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Former CDC director Tom Frieden says Kennedy poses a 'risk' to the Atlanta-based health agency

If confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have greater control over the Atlanta-based CDC. But just how much?

December 03, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer (R-OR) arrives to a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump picks Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department. She was one of a few Republicans who support the pro-union PRO Act.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Claudia Grisales
Tom Homan speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. Trump announced on Sunday that the former acting ICE director will oversee border control in his second administration.

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  • Politics

What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar'

Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.

November 11, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on Aug. 2, 2022, as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on.

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As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'

Vanita Gupta has been the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general. It's a job with a huge portfolio that ranges from civil rights to immigration to abortion.

January 31, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
The House oversight committee has released internal documents about the failed push for a census citizenship question by former President Donald Trump's administration, including Wilbur Ross, the former commerce secretary who is shown at a White House meeting in 2018.

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  • Politics

Documents show the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College.

July 20, 2022
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has offered the most stunning revelations in the Congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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  • Politics

After years at the center of political power, Mark Meadows now faces legal jeopardy

It's the latest chapter in Mark Meadows' political career, which has been defined by conflict in Washington.

December 18, 2021
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  • Juana Summers
A woman walks past a display of bottles of whiskey at the James E. Pepper Distillery.

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  • Business

American whiskey makers set their sights on Europe as Trump-era tariffs are lifted

The 25% tariff on U.S. whiskey will be removed in January. Gone too will be the tariffs on U.S. motorcycles and denim, all levied during the Trump administration's trade battle with the E.U.

November 27, 2021
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  • Jeff Dean
Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez during a 2017 news conference in Crosby, Texas. President Biden has nominated Gonzalez to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of an attempt to overhaul the agency.

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Biden's Pick To Lead ICE Would Take Over An Agency In Turmoil

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez runs one of the nation's biggest jails in Houston. If confirmed by the Senate, he'll be tasked with overhauling ICE, an agency he's criticized for its aggressive tactics.

July 15, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
Thousands of pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci's work emails from January to June 2020 have been released via Freedom of Information Act requests by news organizations. Fauci is seen here before he testifies in front of a Senate committee last June.

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  • Health

5 Things We Learned From Anthony Fauci's Emails

Thousands of pages of Dr. Fauci's emails have been released to reporters. Here's what they tell us about his life and manner during the early months of the pandemic.

June 04, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Human fetal tissue (stock photo)

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Here's What You Should Know About Biden's New Rules For Fetal Tissue Research

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is reversing restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in medical research implemented under former President Trump.

April 16, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
A Planned Parenthood of Utah facility in Salt Lake City. The Biden administration is moving to reverse a Trump-era family planning policy that critics describe as a domestic "gag rule" for reproductive healthcare providers.

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  • Politics

Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

April 14, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
Regina LaBelle is the acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. During a Thursday morning briefing, LaBelle said drug overdose deaths are up about 27% compared to the previous year.

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  • National

White House Says Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked To 88,000 During The Pandemic

The Biden administration points to fentanyl as the major culprit for the increase in deaths. Officials unveiled a new one-year strategy to reduce the number of fatalities from drug overdoses.

April 01, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Chart: ICE Detention Population Decreasing Sharply

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  • National

Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds

The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.

April 01, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
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  • Health

Lawsuit Argues 'Ticking Time Bomb' Could Invalidate Thousands Of Health Rules

In its final days, the Trump administration created a rule that could eliminate thousands of regulations created by the Department of Health and Human Services. A lawsuit is challenging the rule.

March 10, 2021
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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  • National

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.

February 15, 2021
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
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