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How RFK Jr. is quickly changing U.S. health agencies

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier

WASHINGTON - In just a few short months, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun to transform U.S. health policy: shrinking staff at health agencies, restructuring the focus of some regulators and researchers, changing Covid vaccine regulations and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.
FDA chief says pregnant women should decide on Covid vaccine with doctors

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. |Julie Tsirkin |Olympia Sonnier

May 28, 2025, 6:00 PM EDTSILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, said Wednesday that the decision of whether a pregnant woman should get a Covid vaccine should come down to a conversation with her doctor — not a recommendation by the federal government. Makary took part in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Marco Rubio working on major changes to National Security Council

1 month ago | cnas.org | Olympia Sonnier |Julie Tsirkin |Courtney Kube |Carol Lee
Rubio working on major changes to National Security Council

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier |Julie Tsirkin |Courtney Kube |Carol Lee

May 14, 2025, 10:52 AM EDTSecretary of State Marco Rubio, in his new add-on role of national security adviser, is expected to significantly scale down the size of the National Security Council and make a dramatic change to how it works, four people with direct knowledge of the plans told NBC News. Shrinking the staff at the NSC would be in part designed to more closely align how it operates with the way President Donald Trump makes decisions, these people said.
How tariffs are affecting the Kentucky Derby

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier |Adrienne Broaddus

There are no sure things on the Churchill Downs racetrack — and this year, there are few sure things around the track as well. Uncertainty over the economy due to President Donald Trump’s oscillating tariff policies looms large over America’s longest running sporting event and the most exciting two minutes in sports — the Kentucky Derby. The track itself has put some projects on hold.
How tariffs are affecting the Kentucky Derby

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Olympia Sonnier |Adrienne Broaddus

1 hour agoWhat time does the 2025 Kentucky Derby start? What TV channel is it on? LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Let’s get right to the point. The Kentucky Derby is set to start just before 7 p.m. EDT Saturday in the commonwealth of bourbon and horse racing. To be even more specific, post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT, although it’s not uncommon for it to be a few minutes later.
Here's what Trump has done on 14 of his major campaign promises

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier |Megan Shannon |Benjamin Goggin

By and President Donald Trump has moved with remarkable speed in his first 100 days, issuing more than 100 executive orders and pushing an agenda that has the potential to rapidly remake America. That effort comes from some big promises he made on the campaign trail, including to implement tariffs, carry out mass deportations and end major international conflicts.
Here's what Trump has done on 14 of his major campaign promises

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Olympia Sonnier

President Donald Trump has moved with remarkable speed in his first 100 days, issuing more than 100 executive orders and pushing an agenda that has the potential to rapidly remake America. The effort comes from some big promises he made on the campaign trail, among them to implement tariffs, carry out mass deportations and end major international conflicts.
Trouble is brewing for local beer companies as Trump slaps tariffs on aluminum

Mar 12, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier |Garrett Haake

The math is tight for Thom Cheston.
'Pissed off': Canadians drop their politeness in the wake of Trump's tariffs

Mar 7, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Olympia Sonnier

TORONTO — President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, coming on the heels of his taunting threats to make the country the 51st U.S. state, are eroding the inherent politeness of Americans’ northern neighbors and rallying them around their own flag. Canadians are removing American liquor and California wines from their store shelves. They’re pulling back on future visits to the U.S. They’re pushing “Buy Canadian” to counter higher costs and spite Trump.