Inside CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo
CDC workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain stuck in a budgetary, political, and professional limbo. Their work includes major agency priorities such as HIV testing and monitoring, as well as work at the nation’s leading sexually transmitted infections lab. And while employees are back, many projects have […]
Court sides with Illinois, coalition to block Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement
A federal court has sided with Illinois and other Democrat-led states to block the Trump administration from using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes.
Raoul joins lawsuit challenging termination of federal grants
Attorney General Kwame Raoul recently joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in previously approved federal funds for initiatives like medical research and food insecurities.
Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push
In his March address to Congress, President Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, he vowed to drive down childhood cancer rates through his “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” initiative. A few days later, the administration quietly dropped a lawsuit to cut emissions from a Louisiana chemical plant linked to […]
Trump and GOP Rivals’ Positions on Major Healthcare Issues
After former President Donald Trump swept Monday’s Iowa Republican caucus with 51% of the vote, the presidential candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis who received 21% of the votes and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley who garnered 19%, are now shifting their focus to the New Hampshire primary on January 23. Their stance on […]
COVID Takes Center Stage at Trump Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump offered his take on the history of the COVID-19 pandemic — ranging from its origins, to lockdowns, to his relationship with Anthony Fauci, MD — during a town hall event in Iowa that also touched on Medicare solvency and abortion. During the Wednesday-night event, which was hosted by Fox News and […]
Donald Trump Still Seems Set On Repealing A Law That Most Americans Like
LOADINGERROR LOADING Donald Trump says he is still interested in repealing the Affordable Care Act, which means health care for tens of millions of people would be in jeopardy if he becomes president again next year. Trump said Saturday on his website Truth Social that he was “looking at alternatives” to the 2010 health care […]
Trump Jabs At Kanye’s Mental Health In Interview
Donald Trump said in a recent interview that Kanye West has “loony tendencies.” The pair appeared to be pals when the rapper made a much publicized visit to the Oval Office in 2018, and Trump capitalized on it in a bid to boost his largely non-existent support from Black voters. Advertisement Trump had invited West […]