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US health secretary and agency sued by 23 states and DC over $11bn funding cut
Lawsuit alleges department’s ending of wide array of grants is ‘unlawful’ and poses ‘serious harm to public health’. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are suing the US Department of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants
A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.The New York Times - 16h -
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
Trump administration ramps up threat to cut school funding over DEI
The Trump administration threatened to cut school funding if states don’t certify that they do not have unlawful diversity, equity and inclusion practices.NBC News - 15h -
Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ParenthoodABC News - 3d -
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
Layoffs began widely Tuesday morning at the Department of Health and Human Services as the agency sets out to cut some 10,000 full-time jobs as the Trump administration works to drastically shrink ...NBC News - 3d -
US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs
Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling . Experts in everything from mine safety to smoking and infertility were hit by mass layoffs ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. ...The New York Times - 2d -
Biden’s Health Secretary Joins the Governor’s Race in California
Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, may face Kamala Harris in a potential Democratic showdown in their home state.The New York Times - 2d -
Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK Jr
Trump administration begins reducing Health and Human Services workforce as Kennedy plans up to 10,000 job cuts. Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country are being ...The Guardian - 2d -
Measles vaccination clinics hit by funding cuts
The state has reported more than 400 cases of measles and health officials fear it will get worse.The Hill - 3h -
Kennedy suggests 20 percent of HHS cuts may be reversed
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he expects about 20 percent of fired employees to be reinstated as the agency backtracks after making cuts ...The Hill - 15h -
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ...The New York Times - 2d -
Radio Free Europe sues over U.S. funding cuts | 60 Minutes
Radio Free Europe, which has been a vital tool in the fight against disinformation and authoritarianism, filed a lawsuit after President Trump moved to cut funding to U.S. government-run broadcasters.CBS News - 3d -
Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut
As Texas measles outbreak continues, federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in Dallas to cancel dozens of vaccination clinics and lay off 21 workers.NBC News - 2d -
C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.The New York Times - 1d -
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health ...The Hill - 17h -
Trump sued over China tariffs
President Trump was sued Thursday over the 20 percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s broader announcement. It marks the first known legal challenge ...The Hill - 15h -
Former U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra enters California governor's race
Becerra, who's Mexican American, enters the race with a lengthy resume including stints as California attorney general, a U.S. House member and a state legislator.NBC News - 1d -
Oklahoma, Tennessee to get restored family planning funds
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump administration restoring some family planning funds to red states The Trump administration is restoring ...The Hill - 1d -
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Hundreds of employees have wrapped around the U.S. Health and Human Services Department headquarters in Washington, where they've begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately ...ABC News - 2d -
HHS staff to brief House committee following massive agency layoffs
House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee are demanding a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F Kennedy Jr. about the massive layoffs happening at his agency. ...The Hill - 19h -
USDA freezes funding for Maine schools over transgender athletes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s ...The Hill - 1d -
Bucknell sued over death of freshman lineman
The parents of a Bucknell football player who died after a workout in July from complications of sickle cell-related rhabdomyolysis are suing the school and members of its administration and ...ESPN - 1d -
Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal app
The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic's editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.CNBC - 18h -
NIH terminated research grants worth millions of dollars. Now scientists are suing
Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.ABC News - 2h -
John Oliver sued by medical director he rebuked on air over 'bowel movement' comments
A former health insurance medical director has taken legal action against 'Last Week Tonight' host John Oliver, filing a defamation lawsuit against the Emmy winner.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Bears DC Dennis Allen gave ringing endorsement for Tyler Warren
Penn State tight end Tyler Warren left quite an impression on Bears DC Dennis Allen.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
RFK Jr.'s layoffs expected to gut worker safety agency, officials say
More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut.CBS News - 3d -
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.The New York Times - 3d -
Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.BBC News - 2d -
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.CBS News - 1d -
Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say
Unofficial Trump adviser’s cost-cutting team to finalize shuttering the foreign aid agency on which millions depend. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting team is ...The Guardian - 2d -
States sue to block Trump's election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Democratic officials in 19 states are suing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run ...ABC News - 14h -
Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public
The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration cutting some funds to Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration will withhold some federal funding from Planned Parenthood beginning Tuesday, potentially making it harder for Americans to access birth control, cancer screenings, and ...The Hill - 3d -
Baltimore sues sportsbooks over 'shady' practices
The city of Baltimore sued DraftKings and the parent company of FanDuel, accusing them of using deceptive and unfair practices to target and exploit vulnerable gamblers.ESPN - 14h -
FDA bird flu testing efforts disrupted by RFK Jr.'s layoffs, officials say
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.CBS News - 12h