Takeaways from the first Iowa Senate debateDonald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned.Cable News Network2d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentDonald Trumpiowa senate debate
New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surgeNew York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.Cable News Network4d agoWhole story →HealthKathy Hochulmeasles outbreak emergency
Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsPresident Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket.Cable News Network11d agoWhole story →HealthJusticetransgender inmate care appeal
Trump’s nominee to lead FDA questioned on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearingDr. Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, appeared to break with her boss on Thursday, strongly stating that the MMR vaccine was “not lethal” as Trump has claimed and that it is safe, effective and “our best tool right now in the public health response to the measles outbreak.”Cable News Network15d agoWhole story →Healthfda nominee senate hearing
Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells CongressEight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from the service’s acting secretary, which was obtained by CNN.Cable News Network16d agoWhole story →HealthSecuritynavy suicide attempts reported
JD Vance-led task force to remove 760,000 Obamacare enrolleesA White House task force will remove hundreds of thousands of enrollees from Affordable Care Act coverage, citing widespread fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced at a press conference Tuesday. The action will save $2.2 billion in improperly paid federal subsidies, he said.Cable News Network17d agoWhole story →HealthJusticeobamacare enrollee removals
Kamala Harris hits the midterm campaign trail with Abdul El-SayedKamala Harris is set to campaign Tuesday with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a joint appearance between two Democrats in a state that’s crucial to the party’s fortunes in this fall’s midterms – and the presidential primary to follow.Cable News Network17d agoWhole story →HealthCulturemidterm campaign trail
What a social media influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the USWednesday’s senate confirmation hearing wasn’t the first time that much of the American public met Dr. Nicole Saphier and heard her perspective; President Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general is a health and wellness influencer who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers through her podcast and social media platforms.Cable News Network23d agoWhole story →HealthCulturesurgeon general confirmation hearing
Democrats demand Trump administration halt collection of patients’ ER recordsA group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms.Cable News Network1mo agoWhole story →HealthJusticeer records collection controversy
