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Former USAID leaders speak out against Trump's attempt to dismantle agency
A group of former administrators of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined on Wednesday to issue a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency. ...The Hill - 3h -
Former USAID chief blasts Trump and Musk's gutting of agency
Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, will be placed on leave Friday amid President Trump and Elon Musk's plans to restructure the federal ...CBS News - 6h -
Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data
This is a MedPage Today story. Physicians have launched a legal challenge against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and federal health agencies for removing webpages from health-related ...ABC News - 10h -
Some communication from federal health agencies now allowed; most still blocked
Much of the scientific communication typically released publicly from federal health agencies remains on pause, according to multiple sources within the CDC and the National Institutes of Health.NBC News - 1d -
President Trump praises Elon Musk's work dismantling government agencies
NBC News White House Correspondents Gabe Gutierrez and Vaughn Hillyard, NPR Technology Reporter Bobby Allyn and Washington Post Education Reporter Laura Meckler discuss President Trump and Elon ...NBC News - 1d -
What is USAID, the foreign assistance agency Trump wants to shut down?
NBC News' Valerie Castro explains the work of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the impact it will have if President Trump succeeds in closing it.NBC News - 2d -
Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency
America's top diplomat Marco Rubio says he is now the acting head of the agency that distributes billions of dollars in aid around the world.BBC News - 2d -
Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down
Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and other public health topics were down Friday evening due to President Donald Trump's executive orders.ABC News - 4d -
USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department
Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access. The website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to ...The Guardian - 4d -
Will the credit rating agencies stand up to Trump?
Debt rankers appear to have been more coy in recent years on risks of developed economies than emerging marketsFinancial Times - 6d -
New non-opioid painkiller approved by US health agency
New drug suzetrigine, known by its brand name Journavx, has been approved to treat moderate to severe pain.BBC News - 6d -
Trump’s Firings Take Aim at Federal Labor Agencies
After dismissing 17 independent inspectors general earlier, Trump has fired a half dozen NLRB and EEOC officials in a bid to bring the agencies into ideological alignment.Inc. - Jan. 29 -
Trump fires Democratic commissioners at civil rights enforcement agency
President Trump fired two of the three Democratic commissioners who enforce civil rights in the workplace Monday, extending his purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Trump orders agencies to override California policies that 'unduly burden' water deliveries
President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California's water policies as needed — slamming the state's handling of the Los Angeles region's wildfires in an executive order this ...The Hill - Jan. 27 -
Trump orders review of Fema after saying disaster agency ‘is not good’
Council including defense and homeland security secretaries will report within 180 days on future of agency. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Trump fires independent watchdogs at multiple federal agencies
President Trump is facing mounting criticism after firing 18 inspectors general from federal agencies that were tasked with monitoring fraud, waste and abuse. This comes after the confirmation of ...NBC News - Jan. 26 -
Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at US government agencies
Inspectors general at state, defense and transportation departments removed in apparent violation of federal law. Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple US government agencies on ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
New Trump administration brings changes to US health agencies
President Donald Trump's first week in office came with big changes to U.S. health agencies, including the pausing of all external communications and banning travel.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump threatens to scrap emergency agency Fema
President tours hurricane-damaged areas of North Carolina and says: ‘I think we’re going to recommend Fema go away’. Donald Trump visited fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, his second stop on a ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era
Halts to external communications, publishing reports and reviewing and approving research a ‘dramatic shift’. US health agency employees are now banned from nearly all travel and certain agencies ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Trump’s Withdrawal From the W.H.O. Will Be Disastrous for Global Health
It’s a mistake for President Trump to order to the United States to leave the World Health Organization. He should reverse course immediately.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Federal agencies given 30 days to implement Trump return-to-office mandate
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent a Wednesday memo to federal agencies urging them to establish a protocol for President Trump’s executive order requiring workers to report in ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency
The president is now setting his sights on Fema, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters. Donald Trump has suggested paring back or even dismantling the federal response ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s health department cancels meetings and pauses communications
Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins. US politics live – latest updates . Trump administration appointees are ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Trump advisers have discussed ousting watchdogs at several federal agencies: Sources
President Trump's top advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources tell ABC News.ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump offers sharp criticism on FEMA: 'Big discussion' coming on agency's future
President Trump was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday, suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Trump to tap health industry lobbyist for top White House budget job
Appointment would deal a blow to Robert Kennedy’s hopes of overhauling the sectorFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster
The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.Wired - Jan. 22 -
WHO defends global health, security role after Trump withdrawal
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it "regrets" President Trump's move to withdraw from the global health authority, saying it hopes the U.S. will reconsider the decision. ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Breaking down Trump's health agenda
On his first day in office, President Trump signed executive orders to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization and rescinded key Biden-era health care policies. CBS News Chief Medical ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump moves to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization
President Trump has signed an executive order beginning the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump signs order to withdraw US from World Health Organization
President signs raft of executive orders to unpick Biden agenda and cut federal bureaucracyFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Trump's global health influence
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Global health executive orders expected President Trump entered office with a slew of executive orders on deck ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Trump’s second term threatens US leadership on global health
Wellbeing of billions could be hit if administration cuts funding and spurns scientific best practiceFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Medicare can now cover Eli Lilly's Zepbound for sleep apnea, Health Department agency says
It opens the door for broader coverage and access to Zepbound, which is not currently covered by Medicare and many other insurance plans for weight loss.CNBC - Jan. 9