LAW AND POLITICS

Pronouns in Bio? You May Not Get a Response From the White House.

“As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, wrote to a New York Times reporter.

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Chronic Disease

CITY JOURNAL – In his confirmation hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued that U.S. health-care spending represents a “20 percent tax on the entire economy.” Rather than engage in a “divisive debate about who pays,” he suggested the nation ask, “Why are health-care costs so high in the first place?” Kennedy offered his own answer: “chronic disease,” to which “90 percent of health-care spending” is devoted. He specifically pointed to...

“Get These People The Hell Out Of Our Country”

LOS ANGELES TIMES – Last month, President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law giving him immense powers to deport noncitizens in a time of war. His use of that law was aimed at Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that he has repeatedly and falsely claimed to be part of an “invasion” of criminal immigrants in the United States. Within 24 hours of Trump’s March 14 decree, more than 130 Venezuelans were deported...

Make America Healthy Again by assassinating drug cartel members?

CIA can use lethal force if authorized by president.

Supreme Court considers if South Carolina may cut Planned Parenthood funding

"If the court sides with South Carolina, it will likely embolden other conservative governors to cut Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs ... "

“Chaos” at state health agencies after US illegally axed grants, lawsuit says

RFK Jr. killed grants "with no warning or legally valid explanation," states say.

Pentagon Eliminates Lower Fitness Standards for Women in Combat Roles

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move that is likely to significantly reduce the number of women who qualify.

The top F.D.A. vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies.’

Marks resigned after he was summoned to HHS offices Friday afternoon and told that he could either quit or be fired.

RFK Jr. Announces Mass Terminations, Major Restructuring at HHS

Approximately a quarter of Department of Health and Human Services staff members are being laid off.

Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?

Also in January, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration was preparing to issue a pause on gain-of-function research.

FDA Investigation Finds Problems At Indian Drug Factory Tied To Recalls

The generic drug manufacturer was linked to the death of eight people last year, and was responsible for an outsized share of recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people. Other news includes drug reimbursements, Medicare price negotiations, and more.ProPublica: FDA Found Problems At Indian Drug Factory Linked To U.S. DeathsThe Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one...

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