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The Biden administration will make abortion pills more widely available following Roe's 'despicable' demise, top health official says
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra vowed that federal health agencies would "leave …
Kimberly Leonard
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she feels ‘threatened’ by transgender women like Rachel Levine, a high-ranking official at the Health Department
Greene's tweet came in response to disparaging comments about Rachel Levine, the highest ranking op…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Trump's scandal-plagued former HHS secretary still has $1.4 million left in his campaign account, and the FEC wants to know what he'll do with it
The FEC sent a routine reminder to the former Georgia congressman's campaign committee, which has s…
Bryan Metzger
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Peter Navarro floats a dream Cabinet for a Trump second term that includes Jeanine Pirro as attorney general, Ben Carson at HHS and Kash Patel heading US intelligence
Navarro hopes for a mix of old and new blood in a second Trump term, with former Judge Jeanine Pirr…
C. Ryan Barber
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'We'll all be dead by June': Jared Kushner lashed out at a health official after hearing about mask shipments, according to a new book
"You f---ing moron," Jared Kushner, then a White House senior advisor, reportedly said to a health …
Oma Seddiq
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The Biden administration moved more than $2 billion earmarked for COVID measures to deal with the influx of migrants at the border
Officials have struggled to respond to the surge of migrants, and this financial reshuffling is par…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services, making him the first Latino to hold the position
The successful confirmation of Becerra places the lawyer in a highly-consequential role overseeing …
John L. Dorman
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Ted Cruz engages in an online spat over Biden's HHS secretary nominee who sued the Trump administration more than 100 times
Cruz and Princeton historian Kevin M. Kruse had a back-and-forth over the qualifications of Xavier …
John L. Dorman
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Trump's HHS secretary says former president should have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine on national television
Getting the shot on national TV would have encouraged "trust and confidence" in the vaccine, former…
Bryan Metzger
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Health officials slam Walgreens and CVS for 'fiasco' vaccine rollout to nursing homes
CVS and Walgreens have a virtual monopoly on nursing home COVID-19 vaccinations in most states. But…
Mia Jankowicz
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Xavier Becerra, California attorney general, is said to be Biden's pick to lead health department
Becerra, who previously served as a congressman representing Los Angeles, has served as California'…
Charles Davis
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A senior Trump administration official reportedly offered Santa performers early COVID-19 vaccines for starring in a $250 million public awareness campaign
The US health department pulled a planned video campaign that would have classed Santa performers a…
Grace Dean
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CDC guidelines discouraging people from getting COVID-19 tests was published by Trump officials despite objections from scientists, report says
The CDC previously denied the controversial advisory was the result of political meddling, but new …
Tom Porter
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'For the love of God, don't do that': Trump's HHS secretary begged him not to praise the Chinese president's pandemic response on Twitter, book says
After an Oval Office meeting, Alex Azar rushed to other officials in a desperate attempt to stop Tr…
Oma Seddiq,Sonam Sheth
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Surprise medical bills are now illegal, shielding Americans from paying thousands of dollars for out-of-network care
A bipartisan bill from Sens. Cassidy and Hassan went into effect on Jan. 1 that bans extra charges …
Ayelet Sheffey
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The US government's supply of remdesivir — the only drug proved to treat the coronavirus — is due to run out at the end of June
The number of US COVID-19 patients requiring remdesivir outnumbers available stocks by two to one, …
Bill Bostock
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'We follow the facts wherever they lead': Inspector general who was demoted after Trump attacked her speaks out on the importance of independent oversight
Grimm is one of four inspectors general President Donald Trump has fired in recent weeks.
Sonam Sheth
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HHS secretary Alex Azar says wearing masks is 'a difficult message for all Western democracies'
When asked why President Trump has difficulty adhering to health guidelines Azar pointed to "all we…
John L. Dorman
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Robert Kadlec, the Trump administration's top official for addressing biological threats, awarded a $2 billion contract to a company he used to advise
Kadlec also helped launch a biodefense startup, East West Protection, with the founder of the compa…
Charles Davis
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HHS chief Alex Azar chose a former labradoodle breeder with minimal public health experience to lead the department's coronavirus response
Alex Azar picked Brian Harrison to lead the HHS day-to-day coronavirus response. Harrison previousl…