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NEW: As the Trump administration purges the federal workforce, workers say they feel demoralized, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care, and feel anxious about finances. Rachana D. Pradhan + Aneri Pattani report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

The Trump admin’s mass firings not only disrupt the lives of thousands of federal workers but also their spouses, kids & communities, says Jennie Brand. “We can see this impact years down the road.” Teamed up w/ Rachana D. Pradhan via KFF Health News: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

The Trump administration’s mass firings not only disrupt the lives of tens of thousands of federal workers but also will reverberate out to their spouses, children, and communities, says Jennie Brand. Rachana D. Pradhan + Aneri Pattani report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

At HHS headquarters, the video of RFK Jr’s speech is playing on a loop on monitors around the building, an employee told The Post. “People are avoiding the monitors or turning them off,” the employee said. w Lauren Weber Rachel Roubein Joel Achenbach LenaSun

Resignation letter of Peter Marks from FDA’s director for the center for biological evaluation and research

On the #MAHA tour this morning in Arizona, Secretary Kennedy will hear from tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges related to self-governance in health care at the Tribal Self Governance Conference. I’m here for KFF Health News

Secretary Kennedy .Secretary Kennedy said he'd like to help rollout more use of AI in Indian country to fill in health care gaps. Some in the crowd pushback with "no."

Trump has faced measles before. The difference this time is RFK Jr. The CDC has been muzzled, messaging has been muddled, and public health funding has been slashed. Me, LenaSun Rachel Roubein Fenit Nirappil The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04…

Mass firings at FDA spared at least some workers furnishing gov't docs in response to FOIA lawsuits about covid vaccines. Those lawsuits were brought by Aaron Siri, an ally of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s who represents anti-vaccine interests kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post Grants.gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox. with carolyn johnson Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

🚨 The NIH’s sweeping cuts of research grants are inflicting pain almost universally across the U.S., Rae Ellen Bichell and I found. At least 43% of organizations that had grants terminated are public universities. About 40% are in states Trump won in November.

NEW: States that backed Donald Trump are getting hit hard by sweeping cuts to NIH grants funding scientific research. Roughly 40% of organizations that had grants terminated in the first month of cuts are in states Trump won: bit.ly/3Y3Mhw4 📝Rae Ellen Bichell + Rachana D. Pradhan

Trump’s HHS withheld millions in federal family planning money from clinics around the country. But two anti-abortion states won their money back. Rachana D. Pradhan reports: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

The Big Idea here: Per capita caps effectively end Medicaid as a traditional entitlement program.

New: In a reversal, at least some FDA workers who furnish government records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, agency employees say. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

HHS’ purge of workers who release gov't records under the Freedom of Information Act “raise grave transparency, accountability, and privacy concerns,” Sen. Ron Wyden told Secretary RFK Jr. today. He joins a growing chorus of voices criticizing the firings kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

“Citizen oversight is a cornerstone of a functioning democracy,” Ron Wyden / Corvan Von De la Wyden.senate.gov tells RFK Jr. in a letter protesting Health and Human Services officials’ decision to gut Freedom of Information Act offices. Rachana D. Pradhan californiahealthline.org/news/article/f…

NEW from Angela Hart and me: Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom promised to fight for universal healthcare. He didn’t realize it would be so expensive. cbsnews.com/news/californi…