Key committee could advance stalled health policy overhaul

Two key steps the UK could take on fiscal pressures and growth

Government should consider handing over inflation target to BoE and issue more index-linked gilts

Financial Times - 12h

Senate Votes to Advance RFK Jr's Health Secretary Nomination

The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.

The New York Times - 1d

'A lot of people will die': How Trump's USAID overhaul could lead to famine in Sudan

President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze on all foreign aid could not have come at a worse time for Sudan, which is facing famine amid it's 2-year civil war.

NBC News - 1d

Biden’s in-office work policy harmed federal employee retention. Trump’s could destroy it.

President Trump's return-to-office mandate could lead to an even worse brain drain, as experienced employees leave and those with fewer skills or prospects remain.

The Hill - 2d

Senate committee advances Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence

A Senate committee has advanced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence with a final vote in the full Senate expected this week. CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - 2d

NIH cuts could stall medical progress for lifesaving treatments, experts say

Doctors and researchers across academic institutions fear that the National Institutes of Health’s decision to cut indirect research funding could stall medical progress and negatively affect ...

NBC News - 2d

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could transmit the virus to people in the future.

ABC News - 2d