on Tylenol and autism, affirming there is no consistent scientific link.
The Trump administration appoints Ben Carson to a senior USDA role to help lead its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and shape SNAP policy.
The Pentagon quietly eases its mandatory flu shot rule for reservists, reflecting the administration’s broader skepticism of vaccine mandates.
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore over $500 million in UCLA health grants suspended over claims of antisemitism.
Trump promotes discredited links between vaccines and autism with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during an event announcing a new government study.
The Trump administration plans to link Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, contradicting established guidance from the FDA and medical organizations.
Democratic leaders demanded a meeting with Trump 10 days before a government shutdown deadline, blaming him for a standoff over health care funding.
The Trump administration canceled the USDA’s annual hunger report two and a half months after signing legislation that cut food stamps for 3 million people.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws banning law enforcement from wearing face masks and accessing schools 12 days after the Supreme Court allowed roving immigration patrols.
The CDC backtracks on a remote work ban for disabled employees four days after a union called the new HHS policy a civil rights violation.
A CDC panel appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. votes to require a doctor’s consultation for COVID shots for most Americans.
RFK Jr.’s new CDC vaccine panel votes to withdraw the recommendation for a combined measles vaccine for young children one day after the ousted CDC director warned of political pressure.
The National Academy of Sciences refutes the scientific basis for the Trump administration’s proposal to revoke the 2009 climate endangerment finding.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez tells a Senate committee that HHS Secretary Kennedy ordered her to fire scientists and pre-approve vaccine recommendations.
Democrats warn OPM is unprepared to run the new postal health benefits program due to staffing and funding shortfalls
House Republicans released a seven-week government funding bill, setting up a shutdown fight with Democrats over health care provisions
Health Secretary Kennedy continues his overhaul of the CDC vaccine panel, adding five new members days before a vote on COVID boosters.
Trump attacks the NFL’s new player safety rule for kickoffs, calling it ‘sissy football’ and ‘bad for America.’
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s HUD from awarding housing grants under new rules targeting sanctuary jurisdictions and transgender-inclusive policies.
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Belgium says a USAID claim that it destroyed $10 million in contraceptives is false, confirming the supplies are still in a warehouse.
Trump officials will present unverified reports of 25 child deaths to a hand-picked CDC panel to justify new COVID vaccine limits.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directs federal funds to a no-bid contract to research the disproven link between vaccines and autism.
The Trump EPA plans to eliminate the program that has tracked industrial greenhouse gases since 2009, citing $2.4 billion in business savings.
Public health advocates are urging a last-minute comment campaign after HHS Secretary RFK Jr. fired the entire CDC vaccine panel and its director. The public comment deadline is Saturday, Sept. 13; the People’s CDC provides a template for submission.
The Trump administration destroyed nearly $10 million in contraceptives for low-income countries based on the false claim they cause abortions.
A U.S. appeals court reversed a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood.
A federal judge blocks a Trump administration rule cutting immigrant access to Head Start and health clinics in 20 states that challenged the policy.
Citing the Supreme Court’s Skrmetti decision, the 11th Circuit rules a Georgia county can deny gender-affirming surgery because the exclusion is based on diagnosis, not discrimination.
A revised White House health report from HHS Secretary Kennedy scrubs criticism of the food and chemical industries in favor of deregulation and more research.
Trump targets pharma companies with an enforcement action on social media ads, a step back from Kennedy’s vow to ban them from TV.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez will testify to the Senate next week about her firing by HHS Secretary Kennedy over a vaccine dispute.
A federal judge blocks a Justice Dept. subpoena for transgender patient records, ruling it a bad-faith effort to harass Boston Children’s Hospital and intimidate patients.
Trump promotes a debunked vaccine-autism theory just days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his anti-vaccine stance to Congress.
Florida’s surgeon general says no study is needed for his plan to end all school vaccine mandates, a policy he previously likened to ‘slavery’.
Two months after employees accused leadership of undermining public health and scientific progress, the EPA suspends dozens and moves to fire others.
