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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
By CARLA K. JOHNSONUpdated 8:33 PM CST, November 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s leading medical research agency.
Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, “to direct the Nation’s Medical Research, and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives.”
“Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America’s biggest Health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease,” he wrote.
The decision to choose Bhattacharya for the post is yet another reminder of the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic on the politics on public health.
Bhattacharya was one of three authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, an October 2020 open letter maintaining that lockdowns were causing irreparable harm. ...
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Trump fills out his economic team with two veterans of his first administration
Trump has chosen international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council.
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Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal
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Trump fills out his key public health roles | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration.
www.cnn.comTrump team says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal brokered by Biden is actually Trump's win
The Biden administration kept incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday.
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Trump "border czar" Tom Homan vows "there is going to be a mass deportation" during border visit with Texas governor
Tom Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott served meals to troops stationed in Eagle Pass and Edinburg as part of Operation Lone Star.
www.cbsnews.comIsrael and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting
Israel’s security Cabinet, meeting Tuesday afternoon, was expected to approve the proposal, which Lebanese officials have said Hezbollah also supports.
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State and local governments could be a roadblock for some of Trump's more radical policies
While President-elect Donald Trump is promising sweeping conservative policies, experts say the powers that states hold could make it harder for him to implement them.
After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of taking office on Jan. 20.
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Feds arrest Arizona man who allegedly threatened to kill Trump, visited campaign rally in August
Federal authorities have arrested an Arizona man after he allegedly posted videos online in which he threatened to kill Donald Trump and brandished an AR 15-style rifle.
Trial of ex-FBI informant indicted for lying about Bidens delayed amid new tax evasion charges
Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant, was accused of lying about President Biden and Hunter Biden and now faces new charges of tax evasion.
www.cbsnews.comTrump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief
Economists and industry officials say companies would have little choice but to pass along the added costs, dramatically raising prices for goods.
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Angry Rudy Giuliani argues with judge overseeing defamation payout: 'I can't pay my bills'
The former New York City mayor was chastised by the judge for failing to comply with court orders to turn over his assets to the two former Georgia election workers he defamed.
www.nbcnews.comUN Resolution 1701 is at the heart of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. What is it?
In 2006, the U.N. Security Council voted for a resolution to end a bruising monthlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, and pave the way for lasting security along the border.
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Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda | CNN Politics
Can the green shoots of clean energy break through the “brown blockade”?
www.cnn.comHow Trump's bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
Special counsel Jack Smith move to abandon two federal cases accusing Trump of endangering American democracy and national security does away with the most serious legal threats Trump was facing as he returns to the White House.
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