United States Department of Health and Human Services

Why RFK Jr.’s top spokesperson abruptly resigned from HHS last week

David Bale1 week ago06 mins

The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two weeks after being sworn in to be the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs. The resignation of Thomas Corry, a Trump administration appointee, was first reported by Politico. Corry did not respond to multiple requests…

Thousands of probationary federal health agency workers fired by letter this weekend. Here’s what it said.

David Bale4 weeks ago08 mins

Probationary workers across multiple federal health agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services received virtually identical letters Saturday evening informing them they would be terminated from their positions, sources told CBS News. “Unfortunately, the Agency finds that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit…

Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information

David Bale1 month ago03 mins

CDC staff ordered to stop working with WHO CDC staff told to stop communications with WHO after Trump’s executive order 02:31 Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration to restore webpages and data that had been…

RFK Jr.’s financial disclosures reveal millions in both debt and income as he awaits HHS confirmation

David Bale2 months ago05 mins

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, awaits his confirmation hearing, financial disclosures released Wednesday show that he is saddled with millions in debt, but is positioned to earn millions from book deals. In financial disclosure forms filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Kennedy reported debts of…