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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
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
Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies at a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023.

CDC director looks to future of public health with worry

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 20, 2024 at 10:29am
Linda McMahon, seen here at the 2024 Republican National Convention, will be Trump's nominee to be Education secretary.

Trump picks Linda McMahon to be Education secretary

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 19, 2024 at 10:19pm
Mehmet Oz speaks during a meeting with business leaders at Washington Crossing, Pa., on Nov. 6, 2022. President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Oz to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Trump taps Dr. Oz to serve as Medicare, Medicaid administrator

By Jessie Hellmann and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 19, 2024 at 5:39pm
Howard Lutnick, left, with President-elect Donald Trump in Michigan in October.

Lutnick tapped to lead Commerce Department under Trump 2.0

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 19, 2024 at 2:51pm
Brendan Carr testifies during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing in 2022.

Carr’s FCC plan heading for ‘buzz saw’ of Big Tech opposition

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 19, 2024 at 7:00am
Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois and Sharice Davids of Kansas are vying to chair the center-left New Democrat Coalition.

New Dems bullish heading into second Trump administration

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 19, 2024 at 6:01am
Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who is retiring at the end of this Congress, said the farm bill text released Monday is "my vision."

Senate farm bill differs from House on CCC, food stamp benefits

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 18, 2024 at 4:59pm
Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies at a March 21 House Budget Committee hearing on the president's fiscal 2025 budget request.

White House asks for nearly $100B disaster relief package

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted November 18, 2024 at 4:53pm
Pharmacy prescription drugs, for daily use to combat various medical problems, sit in a home in Sullivan County, N.Y.

Future of Medicare drug price negotiations murky under Trump

By Lia DeGroot and Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 15, 2024 at 10:18am
D. John Sauer testified during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing in 2023.

Trump picks legal defense team for top Justice Department roles

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 14, 2024 at 8:10pm
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are expected to bring similar retaliation from China that dealt a heavy blow to exports in 2018 and 2019.

Trump’s tariffs seen delivering a repeat blow to US farm exports

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 14, 2024 at 4:16pm
Halle Berry speaks during a news conference on bipartisan legislation to raise federal research on menopause and women’s midlife health, outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, May 2, 2024. In the background from left, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, also appear.

In divide on women’s health care, a consensus on menopause

By Nina Heller
Posted November 13, 2024 at 12:37pm, Updated November 14, 2024 at 12:07pm
Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., left, and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the committee's health subcommittee, are among the key health policy players retiring at the end of this Congress.

New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 13, 2024 at 7:56pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Trump plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 13, 2024 at 4:57pm
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., writes that Congress needs to enact proposals that ensure a robust and safe domestic biotechnology sector.

Age of biology requires American leadership

By Sen. Todd Young
Posted November 13, 2024 at 4:15pm
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. is expected to chair the Senate Banking Committee, which has authority over transit programs.

Incoming Senate chairs expected to rein in infrastructure dollars

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 13, 2024 at 1:26pm
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by the Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., holds a news conference on artificial intelligence in the Capitol in May.

Schumer’s AI road map might take GOP detour

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 13, 2024 at 7:00am
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary, previously led two veterans advocacy groups, Concerned Veterans of America and Vets for Freedom.

Trump taps Hegseth, veteran and Fox News host, to head DOD

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 12, 2024 at 9:10pm
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be ambassador to the United Nations. She warned the U.N. In an October statement that expelling Israel from the General Assembly would jeopardize U.S. funding.

Trump turns to GOP defenders Stefanik, Rubio for diplomatic posts

By Rachel Oswald
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:55pm
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., seen on the second day of Republican National Convention in July.

Zeldin, Trump’s pick as EPA head, was a bit player on environment

By David Jordan
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:15pm
Tom Homan, retired acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in January.

Trump selects immigration enforcers for key administration roles

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 12, 2024 at 2:34pm, Updated at 3:38pm
Mexican migration authorities guard one of the sides of the Tijuana River at the U.S.-Mexico border seen from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico.

Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 8, 2024 at 4:12pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on Nov. 1 in Warren, Mich. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How RFK Jr.’s health proposals would stack up in practice

By Lia DeGroot
Posted November 8, 2024 at 2:53pm
Trump speaks in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Trump administration faces antitrust enforcement dilemma

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 8, 2024 at 2:15pm
John L. "Jack" Smith, special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump.

Judge freezes criminal case against Trump related to 2020 election

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 8, 2024 at 1:52pm
A voter fills out her ballot in the Alexandria City High School gymnasium in Virginia on Election Day.

What happened and what’s next after the 2024 elections?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 7, 2024 at 7:06pm
Delaware Sen.-elect. Lisa Blunt Rochester is shown speaking on the third night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 21.

A look at the health priorities of incoming Senate Democrats

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 7, 2024 at 6:24pm
Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, attends a campaign rally in Holland, Ohio, on Oct. 26.

Latta eyes top GOP spot on Energy and Commerce panel

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 7, 2024 at 5:54pm