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President-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of his choice to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Policy

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks

Trump’s health-related Cabinet choices reflect skepticism of U.S. public health institutions

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 5, 2024 at 7:00am

The tight margins in Congress will likely complicate matters for President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

White House

Trump’s pick for top Hill liaison brings strong conservative ties to a difficult role

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 4, 2024 at 3:37pm
A resident sits in a wheelchair at an assisted living facility in Boston in 2020. President-elect Donald Trump will enter office facing a long-term care crisis marked by understaffed nursing homes, workforce shortages and care that is unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of people.

Policy

Nursing home staffing rule in limbo as Trump 2.0 approaches

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted December 4, 2024 at 10:54am
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear arguments on youth transgender care ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 3, 2024 at 8:17am
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back FDA’s e-cigarette rejection

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 2, 2024 at 3:04pm
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during a House Budget Committee hearing in 2020.

The man with a plan to upend government, and what it entails

By Paul M. Krawzak and Peter Cohn
Posted December 2, 2024 at 12:44pm
Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the COVID-19 pandemic at The Heritage Foundation on Nov. 10, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump names pick for NIH director

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 26, 2024 at 10:29pm
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity.

White House rule would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs 

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 26, 2024 at 10:57am, Updated at 3:46pm
President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump’s first week in office may set tone on abortion policy

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 20, 2024 at 4:06pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has called for an overhaul of the FDA, including the possible elimination of the agency’s nutrition programs.

FDA’s nutrition goals similar to Kennedy’s, experts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted November 20, 2024 at 2:37pm, Updated at 6:00pm