POLITICS

RFK Jr. Says Some Layoffs Were Mistakes, Workers Being Reinstated

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The CDC’s lead poisoning prevention team are among the personnel who were wrongly terminated. Some of the 10,000 layoffs this week at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were mistakes and are being rolled back, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on April 3. The mass terminations, which took place across HHS

Federal Judge Declines to Rule Against NEA over ‘Gender Ideology’ Funding Ban

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‘Granting a preliminary injunction in these circumstances would impose significant hardship on the NEA,’ the judge said. A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to stop the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from blocking funds for art projects that promote “gender ideology,” because the agency is no longer implementing the certification requirement. U.S.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks HHS From Cuttting $11 Billion in Public Health Funding

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A coalition of states is likely to succeed in their arguments that the funding block is unlawful, Judge Mary McElroy said. A federal judge on April 3 granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting more than $11 billion in public health funding. U.S. District Judge Mary

Trump Administration Plans to Freeze $510 Million in Brown University Grants

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Brown has become the fifth Ivy League school to have federal funding targeted over antisemitism concerns. The Trump administration is preparing to halt approximately $510 million in federal contracts and grants awarded to Brown University as it reviews the institution’s handling of antisemitism, a White House official said on Thursday. This would make Brown the