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House Republican lawmakers are making progress in advancing President Trump's nearly $4 billion budget package. The bill includes cuts to Medicaid that have drawn criticism from members of the president's party. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
"My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the House hearing.
President Trump's Food and Drug Administration is moving to take kids' fluoride off the market, citing concerns about effects on gut microbiome, thyroid disorders, weight gain and decreased IQ. Dr. Celine Gounder joins CBS News to discuss the development.
During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) peppered Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with questions about vaccines and his hiring of David Geier, a man who was fined by Maryland regulators for practicing medicine without a license.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce continued its meeting Wednesday after working through the night to find potential spending cuts, including in Medicaid and SNAP, to support the GOP budget plan. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest on the hearings and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appearances before Congress.
Letters reversing the layoffs arrived a day before House and Senate hearings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. where he was expected to face questions about the layoffs.
Protesters disrupted HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s opening statement before a Senate hearing Wednesday. See Kennedy Jr.'s full opening remarks.
Since his reelection in November, President Trump has publicly championed several figures who regularly share largely disproven conspiracy theories. Tiffany Hsu, technology reporter for The New York Times, explains how Mr. Trump's return to power has elevated these beliefs despite the president not promoting them himself.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday that he says will lower drug costs by having the U.S. government match the lowest prices paid for some medicines by other nations. Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC, joins "America Decides" to assess what kind of impact the order could have.
This week, the FDA approved three new natural food color additives, a big step in the Trump administration's push to phase out petroleum-based dyes. Adam Yamaguchi has the story.
Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA has approved for use in food.
The Department of Health and Human Services will effectively block the payout of overdue bonuses to many of its laid-off employees, multiple health officials say.
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general, has largely focused on metabolic dysfunction in her work — but what is it?
President Trump said his new pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has "impeccable" credentials, after the White House withdrew his earlier nominee.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House committee on Wednesday that he and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer will hold trade talks with Chinese officials in Switzerland on Saturday. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
20 Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over its federal health cuts and restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department. Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, joined CBS News to discuss.
The Food and Drug Administration's food safety labs and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's World Trade Center Health Program were reinstated.
A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over its cuts made at the Department of Health and Human Services. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has a look at the suit.
Twenty attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. CBS News digital reporter Alexander Tin has more.
Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it is redirecting funding from what it calls a wasteful Biden-era project on next-generation COVID vaccines.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin spoke about their accomplishments since President Trump returned to office during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. The administration is reshaping the government's approach to both health and the environment. CBS News' Alex Tin and David Schechter have more.
President Trump heard from members of his Cabinet and Elon Musk during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Following the remarks, CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro provided context and analysis.
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.
While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Congress passed a law in 2008 that limits Secret Service protection for former vice presidents to up to six months after leaving office.
The family of one of the victims shot early Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church in southwest Minneapolis spoke out for the first time Thursday afternoon.
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters or raw seafood. It can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening illness.
Persistent inflation remains a pain point for consumers — and for the Federal Reserve as it weighs whether to lower interest rates.
Matt Wright, star of the "Wild Croc Territory" and "Outback Wrangler" series, was convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice.
The FBI said it had recovered "potential evidence" while searching nearly 250 acres of rugged wilderness for signs of Travis Decker.
The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed but was prevented from serving.