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Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
Republicans and Democrats alike are questioning the deep staffing cuts, research funding freezes and drastic policy changes U.S.
Five Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Grilling on Capitol Hill
The health secretary faced intense questioning over cuts to his agency, vaccines and more.
HHS chief RFK Jr. says he’s ordered a ‘complete review’ of chemical abortion pill
A recent study conducted by the Ethics & Public Policy Center that found nearly 11% of women who used the popular abortion pill mifepristone experienced a “serious adverse event.”
RFK Jr. Rolls Back Biden Policies, Touts Deregulatory Push (1)
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rescinding Biden administration policy efforts on Covid-19 and gender identity bias protection as part of a regulatory overhaul he says will make it easier to pursue his Make America Healthy Again agenda.
Trump Officials Balk at RFK Jr.’s Attack on Pesticides
Some fear disruptions to the food-supply chain.
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WATCH: Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on staffing cuts, funding freezes and HHS policy changes
Kennedy described his downsizing of the sprawling $1.7 trillion-a-year agency — from 82,000 workers to 62,000 — as necessary cost-cutting measures that have reduced redundancies.
Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested during RFK Jr. testimony
Ben Cohen has previously been arrested for demonstrations supporting press freedom and protesting military policies.
RFK Jr. spars with Bernie Sanders over who did most to curb prescription drug prices
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 White House campaign plans on prescription drugs to highlight Trump's efforts in 2025.
Why the 1 senator who can rein in RFK Jr. isn’t calling him out
Bill Cassidy, the senator who secured Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to protect vaccines, will question the health secretary at a hearing Wednesday.
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