“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
The cadre of elite disease detectives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
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“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the long-time anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as…
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Judge orders Trump admin. to restore CDC and FDA webpages by midnight
“Irrational removal” In his opinion, Bates cited the declarations from Stephanie Liou, a physician who…
US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit
On Tuesday, Vance told the assembled leaders the US would not relinquish its lead in…
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Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program
“There is no legal basis for funds that have been apportioned to states to build…
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Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think
Lest any of these worries seem extreme, we'll note that the new administration has labeled…
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States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze
Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've…
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Trump’s FCC chair gets to work on punishing TV news stations accused of bias
Carr has made it clear that he wants the FCC to punish news broadcasters that…
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Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs
"Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will no longer tolerate any advisory committee[s] which…
Trump orders US withdrawal from the World Health Organization
The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due…