Jayapal at POLITICO Summit: Medicare for All has never been more popular
The progressive pointed to Cuba's system, before the oil embargo, as superior to America's.
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Set on ousting Cassidy, MAHA faces first midterms test
Movement leaders' efforts to sway the midterms, starting with defeating Sen. Bill Cassidy, will help determine whether MAHA outlasts Trump
Read full article →Now it’s Republicans blaming American companies for inflation
Trump Cabinet members RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins joined GOP lawmakers Thursday in pillorying onetime allies.
Read full article →RFK Jr. apologizes for comments about Black kids he claims he didn't say
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday apologized for past comments he made about Black children being "re-parented," while maintaining that he didn't make those remarks despite there being a recording of him doing so. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) asked Kennedy whether he could admit to saying that he had...
Read full article →Iowa Republican zeroes in on birth control access in heated Senate race
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who is running to succeed retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R), is pushing to expand access to birth control as the race for the open Senate seat heats up. The Iowa congresswoman has long supported efforts to improve access and reintroduced legislation late last month aimed at reducing barriers to contraception, particularly...
Read full article →Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized "ongoing conversations about where to prioritize." The denial contradicts a mounting body of reporting from sources inside...
Read full article →Walz: 'Next Democratic president better figure out a way to get universal health care'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) advised the next Democratic president to focus on passing universal healthcare, a policy measure that has been hotly debated within the party in recent years. “We have to figure out, once we move in a progressive way, once we see a Barack Obama win, once we see a Congress win,...
Read full article →Kennedy snaps back at comment about 'whale heads, bear heads, and raccoon parts'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. snapped at Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) on Tuesday after the lawmaker said he wished Kennedy would spend “less time talking about whale heads, bear heads and raccoon parts.” The exchange came as Carter’s time for questioning wound down during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing...
Read full article →Trump order could fast-track review of psychedelic ibogaine. What is it?
President Trump signed an executive order Saturday for a speedy review of psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.
Read full article →RFK Jr. to revamp influential preventive services panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to remake an influential but little-known task force that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a call for nominations to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The notice did not specify how many members of the 16-person panel will be appointed. The call for nominations comes just days...
Read full article →RFK Jr. says he did not speak to Trump about CDC nominee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not speak to President Trump about nominating Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he told lawmakers Tuesday. Kennedy told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that he met with Schwartz on “multiple occasions” prior to her being tapped as the new nominee, including to discuss her views on...
Read full article →Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for service members
The Pentagon is ending mandatory flu vaccines for service members, phrasing the change as giving troops “medical autonomy” and “freedom to express their religious convictions,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. “Our new policy is simple. If you, an American warrior entrusted to defend this nation, believe that the flu vaccine is in your best...
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