Tag: CDC
‘Alarming’: Trump blocks CDC officials from testifying to education panel on...
The White House confirmed its decision to block the testimony of Redfield and other CDC officials, saying the director "has testified on the Hill at least four times over the last three months."
Trump accused of suppressing CDC warning that full school reopenings pose...
DeVos repeatedly refused to say whether schools should follow the CDC's reopening guidelines and claimed "there's nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous."
Climate change is killing Americans. Health departments aren’t equipped to respond
How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change
Coronavirus pandemic in US fueled by stunted CDC budget & lack...
We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.
House Democrats allocate $50 million to study gun violence
While funding for this type of study hasn't been allocated in more than two decades, gun violence prevention organizations and doctors' groups have sought this money to address gun violence.
Former CDC Director arrested on sex abuse charges
Although Frieden and the victim have reportedly known each other for more than 20 years, they were not believed to have had an intimate relationship.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.
CDC Director resigns amid controversy over tobacco stocks
“You don’t buy tobacco stocks when you are the head of the CDC. It’s ridiculous; it gives a terrible appearance.”
Trump administration bans CDC from using these words
A CDC analyst said he was unable to recall a previous time when words were banned from budget documents because they were considered controversial.
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73% of Israelis want the Gaza genocide to end. Netanyahu says, ‘NO, full speed...
Israel did not enter this Land of Palestine to work with the Palestinians to create a two-state solution, as they were expected to do, but rather, they waged war to take over the entire country and its people.
Controversial ‘nonprofit killer’ clause quietly removed from GOP megabill—but advocates warn it could return
A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.
2 million in Gaza face starvation as global call mounts for diplomatic aid convoy...
With famine intensifying under a full Israeli aid blockade, over 750 civil society groups call for governments to escort life-saving supplies into Gaza through Rafah in a diplomatic humanitarian mission.
GOP budget plan threatens 34 million children with loss of food and healthcare
New report reveals nearly half of U.S. children could lose access to Medicaid or SNAP under Republican-backed budget reconciliation plan, disproportionately harming marginalized families.
House Republicans advance massive budget bill with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks after secret...
GOP lawmakers pushed a sweeping bill forward in a rare Sunday vote after cutting a backroom deal with far-right Republicans to fast-track deeper Medicaid cuts and slash food aid—while offering permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.