Annie Waldman

2 weeks ago | projects.propublica.org | Annie Waldman |Asia Fields |Ashley Clarke |Zisiga Mukulu

The Trump administration said their work was “antithetical to the scientific inquiry.”That it did “nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems.”That it did not “enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness.”Thousands of scientists disagree. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.

1 month ago | propublica.org | Becca Savransky |Vernal Coleman |Eric Umansky |Annie Waldman

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Idaho Statesman. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Time and again, the U.S. Department of Education has been the last resort for parents who say the state of Idaho has failed to educate their children. The federal agency in 2023 ordered Idaho to stop blocking some students with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, from special education.

1 month ago | cancertherapyadvisor.com | Annie Waldman

This article was originally published on ProPublica. For more than two months, the Trump administration has been subject to a federal court order stopping it from cutting funding related to gender identity and the provision of gender-affirming care in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Lawyers for the federal government have repeatedly claimed in court filings that the administration has been complying with the order.

1 month ago | propublica.org | Vernal Coleman |Eric Umansky |Annie Waldman |Jake Pearson

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Democratic House members on Thursday blasted the Trump administration’s moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded more transparency from its leaders after a ProPublica investigation revealed widespread disruptions across the agency’s health care system. “There are real-life dangerous impacts for veterans,” said Rep.

1 month ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Annie Waldman

PUBLIC HEALTHTrump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records ShowPublished 8 May 2025Many of the canceled grants appear to have focused on subjects that the administration claims are unscientific or that the agency should no longer focus on under new priorities, such as gender identity, vaccine hesitancy and diversity, equity and inclusion.