HHS redirects $500M to Trump appointee’s vaccine project, bypassing reviews

The Department of Health and Human Services has transferred $500 million from research into next-generation COVID-19 vaccines, redirecting the money to a single vaccine project linked to the Trump administration’s former acting head of the National Institutes of Health. Multiple federal health officials said they were surprised by the announcement, which bypassed the usual procedures

Hundreds of Faith Leaders at White House for National Day of Prayer Event

The president said his administration was ‘bringing religion back to our country.’ WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted a National Day of Prayer event at the White House on May 1 under bright sunny skies, surrounded by blooming flowers in the Rose Garden.  “We’re bringing religion back to our country,” Trump said during the event. “It’s a

Trump Creates Religious Liberty Commission on National Day of Prayer

The president says his administration is ‘bringing religion back to our country.’ WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump established a Religious Liberty Commission on May 1, the National Day of Prayer. He signed the executive order, meant to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” under sunny skies on May 1, during a gathering in the