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Measles Outbreak in Texas Highlights Impact of Underinvestment in Public Health
Like COVID, measles is revealing how aging infrastructure and doctor shortages leave rural communities vulnerable.
RFK Jr.’s Directive for National Cancer Institute May Harm Research, Experts Say
Materials on vaccines, fluoride, and other topics will now receive special scrutiny by an institute “clearance team.”
Trump Threatens to End Student Loan Relief for Workers at Progressive Nonprofits
The move “will have a chilling effect on our public service workforce,” said one civil rights attorney.
The GOP’s Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicaid. Most Oppose That Idea, Poll Finds.
More than 8 in 10 Americans want Medicaid spending kept the same or increased, a recent KFF poll shows.
Nearly 3 Million Rural Americans Can’t Access Health Care and Reliable Internet
The Trump administration may weaken a low-cost internet option funded by Biden's 2021 infrastructure law.
Trump Nixes Collective Bargaining for Transportation Safety Administration Union
The Department of Homeland Security claimed that collective bargaining for TSA security officers “constrained” the agency's chief mission.
Women’s Day Marches Flood the Streets to Oppose Trump and Project 2025
Women and allies took to the streets from coast to coast Saturday for a “Unite and Resist” national day of action.
Humanitarian Groups Are Offering Trans Migrants a Safe Haven on the Border
Activists agree that strengthening access to asylum in Mexico is key to sustaining support for trans migrants.
Trump Just Cut the Office Working on His Promise to End Surprise Medical Bills
Some 15 percent of workers at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight were fired over two weeks ago.
As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts
One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.