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
The White House has withdrawn President Trump’s nomination of Dr.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
AOC and other liberal celebs plagued by disturbingly ill-defined calves. Laziness to blame? The New Yorker The New Yorker, which fashions itself as a serious magazine for intellectuals, recently published some photos of “notable New Yorkers” posing in their (mostly cramped and depressing) living rooms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the cut, as did Al Sharpton, the
Approximately half of the AmeriCorps programs terminated in a controversial decision by the Trump Administration are projects that serve states and communities President Trump won in the 2024 election, according to a review of the list of terminated AmeriCorps grant programs. CBS News has obtained the list of more than 1,000 Americorps grant programs terminated