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Ousted CDC director on RFK shake-ups: This “isn’t reform. It is sabotage.”  Axios RFK Jr. says CDC director’s firing is just a start  Politico RFK Jr. says former CDC director Susan Monarez lied to Americans  Axios Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me  The Wall Street Journal Paul: Gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government  The Hill Source link

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Kennedy also falsely claimed that “there are no cuts to Medicaid” taking place under the Trump administration. Deep cuts to Medicaid, which provides healthcare to low-income and disabled Americans, have been one of most contentious aspects of Trump’s signature tax and spending megabill. Under the legislation, …

Most Americans still don’t know that alcohol can cause cancer — and the alcohol industry is working hard to make sure it stays that way. For the past three years, the industry, aided by its allies in Congress and later the Trump administration, has sought to discredit and eventually bury a major analysis that offers new evidence of the link …

RFK Jr’s HHS controversies pile uppublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 14:24 BST Madeline HalpertUS Reporter Image source, Getty Images Since taking the helm at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in February, Kennedy has made a number of moves that have alarmed health experts and caused chaos at health agencies. A vaccine sceptic, Kennedy has attempted to …

Sen. Ron Wyden laid into Kennedy in his opening statement, saying the secretary was responsible for fueling “mistrust” in the U.S. health care system. “Families are confused,” Wyden said. “They’re scared about who to trust about their health care. Robert Kennedy and Donald Trump have done so much to feed that mistrust.” Wyden specifically went after Kennedy for his dismantling …

Capitol agenda: Sen. Bill Cassidy walks a tightrope at RFK Jr.’s hearing  Politico Bill Cassidy’s political survival might hinge on Trump’s silence  Politico Will RFK Jr.’s Watchdog Hold His Feet to the Fire?  Bloomberg.com Jim Beam column: Kennedy dangerous; needs to go  American Press Letters: Cassidy giving up principles in effort to retain seat  NOLA.com Source link

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate finance committee Thursday. Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate finance committee Thursday. The hearing comes a week after Kennedy pressured the brand-new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Susan Monarez, to resign, …

On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee, where he is expected to face questions about his vaccine policies. A few days prior, on Sept. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump demanded pharmaceutical companies to prove that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work, saying that the CDC was “being …

WASHINGTON — In the days after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he suggested sweeping changes were needed to reform the agency — and that the ouster was part of his plan. “The agency is in trouble, and we need to fix it, and we are fixing it,” …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy’s support was crucial to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. With firings and resignations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now prompting concern about a leadership breakdown at the nation’s leading public health agency, the Louisiana lawmaker and physician is in a tight spot. The …