Politics

The CDC’s malaria control efforts are buckling under the Trump administration. Source link

Some Washington policymakers with financial stakes in UnitedHealth Group are selling their stocks in the company as it struggles financially and the Trump administration investigates its billing practices. Source link

NIH research grants that promote diversity, equity and inclusion and what the Trump administration calls “gender ideology extremism” can now be terminated, following a Supreme Court decision. Source link

President Donald Trump’s decision to cut millions in foreign aid and close the agency that dispensed it is prompting an outcry from a corner of his base this week: Evangelical Christians. Source link

Republicans on a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday approved a 6 percent budget cut for HHS in fiscal year 2026. Source link

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee — a week after he ousted the CDC director following a disagreement. Source link

The 2028 presidential primaries are already unfolding on YouTube. Amid the rapid decline of cable news, potential candidates and other elected officials are locked in a digital arms race to draw subscribers, boost their reach and build what amounts to their own broadcast networks. Potential candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ted Cruz … Read more

House Republicans are spearheading an effort to extend enhanced tax credits for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Source link

Now that lawmakers have returned from their summer break, PBM reform faces new obstacles. Source link

Today, the full House Appropriations Committee is expected to mark up the funding bill for the Department of Health and Human Services, setting it up for a vote in the full House. Source link