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Senators are expected to quiz Nicole Saphier, President Trump’s pick for surgeon general, and two other high-profile nominees on vaccines, grant cancellations and the nation’s opioid crisis at a hearing today.
This covers the Senate hearing questioning a high-profile federal public health nominee regarding vaccines and agency policies.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
This is a Supreme Court decision blocking a Trump administration plan regarding mail-in ballots.
The Trump administration’s investigations and attacks on diversity initiatives have left medical schools facing a tough choice as they consider how to select incoming classes: stick with policies they see as core to their mission or risk federal funding.
This is about how investigations into diversity initiatives by the Trump administration impacted medical school admissions.
Political parties are entitled to discounts when they buy TV ads in coordination with candidates, at least for now, the Supreme Court said. The intervention will allow the GOP to stretch its money further in support of its candidates.
This article discusses how political parties can get discounts on TV ads, which impacts campaign funding strategies for candidates.
A judge criticized the Department of Health and Human Services for citing nonexistent scientific evidence or potentially AI-generated citations to support sweeping changes to federal teen pregnancy prevention programs.

This is a judge's criticism of the Department of Health and Human Services over scientific evidence in federal programs.

The Trump Administration Is Dismantling One of America’s Greatest Strategic Assets: Its Scientific Workforce

This article examines the Trump administration's impact on federal scientific agencies and public health expertise.

The CDC is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its weekly updates of a national measles death tally. The highly unusual decision departs from the agency’s practice of including such data from state health departments.

This is an important report on the CDC's exclusion of measles death data from Pennsylvania.

C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths

This is an important report from the CDC director challenging a state's findings on measles deaths.

The Trump administration is working to cut global health funding to developing nations by tens of billions of dollars by 2030, according to a new analysis of the secretive agreements U.S. officials have pursued with more than a dozen governments to date.

This article discusses the Trump administration's proposed cuts to global health funding for developing nations.

The Supreme Court eased the path for an executive order by President Trump that would bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending mail-in ballots to voters not on lists of citizens created by federal agencies. https://wapo.st/4zw36AJ

This is an important ruling by the US Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court allows Trump to move ahead with his plan to eliminate Democratic votes

This article discusses a Supreme Court decision allowing restrictions on mail-in voting, exploring its potential impact on elections.

Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee

This is a direct report on Senate scrutiny of an executive-branch nominee and the confirmation process involving a high-level health appointee.