A federal office dedicated to the research of long COVID is set to close following the Trump administration’s decision to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workforce. Ian Simon, head of the…
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Trump orders FBI to declassify documents from ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Russia investigation
by adminPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the FBI to immediately declassify files concerning the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the agency probe launched in 2016 that sought information on whether Trump campaign members colluded…
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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr Oz to run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
by adminThe Senate Committee on Finance voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to advance Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to a full confirmation vote. The…
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Biden-era guidance encouraged use of Signal app by highly-targeted govt officials: ‘Best practice’
by adminThe federal office in charge of ensuring cybersecurity at all levels of the government cited the use of encrypted messaging app Signal as a ‘best practice’ for ‘highly targeted’ government officials, the Biden-era document shows. …
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Trump says Waltz doesn’t need to apologize over Signal text chain leak: ‘Doing his best’
by adminPresident Donald Trump defended National Security Advisor Michael Waltz during an ambassador meeting on Monday, as his administration faces fierce backlash over the recent Signal text chain leak. Waltz, whose staffers had unknowingly added The…
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Trump FDA pick clears last hurdle after flipping vaccine question on Dem in confirmation hearing
by adminPresident Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary, cleared a key vote in the Senate on Tuesday, the last such test before his…
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has lingering questions about President Donald Trump’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nominee, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and his past stances on transgender treatments for minors and abortion, and he…
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President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary, was confirmed in the Senate on Tuesday. His confirmation was cemented just hours after he…
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Trump’s pick to lead NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, confirmed by Senate in party-line vote
by adminThe full Senate voted Tuesday evening to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. The party-line vote followed approval from the Senate Committee on Health, Education,…
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Trans European travelers warned by their countries about US travel amid Trump ‘two-sexes’ order
by adminSeveral European countries have updated their travel advisories for transgender travelers seeking to enter the U.S. amid President Donald Trump’s ‘two-sexes’ executive order and the administration’s immigration crackdown. Finland, Denmark, the U.K. and Germany are…