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Trump’s CDC nominee abruptly withdrawn before committee hearing
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—was withdrawn from the process about an hour before he was set to appear at a hearing to confirm him ...
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Alaska insurance director warns of health premium increases with federal funding in jeopardy
If it is eliminated or the funding for it is zeroed out, Alaska would lose up to $140 million in annual federal funding to ...
D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...
Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease ...
Weldon’s history of vaccine skepticism helped tank his CDC nomination
“Dave Weldon is anti-vaccine, anti-woman, and anti-science. He was not qualified to serve as CDC director,” said Colorado Rep ...
Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) expressed their concerns over Dave Weldon’s nomination to ...
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Musk’s layoffs slow Trump’s energy agenda, delaying permits
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers have slowed the government’s ability to permit some ...