President Trump will nominate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. surgeon general, he announced Wednesday — shortly after the White House withdrew the president’s earlier pick of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for the key public health post. Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Means “has impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” — referring to the
Means, who is aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., replaces Trump’s original nominee for the role. President Donald Trump announced on May 7 that Dr. Casey Means—a functional medicine physician aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—would be his new nominee for surgeon general after he
Means, who is aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., replaces Trump’s original nominee for the role. President Donald Trump announced on May 7 that Dr. Casey Means—a functional medicine physician aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—to be his new nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing
The White House has withdrawn President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon general, and Mr. Trump announced a new pick on social media Wednesday. Nesheiwat’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee had been scheduled for Thursday. The office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, the ranking Democrat on the
‘We need a penalty that’s commensurate with the crime, and the crime is outrageous,’ lead sponsor Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said. The House of Representatives voted 406–1 to pass a measure aimed at punishing perpetrators of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act (HR 1503), led by Reps. Chris Smith
Stock prices for major semiconductor designers and manufacturers jumped at reports the government was considering pulling back some restrictions. The Trump administration is moving to end Biden-era restrictions on how U.S. semiconductors are sold overseas. Stock prices for major semiconductor designers and manufacturers jumped at reports that Washington could be ending some restrictions on sales
President Trump’s proposed budget for next year could include big changes for a small food aid program that helps low-income senior citizens supplement their diets. Under the plan, funding for the program — called the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) — would be cut, and seniors instead would receive what the Trump administration is calling