Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Says Nothing ‘Off Limits’ in His Health Agenda
Where Things Stand
Kennedy’s plans: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his first address to workers at the Health and Human Services Department, said Tuesday that a new presidential commission would scrutinize childhood vaccine schedules, psychiatric medications and other frequent targets of his suspicion as part of an effort to fight chronic disease. “Nothing is going to be off limits,” he told workers. Read more ›
Prosecutor resigns: A top federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday rather than use the power of the Justice Department to freeze the bank accounts of a government contractor, according to her resignation letter. People familiar with the matter said the resignation of Denise Cheung, who oversaw the office’s criminal division, appeared to be connected to a push by the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency to claw back money from clean energy and other projects. Read more ›
Federal turmoil: The Trump administration fired 168 probationary workers at the National Science Foundation, a spokesman said Tuesday. That cuts more than 10 percent of the work force at the agency, which along with the National Institutes of Health is a cornerstone of public research funding in the United States. Separately, Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to continue.”
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