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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Headlines from DC

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is overhauling the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and is currently vetting new members of the panel. Read the latest. Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Sen. Hawley (R-MO) seeks to repeal parts of the Medicaid cuts he voted for last week. Read more. Tuesday, July 15, 2025
HHS officially lays of RIF'd staff. Read the latest. Tuesday, July 15, 2025
U.S. Senate’s health committee has approved Susan Monarez to lead the CDC. Read the latest. Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Whispers

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s chief vaccine regulator, departed unexpectedly from his position yesterday.

A Republican operative shared that many on the Red Team in Congress are having buyer’s remorse for the Medicaid cuts, but they’re going to wait until things start to break before they fix it. Should be on schedule for the 2028 Presidential election season and the blame will be aimed squarely at the Blue Team.

By god they did it. President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Budget Bill” on the Fourth of July. Cue the fireworks.

It’s gonna be a long night… but this Big Beautiful Budget Bill might actually pass.

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