Arizona senator Ruben Gallego rallies Iowa Democrats against Trump’s tax law, spotlighting Medicaid cuts and targeting Iowa GOP politicians ahead of 2026
FDA reinstates Vinay Prasad as vaccine chief less than two weeks after White House ouster sparked by Laura Loomer campaign, bolstering Makary and RFK Jr.
OPM orders agencies to expunge federal workers’ COVID vaccine noncompliance and exemption records hours after a Texas court dismissed Feds for Medical Freedom’s mandate suit.
Gunman who distrusted Covid vaccines kills Atlanta police officer in CDC attack tied to growing hostility toward public health agencies.
DHS stalls $115 million in FEMA-approved Helene aid while Trump-era GOP slashed FEMA and branded it useless during 2024 Helene response.
Gunman believed to target CDC opens fire near Emory University Aug 8 killing DeKalb officer and triggering shelter-in-place as motive remains unclear.
Trump paused a Medicare crackdown on skin substitutes after MAGA Inc. received $5 million from Extremity Care owner Oliver Burckhardt.
Epidemiologist warns fall vaccine access threatened as federal rollout system remains stalled in August without clear guidance.
Trump threatens escalating pharmaceutical tariffs reaching 250% over 18 months while demanding companies cut U.S. drug prices by September.
Kennedy ends $500 million in BARDA contracts for future mRNA vaccines, gutting pandemic preparedness tools experts say are crucial for next crisis.
GAO finds Trump administration violated federal budget law by canceling 1,800 NIH grants and withholding $8 billion to target diversity programs.
Trump reverses Biden’s expansion of VA abortion services as Republicans claim 2022 policy violated 1992 congressional prohibition.
White House retreats from IVF insurance mandate despite Trump’s campaign pledge, claiming legal constraints but planning no congressional action.
Wisconsin confirms first measles cases of 2025 with nine in Oconto County after public health officials warned state’s low vaccination rates made it vulnerable.
Trump administration blocks up to $300 million in CDC funding for gun violence prevention and health programs despite congressional approval in escalating appropriations fight.
Trump order revives Presidential Fitness Test in schools, naming golfer Bryson DeChambeau to lead sports council as part of broader conservative sports agenda.
CDC says kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit record 4.1 percent for the 2024-25 school year; critics link measles surge to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CDC removes outside experts from vaccine advisory workgroups, consolidating control a month after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the ACIP panel.
Trump touts pledges from Amazon, Apple, Google and OpenAI for a national patient data sharing system, raising privacy warnings about HIPAA gaps.
California leads 23 Democratic states suing Trump administration to permanently block Planned Parenthood funding cuts after federal judge temporarily halted them Monday.
FDA official Vinay Prasad resigns after less than three months following pressure from Trump allies who called him progressive saboteur.
Senate confirms Susan Monarez as first CDC director under 2023 law requiring confirmation as agency faces massive staffing cuts.
Sanders and Jayapal to headline free livestream Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET explaining Trump cuts to Medicaid and Medicare while organizing resistance.
Texas sues New York clerk for protecting local doctor from $100,000 fine over abortion pills prescribed to Texas patient.
Kennedy announces plan to overhaul Vaccine Injury Compensation Program he calls corrupt despite past financial stake in vaccine injury lawsuits.
Judge Indira Talwani orders continued Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood after ruling Trump’s targeted exclusion likely unconstitutional.
Trump pressures Netanyahu to allow more food aid into Gaza after seeing images he describes as ‘real starvation’ during Scotland meeting with Starmer.
Trump’s approval drops to 37% second-term low after signing tax cut bill that slashed Medicaid and nutrition programs, with independents falling 17 points.
Kennedy plans to oust the 16‑member Preventive Services Task Force, the panel that sets insurer coverage for cancer screenings and preventive care, but HHS denies it.
Trump order pushes forced hospitalization of homeless individuals, reversing housing‑first policy and favoring treatment over shelter.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive NIH grant cancellations after Massachusetts judge ruled hundreds were illegal and ordered their restoration.
US and Israel leave Gaza ceasefire talks, accusing Hamas of bad faith as child malnutrition and aid deaths escalate.
Trump EPA moves to reregister twice-banned pesticide less than a month after installing former soybean industry lobbyist Kyle Kunkler as pesticides chief.
State Dept. quietly plans to end AIDS program that saved 26 million lives despite Congress restoring funding during negotiations this month.
RFK Jr. approves removing thimerosal from flu vaccines despite no scientific evidence of harm after CDC committee heard in June from anti-vaccine group he founded.
Days after Trump claimed credit for the idea, Coca-Cola announced it will launch a new soda for the U.S. market that uses cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
The Trump Labor Department has proposed more than 60 rule changes that would weaken workplace safety oversight and eliminate minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of workers.
The EPA, led by Administrator Lee Zeldin and Jeffrey Clark, seeks to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, eliminating the legal basis for all climate regulations.
A federal judge has partially blocked a Trump administration law to defund Planned Parenthood, shielding some clinics while the legal fight continues.
21 Democratic AGs are suing to block a Trump rule cutting immigrant access to health, housing, and Head Start that the White House claims saves $40B.
CBO says Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” adds $3.3T to debt and leaves 11.8M uninsured, while the GOP uses an alternate baseline to claim savings.
VA abandons plan for 80,000 layoffs, but launches new mission review after forcing reorganization planners to sign non-disclosure agreements.
The FDA appointed former pharmaceutical executive George Tidmarsh, a recent critic of the agency’s leadership and industry ties, to direct its main drug review office.
The Trump administration is using a $1.5 million grant to pivot the 55-year-old Title X birth control program toward controversial, non-IVF infertility treatments favored by religious conservatives.
ICE gains direct access to Medicaid data on 80 million Americans to locate immigrants for deportation.
Trump grants coal plants and chemical manufacturers two-year exemption from Biden-era pollution standards.
RFK Jr. fires HHS chief of staff Heather Flick and deputy Hannah Anderson in chaotic shakeup after improper termination process bypassed White House protocols.
CDC cuts to Texas emergency preparedness funding force cancellation of Rio Grande Valley’s 26-year-old free health clinic serving over 6,600 people annually.
