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Sixteen World Trade Center Health Program employees received notices that they could lose their jobs in the Health and Human Services Department’s downsizing, despite promises the program’s staff wou...
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Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and ...
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As the cuts were underway on Tuesday, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, sent a letter to Kennedy calling him befo...

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Trump administration cuts claim 16 jobs at World Trade Center Health Program
A bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress stepped up pressure for the reinstatements on Friday with a letter led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Garbarino to Trump and Kennedy urging them to restore all staffing needed for the program.
Trump administration sued by 23 states, D.C. over HHS cutting $11 billion in public health funding
A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Tuesday over $11 billion in cuts to public health grants.
Trump administration cuts 10,000 HHS jobs to downsize bureaucracy
In an effort to cut spending, the Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, in a symbolic move, Democratic Senator Cory Booker launched a marathon speech criticizing President Trump for over 25 hours.
Cantor Analysts Double Down on Kennedy Criticism as FDA Jobs Cuts Begin
Kennedy Jr. looks on, ahead of President Donald Trump delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo (Reuters) - Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.
US health department says it may ask fired staff to keep working
Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public health agencies it oversees may be asked to temporarily continue working for two months, the department said on Thursday.
RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.
Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department
Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some cases.
What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About the Past
Kennedy Jr. fat-shamed the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey. “The first time I saw him, I said you look like you ate Governor Morrisey,” Kennedy told a laughing crowd. Morrisey has apparently invited Kennedy to be his personal trainer.
CDC Employees Say Layoffs Under Trump Hit Black and Marginalized Staff Hardest
Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are accusing the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of laying off Black CDC workers at higher rates than other racial demographic groups.
'Delay and deny care' to 9/11 survivors. Trump HHS cuts World Trade Center Program staff
In February, the administration restored cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program's budget, but new staff cuts threaten the program.
NIH is the largest funder of cancer research. Here's how Trump administration cuts could impact patients.
The Trump administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health has some worried about stalls in research and medicine.
Dem AGs take Trump-Kennedy HHS to court over cuts to COVID-era grants
Democratic AGs are suing the Trump administration over "unlawful" cuts to public health agency grants to their states that were earmarked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.
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Trump administration begins mass cuts of federal health policy researchers
ASPE and AHRQ are losing key research staff as part of the HHS cuts Tuesday. Current and former employees worry vital data-driven research will suffer.
Trump administration closes regional HHS office in downtown Seattle
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has closed its regional Northwest office based in Seattle, according to U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene.
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