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An Emboldened RFK Jr. Tells Senators He Can’t Talk About HHS Restructuring

11 hours ago | notus.org | Margaret Manto

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed at least one thing during his tour of Congress on Wednesday: his longtime skepticism of vaccines and other public health interventions has not diminished, despite what he may have said during his confirmation hearings. “I am not going to just tell people everything is safe and effective if I know there’s issues,” Kennedy told Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tells Congress People Shouldn’t Look to Him for ‘Medical Advice’

15 hours ago | notus.org | Margaret Manto

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Appropriations committee Wednesday to defend the Trump administration’s plan to make sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. But at times, even he seemed to accept that the cuts bordered on overkill — and that when it came to medical expertise, he said he wasn’t necessarily the best person for Americans to turn to.
Reconciliation Markups Signify the Beginning of the Hard Part - And the Start of Democratic Attacks

1 day ago | notus.org | Oriana Gonzalez |Riley Rogerson |Katherine Swartz |Nuha Dolby

For months, the debate over reconciliation has been conceptual. Now, with Republicans marking up hundreds of pages of legislative text, the fight is here and very real. Three key committees began their marathon markups Tuesday night, debating some of the most contentious elements of the reconciliation package, like Medicaid cuts, tax cuts and reductions to food-benefit programs.
‘It’s Disgusting’: Veterans in Congress Are Questioning the End of TPS for Afghans

1 day ago | notus.org | Casey Murray

President Donald Trump’s administration has determined that Afghanistan is safe to return to. Veterans in Congress aren’t so sure — particularly for people who helped U.S. troops and could now face deportation. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an end to temporary protected status for Afghans in the U.S., saying the nation’s “improved security situation” means those protections should no longer apply.
As Contracts Lapse Across HHS, the NIH Awards Millions for Help Becoming MAHA

1 day ago | notus.org | Margaret Manto

The National Institutes of Health awarded a consulting firm a $7 million contract earlier this month to retain “subject matter experts” who would help the NIH conform to President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s vision of a new American public health system. The contract was awarded to Credence Management Solutions without competition through an already-existing General Services Administration contract.
Club for Growth’s Annual Scorecard Shows How Congress Is Getting More Conservative

1 day ago | notus.org | Reese Gorman

Thirty-one House Republicans and six senators received perfect “100%” scores in the Club for Growth’s annual scorecard, according to data shared with NOTUS in advance of the conservative group’s 2024 rankings that will be published on Tuesday. In the House, the majority of those perfect score recipients are members of the House Freedom Caucus, such as the group’s chair, Rep. Andy Harris, and Reps. Eric Burlison, Josh Brecheen and Scott Perry.
House Republicans Are Targeting Three Districts For Their Hispanic Voters

1 day ago | notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Alex Roarty

Republicans think Hispanic voters are key to keeping the House majority in 2026. The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting three House districts held by Democrats for their significant Hispanic populations in the hopes they can flip the seats Republican in 2026. All three of the districts featured narrow wins by Democrats: Reps. Vicente Gonzalez in Texas’ 34th District, Henry Cuellar in Texas’ 28th District and Nellie Pou in New Jersey’s 9th District.
How to ‘Fast-Track’ David Hogg’s Removal: DNC Moves Forward With Vote to Void Vice Chair Elections

2 days ago | notus.org | Katherine Swartz

The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with a proposal to void the elections of David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta as vice chairs of the DNC, putting the question to the full committee “as soon as practicable.”If successful, a revote would likely remove Hogg from party leadership.
The House’s Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are Already Fizzling in the Senate

2 days ago | notus.org | Katherine Swartz |Riley Rogerson

In the House, even with conservatives and moderates largely aligned on the idea of cutting Medicaid, passing those cuts in the massive reconciliation bill would be a political feat for Republican leaders, particularly when you consider how different factions of the House GOP want different cuts greatly varying in scope. But in the Senate, passing any substantial Medicaid reductions won’t be so easy. On Monday, Sen.
House Republicans’ Remittance Tax Is Going Up Against the Money Transfer Industry

2 days ago | notus.org | Taylor Giorno

House Republicans’ sweeping tax proposal includes a 5% tax on some international money transfers known as remittances, setting up a lobbying battle for the industry groups representing companies that carry out those transactions. But even budget hawks who have issues with the bill have said they support a remittance tax targeting people who are in the U.S. illegally.