Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended a longstanding transparency rule on Friday, supercharging his authority to change policies in areas ranging from Medicaid to the National Institutes of Health without advance notice to the public. Dubbed the “Richardson Waiver” after the former health secretary who issued the rule in 1971, the
Social Security Administration workers are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to significantly shrink the agency could cause chaos and hinder their ability to provide service to the millions of retirees, disabled people and other Americans who rely on the program. The SSA’s restructuring comes after President Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to
Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation to remove gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code on Friday. In a statement released by her office after the bill was signed, Reynolds – a Republican and first woman to hold the governor’s office in Iowa — said the Civil Rights Code
Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Oval Office | Special Report 21:01 Video shows President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance in a tense meeting Friday before the U.S. and Ukraine were planning to sign a rare earth minerals deal. In the Oval Office meeting, Mr. Trump threatened Zelenskyy to make
The signing of a key minerals agreement with Ukraine and a scheduled news conference Friday by President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were abruptly canceled and the Ukrainian leader’s visit cut short after an Oval Office meeting that included Vice President JD Vance descended into insults and chaos. Afterward, Ukrainians left the Oval Office
Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Oval Office | Special Report 21:01 President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance appeared on camera Friday in a tense Oval Office exchange before the U.S. and Ukraine were planning to sign a rare earth minerals deal. In the meeting, Mr. Trump threatened Zelenskyy
An Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious Friday, as Mr. Trump threatened Zelenskyy to make a deal with Russia, or “we’re out,” and he and Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being “disrespectful.” The heated exchanges came ahead of what was an anticipated rare